Bathtub walls

Posted by M.Adair on March 21, 2007, 4:35 pm

Hello,
Anybody familiar with this product?
http://www.swanstone.com/products/tubWalls/

Pro's?
Con's?
Better options?

Current bathtub walls have 26 year old tile. Looking to upgrade / refresh
the walls.

This seems like a good option, no seams / grout lines except the corners and
around the faucet fixtures.
Installation seems straight forward.

Will be upgrading the faucet, so it seem like a good time to do this.

TIA

--
Michael

Posted by Dennis on March 21, 2007, 8:26 pm

As they don't tell you what it's made out of, I'd be leery. A reputable
product will give you detailed information on what it's made out of. The
only reference to its construction is "Swanstone is a reinforced,
compression molded, solid surface material so it is five times stronger than
other solid surface materials and heat resistant up to 450°." (...."five
times stronger than other solid surface materials"... are they saying 5x
then plywood, steel, glass, china, fiberglass, etc.) Something wrong when
they are this deliberately ambiguous.

If it were me, I'd write them and ask for a sample. (I think their hiding
something.)
Ask it the product is listed by NSF and any other nationally recognized
testing laboratory.

Better yet vist your local Lowe's, Menard or builders supply store and look
at what's avaliable in person. There are a lot of products you might be
better satisified with.

> Hello,
> Anybody familiar with this product?
> http://www.swanstone.com/products/tubWalls/
> Pro's?
> Con's?
> Better options?
> Current bathtub walls have 26 year old tile. Looking to upgrade / refresh
> the walls.
> This seems like a good option, no seams / grout lines except the corners
> and around the faucet fixtures.
> Installation seems straight forward.
> Will be upgrading the faucet, so it seem like a good time to do this.
> TIA
> --
> Michael
>

Posted by Capt. Beefheart on March 22, 2007, 2:10 pm

> As they don't tell you what it's made out of, I'd be leery. A reputable
> product will give you detailed information on what it's made out of. The
> only reference to its construction is "Swanstone is a reinforced,
> compression molded, solid surface material so it is five times stronger
> than other solid surface materials and heat resistant up to 450°."
> (...."five times stronger than other solid surface materials"... are they
> saying 5x then plywood, steel, glass, china, fiberglass, etc.) Something
> wrong when they are this deliberately ambiguous.
> If it were me, I'd write them and ask for a sample. (I think their hiding
> something.)
> Ask it the product is listed by NSF and any other nationally recognized
> testing laboratory.
> Better yet vist your local Lowe's, Menard or builders supply store and
> look at what's avaliable in person. There are a lot of products you might
> be better satisified with.

>> Hello,
>> Anybody familiar with this product?
>> http://www.swanstone.com/products/tubWalls/
>> Pro's?
>> Con's?
>> Better options?
>> Current bathtub walls have 26 year old tile. Looking to upgrade /
>> refresh the walls.
>> This seems like a good option, no seams / grout lines except the corners
>> and around the faucet fixtures.
>> Installation seems straight forward.
>> Will be upgrading the faucet, so it seem like a good time to do this.
>> TIA
>> --
>> Michael

I have used a product like this over here in Blighty. You can get some very
nice textures/colours. I think it will catch on too. It goes up nice & is
easy to work with but do the job properly & take the tiles off the wall &
prepare the surface first chaps!
Regards, K.

Posted by Dennis on March 23, 2007, 6:26 pm

What's it made out of? Is it thich or heavy?

> I have used a product like this over here in Blighty. You can get some
> very nice textures/colours. I think it will catch on too. It goes up nice
> & is easy to work with but do the job properly & take the tiles off the
> wall & prepare the surface first chaps!
> Regards, K.
>

Posted by M.Adair on March 24, 2007, 1:46 pm

> What's it made out of? Is it thich or heavy?

>> I have used a product like this over here in Blighty. You can get some
>> very nice textures/colours. I think it will catch on too. It goes up nice
>> & is easy to work with but do the job properly & take the tiles off the
>> wall & prepare the surface first chaps!
>> Regards, K.

I have one their sample packs with all the colors they have and I have seen
the panels.
I visited one the dealers here that sell this.

The panels are 1/4" thick, colors go all the way through. To me it looks
like Corian.

I will try to investigate some more.

Thanks,

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