Waterproofing, tiles and installation was not less in my case. Fiberglass units are less....

Thank you, roarah. It is a beautiful product that actually looks like subway tile, with same thickness and feel but WOW! I love the look of tile but am done with the upkeep. The product is a cast polymer or cultured marble, I call it. Its time to readjust my budget or rethink my 98" granite counter...lol

Is the pan a custom size? That will cause costs to skyrocket.

A custom shower will cost more to install than a pre-fab system if done correctly, so the pre-fab is definitely a more cost effective option.

Oh, duh. I just went back and looked at your post and you say it's 5x3, so it's a standard size pan. Have you looked at the Onyx Collection? It's a very similar product to cultured marble. Lowe's does offer it, but we got it through our plumber and a local plumbing supply. Our shower pan is 5x3, but our shower is a foot longer as we have a bench built into the back part. I think our total was about $2700 (without labor). We got a quote from cultured marble, too. Plain CM would have been cheaper but a granite look in CM was more expensive. Onyx Collection is the other way around, so their granite look was more expensive than a plain CM but less than a granite look would have been in CM. At least check out the website, just Google it. They will send you up to 6 free samples, and they are really quick to get them to you. You do really need you see them in person as the colors have more depth than what you see on your screen. We also are getting our sink top and the top surface of our tub surround in it. Hope this helps.

Thank you BMF Construction and housequester! Yes, 5 x 3 is standard size but the AMI Cultured stone in subway tile look is custom because of the subway tile look. I'm going to ask for a cost breakdown on product cost and install. I'm going to check out Onyx too, and Swanstone is $2,800 not installed and they do not have a standard pan 3x5...can't figure that out. Thank you for your suggestions.

Housequester, I looked on Onyx web page and they do have the subway tile shower surround. Unfortunately, there are no stores locally who carry it. I'll have to make a road trip to view. I think the AMI product is prominent in our area and it seems it's very similar to Onyx.

$4,200.00 is very reasonable. Jump on that before he changes his mind.

Really, Joseph Corlett? I guess I've been out of the remodeling market for awhile. Any experience with AMI products? I appreciate your opinion.

I don't have any experience with AMI products.

I charged $6,000.00 to rebuild half a shower. The customer was delighted.

I have Onyx as well. We like it fine. (We actually did two bathrooms in onyx. One has a large shower and the other is a tub/shower.)

Very nice Tundra Finish Works! I'm up to the sticker shock challenge!! Keep in mind the $4,200 covers the install of pan and walls only including cost of walls and pan...no drain work, prep, etc. Our contractor would do that and the fabricator charging $4,200 only installing pan and walls, therefore seems high.

Interesting, as our contractor quoted us $1,000 less for full tiled shower in subway and mosaic floor than the AMI solid surface shower walls. The tile is beautiful but I'm going for less maintenance.

Are you sure that includes installation? That would be just the material costs in most cultured marble products for a large shower. All in all, cultured marble and a basic correctly constructed tile shower cost about the same. Cultured marble has higher material costs, and tile has higher labor costs. But they are both usually in the 6-9K range, done properly.

Sophie Wheeler, it does include installation for a 5 x 3 shower.

Yes, 6-9K is installed. For something simple, properly constructed, in either tile, or cultured marble. Something like a solid surface Corian or Swanstone would be more, as the material costs are considerably more. OR fancy tile patterns.