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Justin Lane · 03-27-2005, 11:03 AM

Philip,

Have you priced Swanstone? If you go that route it is going to be a bit more expensive then you are budgeting. I recently helped my father re-model one of his bathrooms, and the swanstone around the new tub ran about $800. If you are also going with a swanstone floor and largish glass doors, you will probably be spending in the $1200-1500 range (or more)which is a $1000 bucks over what you have budgeted.

Looked at your website and the shower walls are almost $1000.

http://www.faucet.com/decor/product....27302&fh=White

Of course you could go ceramic tile for the walls and cut down on the costs some, if you feel comfortable doing your own tile work.

As for installation, it all depends on if you can find a base which has the same footprint as your tub. If not, you are probably going to end up with some modifications to your flooring which may or may not be easy.

J

03-27-2005, 11:03 AM	#2 of 10
Justin Lane Member Location: South Jersey Join Date: Jan 2000 Local Time: 06:56 PM Local Date: 12-04-2008 Posts: 2,507	Philip, Have you priced Swanstone? If you go that route it is going to be a bit more expensive then you are budgeting. I recently helped my father re-model one of his bathrooms, and the swanstone around the new tub ran about $800. If you are also going with a swanstone floor and largish glass doors, you will probably be spending in the $1200-1500 range (or more)which is a $1000 bucks over what you have budgeted. Looked at your website and the shower walls are almost $1000. http://www.faucet.com/decor/product....27302&fh=White Of course you could go ceramic tile for the walls and cut down on the costs some, if you feel comfortable doing your own tile work. As for installation, it all depends on if you can find a base which has the same footprint as your tub. If not, you are probably going to end up with some modifications to your flooring which may or may not be easy. J