Materials

Walls, bases, seats and hardware.

Compare the shower wall materials, then pick the base, seat and hardware. Usual path is still demo to the studs, then set Palisade. Most jobs still finish in a day.

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Wall materials

Shower wall materials compared.

We install acrylic, laminate and synthetic stone wall panels. An old fiberglass surround is what we tear out and replace with acrylic.

Shower wall materials compared: acrylic, laminate and synthetic stone
Material	What it is	Seams	Care
Acrylic	Solid, non-porous acrylic sheet. Two systems: Full Wall Acrylic Panel (large seamless sheets) or Palisade Tile (tile-look pieces).	Full Wall: a few sealed seams. Palisade: visible sealed joints, no grout.	Mild soap and a soft cloth. Nothing for hard water to soak into.
Laminate wall panels	A printed decorative layer under a hard, clear protective top layer, laminated to a waterproof core.	Large panels, only a few seams.	Wipe down; skip abrasive pads that can dull the top layer.
Synthetic stone panels	Engineered slabs of crushed mineral and resin. Heavier and closer to real stone in feel.	Large slabs, only a few seams.	Wipe down; non-porous surface.

White full-wall acrylic shower panels with corner shelves, a handheld shower on a slide bar and a grab bar

Full Wall Acrylic Panel

Large acrylic sheets, one per wall, with only a few seams.

Palisade Tile

Tile-look acrylic pieces with sealed joints and no grout.

Marble look

White walls with gray marble veining.

Stone look

A beige and gray stone pattern.

White subway-tile-look acrylic shower walls with a corner shelf under a rain head

Subway look

The subway-tile pattern, with no real grout to clean.

Herringbone look

A white herringbone tile pattern on acrylic.

Textured white

Plain white acrylic with a textured finish.

Brown wood-grain laminate shower wall panels with a stainless grab bar

Laminate panels

Laminate wall panels, here in a wood-grain look.

Marble-look solid surface shower wall panels with trim along the top edge, a handheld shower on a slide bar, a grab bar and a recessed niche

Solid surface (synthetic stone)

Solid surface wall panels, here in a marble look.

How our two acrylic wall systems work →

Choosing a wall material

01
Easiest to keep clean
Acrylic. A Full Wall Acrylic Panel has the fewest seams of all.
02
You want the tile look
Palisade Tile: tile-look acrylic with visible joints.
03
You want it to feel like stone
Synthetic stone panels, the heaviest and most stone-like option.
04
You want a specific printed look
Laminate panels, with a printed layer under a hard top layer.

Shower pans & bases

The floor of the shower: one solid base.

When the tub comes out, the shower floor is a single prefab base set on the rebuilt floor over the new drain. Pull the tub and the shower uses the whole alcove: same footage, more standing room. Keeping a tub? We can put in a new acrylic tub instead.

Close-up of a white acrylic shower base with a dotted non-slip floor and a round chrome drain

Acrylic base

Molded in one piece, non-porous, with a textured floor so you can plant a foot. We build on an acrylic base (or an acrylic tub).

Black stone shower base with fine white speckles and a rectangular brushed-steel drain cover, seen from above

Stone base

A heavier, solid stone base, also one piece and sloped to the drain. You can choose it for any job.

Seats

Sit down to shave, rinse or rest.

You can add a seat to any job.

Shower seat — wall-mount teak or acrylic.
Floating bench — a solid seat built into the wall. Not a stool.
Floating corner seat — a corner seat in the same material as the walls.

Shower seat

A teak-look seat on stainless steel brackets. A shower seat gives you a place to sit while you shower.

Floating bench

A solid seat built into the wall, here on wood-look walls.

Floating corner shower seat in the same marble look as the marble-look walls

Floating corner seat

A corner seat that matches the marble-look walls.

Hardware

Hardware you actually use.

A new valve and drain are included. The rest is your choice; see Your choices.

Valve, shower head and trim

Dual control — temperature and diverter in one trim. Rain, handheld, or both.
Rain shower — a wide head. A proper rinse.
Slide bar — handheld height that moves with you.

Black square shower valve trim with a lever handle beside a handheld shower on a slide bar, on marble-look walls

Dual control

One trim on the wall for the rain head and the handheld.

Shower system with a large round brushed-metal rain head on a riser and a handheld shower on a slide bar

Rain shower and slide bar

A wide round rain head up top, plus a handheld on a slide bar you can move up or down.

Grab bars, shelves and add-ons

Grab bar — where you actually reach, not a decoration.
Shelves — acrylic corner shelves where two walls meet, or stainless steel shelves.
Recessed niche — built into the wall. Shampoo stays put.
Window kit — for a window inside the shower.

Grab bar

Mounted where you reach.

Corner shelf

An acrylic shelf where two walls meet.

Recessed two-shelf niche built into a marble-look shower wall

Recessed niche

Built into the wall, with two shelves.

White acrylic trim kit wrapping a sliding window in a white subway-look shower wall, with a square cap at each corner; one pane frosted, one clear — White trim

Acrylic trim kit made to match the stone-look shower wall, wrapping a white sliding window with frosted glass, with a square cap at each corner. — Wall-match trim

Window kit

Acrylic trim wraps the window opening inside and out, with matching corner caps.

Doors and rods

Curtain rod — the simplest opening.
Semi-frameless slider — clear glass, a thin frame, easy to wipe.
Barn door — a rolling glass panel on a track.

Curtain rod

The simplest opening: a rod across the top.

Semi-frameless sliding glass shower door with a thin metal frame on a marble-look walk-in shower

Semi-frameless slider

Clear sliding glass in a thin frame.

Clear glass barn-style shower door hung from a rolling top track

Barn door

A glass panel that rolls on a top track.

Hardware finishes: chrome, nickel, bronze, black

Valve, rain head, slide bar, grab bar, and door hardware in the same family — or mixed on purpose. Wall panel colors and looks are on Acrylic.

Chrome
Brushed nickel
Oil bronze
Black

Finished jobs

What the materials look like in a real bathroom

Wall panels in a real shower, or around a new tub. Same kind of work we measure for in your house.

Shower with wood-look wall panels and a clear glass door — Wood-look shower
Wood-look walls you wipe, and a low base you can step into.

Alcove bathtub with marble-look walls and a curtain rod — Tub-to-tub
A new tub in the same alcove, with marble-look walls and no grout lines.

Acrylic tub in an alcove with white herringbone-look wall panels, black fixtures, corner shelves and a black grab bar — Herringbone-look walls
Herringbone-look wall panels around an acrylic tub, with black fixtures.

Your choices

No set packages. You pick what goes in.

We don't sell set packages, because no two bathrooms are the same. Every bathroom is quoted on its own, based on the look you want, who's using it, and the condition of your house.

Walls

Full Wall Acrylic Panel, Palisade Tile, laminate or synthetic stone panels. About acrylic walls →

Base or tub

An acrylic base, an acrylic tub, or a low-curb stone base.

Door and trim

A glass shower door or a curtain rod, and the trim finish you like.

Comfort and storage

Grab bars, a seat, a rain shower, shelves, a niche and a window kit.

Usual path is still demo to the studs, then set Palisade. Most jobs still finish in a day.

We bring samples to your free in-home estimate and write up a price for the bathroom you choose.

Why not a three-week tile job

Same look. None of the grout. One crew.

National 1-day brands sell the speed. Tile shops sell the look. We rebuild the wet area in American-made acrylic or Palisade so you get both — without a franchise 800 number.

Acrylic remodel compared with a traditional tile remodel
Compare	Typical tile remodel	New Bath Co
Time in your house	One to three weeks of dust and a down bathroom	Often a day once materials are ready
Grout	Hundreds of joints that mildew in hard water	None in the acrylic walls
Who you call	A GC, a tiler, and a plumber — three calendars	One licensed B & C-36 crew from Placentia
If something is off	The tile guy points at the plumber	You call us. Limited lifetime materials warranty + 10-yr workmanship

Questions

Material questions.

Is acrylic the same as fiberglass?

No. Acrylic is a solid, non-porous sheet with the color all the way through. A fiberglass surround is a molded shell with a thin gel-coat finish that can flex, scratch and lose its shine. We do not install fiberglass; it is the old surround we tear out and replace with acrylic.

What is the difference between laminate and synthetic stone panels?

Laminate panels have a printed decorative layer under a hard protective top layer on a waterproof core. Synthetic stone panels are engineered slabs of crushed mineral and resin, heavier and closer to real stone. We install both, and we bring samples to your estimate.

Can you install over my old shower surround?

Usually no. The usual method is demo to the studs, then rebuild with a new valve and drain and set the new walls. That is how we find and fix what is behind the old surround.

Do you install tile?

No. We install acrylic (Full Wall Acrylic Panel or Palisade Tile), laminate and synthetic stone wall panels, on an acrylic or stone base or an acrylic tub.

Which wall material is easiest to clean?

Acrylic, and Full Wall Acrylic Panel most of all, because it has the fewest seams. Mild soap and a soft cloth is all it needs.

See the samples in your own light.

We bring wall samples to the free in-home estimate, go over the base, seat and hardware with you, measure, and give you a written price.

Get a free estimate Call (657) 650-6111