Our process
Six steps from first call to first shower.
You'll see an estimated cost as soon as you design your shower online, a written estimate after one home visit, and a finished shower in about 3 to 5 days of work. Here's every step, and what we do to keep dust and disruption out of the rest of your house.
Timeline
First call to estimate
Varies by project
Estimate to start
1–6 weeks
Days on site
3–5 days
Glass installed
Up to 2 weeks after slabs
Step by step
How a Swish project runs.
1
Design it, or call us
Design your shower online and see its estimated cost in a couple of minutes, or call and we'll talk through your bathroom and give you a close number on the phone.
2
Home visit
We measure, look at the walls, floor and plumbing, and talk through your goals. In most cases you'll have a written estimate before we leave.
3
Choose your slab
We bring samples and a catalog of our slabs to your appointment, or you can visit our Philadelphia showroom to see full slabs. Most marble looks are available bookmatched.
4
Pick the base and fixtures
Choose a tub, a shower base or a curbless slab floor, and fixtures from the brand you like. We usually recommend Delta, Moen or Grohe.
5
Finishing details
Niches, shelves, benches and glass. A deposit of 20 to 30 percent, depending on the size of the job, then holds your place on our schedule. Smaller jobs can start in as little as a week; larger projects usually book 4 to 6 weeks out.
6
Install
Our crew seals off the room, demos to the studs, straightens and waterproofs the walls, and sets the slabs. Most showers take 3 to 5 days. A barn-style glass door goes in right after the slabs; a custom hinged door follows about 2 weeks later.
Inside your home
How we keep the mess in one room.
Floor protection
Protection mats and tape on the floors we walk on, with fresh drop cloths on top each day. Two layers, on nearly every job.
Air scrubbers, sized to the job
On a full bathroom we usually run one, vented out a window when the room has one, so dust is pulled out instead of into your house.
Cutting outside
Slabs are cut in our shop or outside, not in your hallway.
Dust walls when they're needed
If a closed door and an air scrubber can't keep the dust in, plastic walls go up. In a small bath they wall off a staging area outside the room; in a large primary bath the work stays inside.
Nightly cleanup
Drop cloths come up at the end of each day so the house is usable overnight, and our tools take up as little of your space as we can manage.
One crew
The same people every day, not a rotating set of subcontractors.
Before your visit
Three things to have ready.
A budget range, and which features are must-haves versus nice-to-haves
Photos of bathrooms you like, from our projects or anywhere else
Your questions about materials, timing or anything else
See our price ranges →Step one
Start with a price.
Design your shower and see its estimated cost in a couple of minutes, or call and we'll work it out together. Either way, the next step is your on-site estimate.
Or call (856) 497-9474