Serving Southwest Florida from Bonita Springs
Shower Remodeling in Bonita Springs, FL — Walk-In Showers, Built Right
From dated tub to walk-in shower: built watertight on proven systems, tiled by the team that designed it, and finished with glass worth the glance back.
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over 20 years serving Bonita Springs and Southwest Florida
Family-run design, material selection, and installation
The engineering
A shower remodel is an engineering job wearing beautiful tile.
Anyone can make a shower look good on day one. The craft is in what you can't see at the reveal — slope that drains at ¼ inch per foot, a drain placed on purpose, and waterproofing that treats Florida humidity as the adversary it is. Get the hidden work right and a shower remodel stays beautiful for decades; get it wrong and the prettiest tile in Bonita Springs is hiding a future leak.
We've written up exactly how we think about this — drain placement, tile slope, and why you should care — because a homeowner who knows what right looks like is our favorite kind of customer.
Wondering if yours is due? The signs read in order:
- Grout lines that darken and stay dark.
- A musty note the exhaust fan never quite clears.
- A tile that sounds hollow underfoot.
- Moisture finding the baseboard outside the shower.
By the last one, the remodel stopped being optional a while ago — the earlier you catch it, the more of the budget goes to the beautiful part.
Classic also remodeled our master walk in shower which had been a problem since we built the house. The final product is literally a work of art because of the painstaking efforts of their tile craftsman and plumber.
Philip Baier · Google review
The system
The Schluter shower system, explained.
Most showers we build start below the tile with a bonded Schluter shower system — bonded waterproofing membrane, pre-sloped pan, sealed corners, and integrated niches — so the wet area is watertight before the first tile is set. It's the difference between a shower that's waterproof by design and one that's waterproof by hope.
In Southwest Florida that isn't a luxury spec. Humidity finds every shortcut, and hidden moisture becomes rot and mold long before it becomes visible — the same logic that has us installing smart leak detection in the homes we remodel. Clients ask us for Schluter by name — and it's what we'd put in our own homes. Whichever waterproofing system your shower calls for, the standard is the same: watertight by design, whatever tile finishes the job.
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Bonded membrane
Waterproofing bonded across every wall and surface — watertight before tile.
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Pre-sloped pan
The industry-standard ¼ inch per foot toward the drain, built into the pan — not guessed on site.
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Sealed corners
Corners and seams sealed as one system — where showers actually fail first.
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Integrated niches
Niches and benches built into the waterproofing, not cut in after.
The remodel
Walk-in shower remodels, tub conversions, full rebuilds.
The classic project is the walk-in shower remodel — a dated tub or cramped stall out, a glass-walled shower with real presence in. Drain moved where the new layout wants it, curb built to the height that suits the room, or a low-threshold entry when stepping over is the thing you're remodeling away.
The tub question deserves a straight answer, so here's ours: if it's the primary bath and you haven't drawn a bath in years, trade it for the shower you'll use twice a day — and if the house has a second tub anywhere, you've kept the bathtub box checked for resale. If it's the only tub in the house, we'll say so before you commit. That's the kind of call we'll walk through with you instead of leaving you to guess.
Whether it's a stand-alone bathroom shower remodel or the wet-area centerpiece of a full bath renovation, shower installation is one team end to end: demo, waterproofing, tile, and the enclosure glass measured to the finished walls. The person who set your slope is accountable for the tile that sits on it.
Remodeling for the long run? A curbless or low-threshold entry, a built-in bench, and blocking planned into the walls for future grab bars cost little to design in now and everything to retrofit later. It's a conversation we raise gently and design gracefully — the best aging-in-place showers don't look like aging-in-place showers. And if the budget question comes first, here's what a shower quote should spell out before you sign it.
- Bonded waterproofing — built watertight, not hoped watertight
- One team — demo, waterproofing, tile, and glass
- Priced in the open — the system, the tile, and the glass
The finish
Tile, glass, and the details that set it apart.
This is where the showroom earns its keep. Large-format marble-look porcelain for walls that read as slab; mosaics for shower floors — small tile takes slope gracefully, which is why the spa look and the correct engineering agree with each other; niches and benches planned into the waterproofing, not cut in after. With thousands of tile and mosaic options on the wall, your shower gets designed against real material, not a screen.
Walls that read as slab — tight grout lines, spa look, easy care.
Glass measured to the finished walls, with hardware worth the glance back.
Storage built into the waterproofing from day one — not cut in afterward.
The unglamorous choices matter too — none of them catalog decisions; they're an hour in the showroom with the actual materials in your hands:
- Epoxy grout costs more on day one and repays it every cleaning day after — it resists stains and mold and doesn't need resealing the way cement grout does.
- Frameless glass shows off the tile; semi-frameless saves budget for the stone.
- Matte floor mosaics grip wet feet; polished walls bounce the light.
Pair it while you're here: a vanity top from the countertop selection, and bathroom flooring that ties the wet area to the room. From the Bonita Springs showroom we build showers across Estero, Naples, and Fort Myers — the corridor's condos included, where a leak-proof shower isn't just your problem to avoid, it's your downstairs neighbor's. That's precisely where a bonded waterproofing system earns its keep twice.
Stand in it before you build it.
Walk the showroom's tile wall, hold the mosaics, and see finished pairings in the gallery and the glass hardware in person — or start with a free in-home consultation and we'll measure the bathroom you have while planning the shower you want. Either way the next step is the same: a look at the design, a straight talk about timing, and the price walked through — the system, the tile, and the glass, where you can see them.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a shower remodel take?
It depends on scope — a tub-to-shower conversion runs shorter than a full wet-area rebuild. We'll talk through the schedule for your project, and most tile and glass we sell arrives in days, not months.
How much does a shower remodel cost?
A walk-in shower remodel comes down to a few choices that really move the number — the tile, the glass, and how much the layout changes — with a straightforward tub-to-shower conversion at the simpler end and porcelain-slab walls with frameless glass at the higher end. We'll talk through what the waterproofing, the tile, and the glass each add, so the number makes sense before you decide.
Can you convert a tub to a walk-in shower?
Yes — tub-to-shower conversions are one of the most common shower remodels we do, and where the engineering matters most: new drain placement, correct slope, and full waterproofing behind the beautiful part.
What is a Schluter shower system?
Schluter is a bonded waterproofing system — membranes, sloped pans, sealed corners, and niches that keep water in the shower instead of in your walls. It's a system we trust and install often, and it's especially suited to Florida humidity.
Do I have to remodel the whole bathroom?
No. A shower remodel can stand alone — many of our projects replace just the wet area and leave the rest untouched. If you're weighing a bigger change, we'll walk you through both options and let the numbers talk.
How do you protect the rest of my home during demo?
Floor protection along the work path, containment at the bathroom door, and daily cleanup. Demo is the loud day — we tell you when it's coming and keep the mess inside the room it belongs to.
