Hello all, In our current bath remodel we are planning to replace the bathtub with a shower with sliding glass doors. I measured my tub to be a 60"x30", and visited a bath showroom where the rep told me that they are typically 60"x32" with 2" going inside the wall. I found several 32"x60" shower bases (Corian/swanstone etc) with a side drain on the internet. (My tub has a left side drain and I could find them at several internet stores that sell bath fixtures. My question is, are they standard enough to be used to replace the tub or should I take any other tub measurements and compare for compatibility? Thanks in advance! Also please do let me know if anyone has used other good brands with similar quality as Corian/Swanstone. I am in SF Bay Area, and if anyone here knows businesses that make/sell them then I would love to hear about experiences.

The only one I've ever used was Schluter's Kerdi Tray. A few years ago I bought an old building and converted two of the floors into apartments. Just as Bill wrote, I framed all the baths as required, and that's where the convenience and time savings of these preformed trays comes to light. Nine trays a day for two days, a total of 18 showers. I'd have needed shoulder and elbow surgery, not to mention a lobotomy, had I tried to pack 18 mud pans in two days. Mongo

Hello, Kaldewei are a trusted brand - this one will work as it has a very slight gradient in the build to help direct the water in the correct way. These are becoming increasingly popular in the UK - I'm assuming you are in the U.S...!

Hi tmnca! One thing to think about with the Kohler shower pans is whether you may ever be using a shower stool with legs. If you were to get a longer shower bench, the Salient may cause problems because the oval really does have quite a bit of "curb" to it, as shown in Badgergal's photo of her son's shower. With a small shower stool set in the center of the shower, it is fine. If you ever need a longer shower stool, the Bellweather gives you a surface not impeded with the raised oval. I does, however, have a slant to the overall shower floor, so that must be taken into account. I have seen the Bellweather in person. It is a non-slip surface. It almost felt like a surface that would make me trip - catching my foot if I did not pick it up and step. Like if I dragged the foot, it would catch and I would trip and fall. It was a funny feeling to the bottom, and I wondered how it would feel when wet. It was NOT going to feel slippery, though! As for tile in a shower floor, the other reason to have small tiles (besides the grout lines giving traction), is that the small tiles allow the tile layer to better cope with the slant toward the drain. Larger tiles only allow you to slant in one direction. The smaller the tile, the better it is for following contours on a floor that is flowing to a drain from all directions.