Bathroom Remodeling Solutions Near Columbia, Fulton, Highland

Most people today prefer the convenience and roominess of a walk-in shower over a traditional combination tub/shower unit. Plus, some walk-in showers provide easy access to people with physical handicaps. Modern shower enclosures are essential for your remodeled bathroom without a traditional tub and shower curtain.

Starcom Design/Build installs shower enclosures in many styles, allowing you to find the perfect addition to your bathroom design. Here are different features that distinguish various types of walk-in shower stalls:

• Factory-made walk-in showers or stalls: Contractors install most reinforced fiberglass or acrylic one-piece factory-made units in new construction. Although, it's usually necessary to place a multi-piece walk-in shower stall when remodeling. Then seats, shelves, and cubbyholes are put in the walls. A shiny, gel-coated finish resists staining, making the stall surfaces easy to clean. Manufactured walk-in shower units come in different sizes, colors, and different wall design features.
• Custom-made walk-in showers: This is a walk-in shower made on-site. With this type of walk-in shower, we will frame the walls and floor of the shower and install masonry backing or base material along with a drain and waterproof membranes. We then finish the shower walls and floor with tile.
• Accessible showers: Most walk-in showers are "accessible," but some units have special features designed to accommodate individuals with physical disabilities. For this reason, this type of walk-in shower is called "barrier-free," "handicap-accessible," or "American Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant."
• Glass-enclosed walk-in showers: An accessible walk-in shower is most likely to have a shower curtain, which you can pull aside to provide easy access. Other walk-in showers (especially custom-made showers) have sleek, frameless glass doors that keep water inside the shower stall. Still, walk-in showers may not require doors because of their configuration or the bathroom's design.

Choosing the right bathtub or shower is essential for the design when building a new bathroom or remodeling an existing bath. You want a tub or shower that looks great, is easy to clean, and will maintain its appearance for years. A crucial part of this design is choosing a surround for your shower or bathtub. Starcom Design/Build can give your bathroom the updated look you desire with wall surroundings that can be installed over existing tub or shower stall walls, guaranteeing a perfect fit!

"Surround" describes the wall sections that enclose a bathtub or shower. These barriers have a job going far beyond what we expect from standard walls. A bathtub or shower surround exists in daily soaking conditions without allowing moisture to penetrate into wall cavities or mold to grow on wall surfaces. Also, tub and shower surrounds typically contain recesses or shelves for soap and shampoo.

Types of bath/shower surrounds:

• Tile surrounds provide beauty and versatility, signifying high quality in bath and shower surrounds. You can select the tile colors, sizes, and patterns that suit your style. So you can create a one-of-a-kind composition for your bath or shower surround.
• Panel-type surrounds have no more than several large wall panels to overlap and, in some cases, interlock, forming a near-seamless surface. Panel-type surrounds have no grout joints to crack, admit water, and support mold growth. Instead, you have thick, durable surround panels that direct water down toward the drain. Panel-type tubs and shower surrounds can be acrylic, fiberglass, plastic, or thin solid-surface material. Surrounds are available to match most tub and shower stall sizes and offer a selection of colors and styles, including faux tile.