Walk-In Shower with Corner Shelves in Shamong, NJ

David’s shower wasn’t leaking, but it was a plain all-in-one acrylic unit that had long outlived its style. He wanted something that felt like a spa. When the old unit came out, part of the plywood subfloor had rotted, so we cut out that section and replaced it at no charge.

We built the new shower in Taj Mahal porcelain slab, with an envelope-cut slab floor that slopes evenly to the drain. Instead of a standard curb, it has a European-style entry that sits only about an inch above the bathroom floor. It’s the lowest step-in we can build without going fully curbless, so it’s very easy to walk into. It costs a little more than a standard curb, but far less than a curbless floor.

Corner shelves keep the walls clean and put storage right where you reach for it. A Grohe system puts a handheld spray on each side for a his-and-hers layout, with a rain head on the opposite wall. A frameless barn-door style glass door finishes it, all on a Schluter waterproofing system. The whole job took five days.