Had it at my old house. No pics. Looked good next to white tub. It was cast marble--PLAIN white.

Hi Sheila!

We used a Kohler cast iron pan in our guest bathroom shower. It looks really good IMO. It's nice in and of itself (nice lines, solidly constructed), but I think what also helps is that the wall tiles are glossy white, as is the sink/top, so the glossy white shower pan "goes."

Here are some pics for you:

FWIW, my sister and BIL were up for a brief visit recently and saw the bathroom for the first time, and seemed pretty impressed with the shower pan. They're re-doing parts of their MB (tile work, shower door...) and I think they might have considered a shower pan rather than tile had they seen one (like ours) before deciding to re-tile.

Non-tiled shower floors??????

BITE YOUR TONGUE!! :-)

Okay, for the first time on this forum, I'm going to ignore Bill's advice ;-) [not really, though -- it will haunt me as I shop for shower receptors!]

And, iron is a natural material, right? :-P

Cat Mom -- your shower looks lovely. How easy is it to keep the shower receptor clean? I am still torn between tile and cast iron; I can't remember, but I thought someone said the etched areas that keep it slip-resistant would stain (but I'm not sure it was the cast iron receptor they were reviewing). Fortunately, our shower is the size that Kohler makes in many color selections (3ft x 4ft).

Cast iron seems a sensible alternative to tile -- after having a wet, rotted bathroom since we bought this house, I almost want to wrap the whole thing in plastic when we remodel. In fact, it has some kind of solid surface shower floor now, and that's the only area that HASN'T leaked.

I briefly considered using solid surface shower surround just for the impermeability. But the master bathroom is the first room I see in the morning and the last room I see before hitting the bedroom at night. So, for my eyes, I just want to glimpse a little bit of stone (or stone-look porcelain) as I start and end the day.

But the floor of the shower ... I just feel a comfort level knowing it's a solid surface....

[But Bill, a pebble stone floor would be VERY nice!)

The bathroom has only been finished for a little less than a year, and the shower doesn't see much day-to-day use as it is a guest bathroom. DH and I will use it when we reno our two other bathrooms (hall bath and MB) but have only used it ourselves one time each.

I remember the shower pan was a bit dirty after all the work was completed. I think I used a combination of scrubbing with Lysol bathroom cleaner and a sponge, possibly alternating that combo with a Magic Eraser by itself, esp on the non-slip areas. Since, as I said, it's not used much, I tend to forget the tips for keeping it clean that I've read here. Once we get our new tubs (with non-slip spots/strips) installed, I'm sure I'll keep that info handy!

We walked a fine line between trying to keep the costs of a guest/downstairs bathroom down to some degree, while wanting the bathroom to look nice, since it opens right into our family room. Using a shower pan instead of a tiled floor was one way we saved a few $.

[But Bill, a pebble stone floor would be VERY nice!)

Hmmmph!!

:-)

I will never have another tile floor in a shower. Keeping it clean and nice is too time consuming. We went with a cultured marble slab for our shower floor in our remodel.

Thanks for the picture catmom-- and sorry to have stepped on your toes Bill.
I honestly do think that the tiled floors look nicer- but its a question of $ and how much nicer. I also agree with trtsmb above that the cleaning etc of the tile floor is not appealing. I live in a pretty upscale area and am wondering if the solid would be a draw back but then I think that a nice and new shower/bathroom would likley be the positive.
We are looking at sandstone? silestone? the solid surface stuff. I thought I recalled someone else on here who had photos of a lovely master bathroom with that kind of shower floor. Still would be most pleased to see more photos of solid shower floors.:)

Here's our master bath shower.

Yes! Thank you weedyacres as well. I think yours was the one I had pictured in my mind. Now I have more questions- what kind of pan is that and
Can you tell me what finish you have on your faucets/lighting/shower door?
thanks.. and if anyone else has any pix to share, please go right on ahead!!

You may want to consider pre-cast concrete? It is available in multiple colors and finishes, as well as customizable.

That shower pan is Onyx (the only one that made one that size as a non-custom), but I've used Swanstone as well.

All the fixtures are satin nickel.