A custom tile shower is one of those things you only know was done well after a few years pass. The bad ones look great on day one and start telling on themselves around year two — grout cracking, glass sagging, a soft spot forming under the foot. We build the kind that don’t.
What “custom” actually means
- Custom tile layout. Large-format porcelain, classic subway, slab walls, mosaic floors, accent strips. Patterns laid out for your shower — not a stock kit.
- Niches and benches built in. Sized to the shampoo bottles you actually own, sloped for drainage, waterproofed as part of the wall assembly, tiled flush.
- Curbless or low-threshold entry to match how you’ll use the room. See walk-in shower installation.
- Frameless glass measured after the tile is set so it actually fits the walls. We don’t pre-order frameless and pray.
- Modern thermostatic valves and head/handheld combos so the temperature doesn’t change when the dishwasher kicks on.
Waterproofing — the part nobody photographs
We build with proper waterproofing membrane systems (sheet or liquid, depending on the project) installed per manufacturer spec. Seams taped. Penetrations sealed. Curb (or curbless threshold) properly flashed. Tile is set on top of a system that’s already watertight before the first tile goes up. This is the difference between a shower and an indoor leak.
Tile expertise
Tile is its own specialty. See our bathroom tile installation page for the materials and patterns we work in. Highlights:
- Large-format porcelain (24x48, 30x60) with minimal grout lines
- Marble, travertine, slate, and other natural stone
- Glass and mosaic accent strips
- Listello and pencil tile borders
- Penny-round and hex floor mosaics for grip
When a custom shower is the right call
If you’re replacing a small fiberglass surround in a guest bath, a paneled walk-in might be the right call. If this is your master, you’ll be looking at it every day for the next ten or fifteen years — go custom. The math works out long before the bathroom is paid off.
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