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Full Tile Showers
Floor-to-ceiling tile with proper substrate (cement board or foam), waterproof membrane (Schluter-Kerdi or Hydro Ban), tile-set, grout, and sealer. Niche detailing and seat builds included.
i30 Builders · Custom Shower Remodels
Custom Shower Remodels in DFW & East Texas
Full tile showers, walk-ins, curbless builds, glass enclosures, and shower-to-bath conversions. The expensive part of a shower is what you don’t see — waterproofing, slope, drain location — and that’s where we don’t cut corners.
Schluter-Kerdi or Hydro Ban waterproofing · Engineered slope · Written scope upfront
5.0 Google$2M GL + $2M Umbrella1-Year Workmanship WarrantyAll Trades Under One ContractCustom, Limited-Volume Builder
Get a shower scope in writing
Tell us about your bathroom and what you want. Free on-site visit with tile samples; written scope back within 5 business days.
What We Build
The full range of custom shower scopes.
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Walk-In & Curbless Showers
Wide-entry walk-ins or fully curbless (zero-threshold) showers with linear drains. Slope engineering and waterproofing to prevent leaks past the threshold. Aging-in-place friendly.
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Shower-to-Bath Conversions
Removing an unused tub and building a proper full-height shower in the same footprint. Plumbing reconfiguration, drain swap, waterproofing, tile and glass.
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Glass Enclosures
Frameless glass panels and doors sized to the opening — measured after tile to ensure a clean fit. Hardware finish coordinated with the rest of the bath.
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Bench Seats & Niches
Built-in tile bench seats, corner shelves, recessed niches sized to your bottles. Sloped tops on every horizontal so water sheds instead of pooling.
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Steam & Body-Jet Showers
Higher-spec showers with steam generators or multi-jet plumbing. MEP coordination and proper ventilation handled in-scope.
The i30 Approach
The shower you don’t see is the shower that lasts.
Nine times out of ten, a shower fails because of waterproofing or slope — not the tile. Our scope discipline is built around the substrate, the membrane, the slope, and the drain. The tile work is the easy part if the fundamentals are right.
- Schluter-Kerdi or Hydro Ban waterproof membrane — not mastic
- Engineered pan slope + correctly located drain
- Niche and bench tops sloped so water sheds, not pools
- Glass measured after tile is set for a clean fit
- Cure windows built into the schedule, not bolted on as ‘extra time’
Shower Remodel FAQs
Frequently asked
Why do shower remodels often fail and leak?
Almost always the waterproofing or slope. A shower built on cement board with a thin coating of mastic instead of a proper waterproof membrane is going to leak within a few years no matter how nice the tile looks. Our standard scope uses Schluter-Kerdi or Hydro Ban under the tile, a properly sloped pan, and a drain configured to actually catch water — not just the closest spot we can hook into. The expensive part of a shower is what you don’t see.
Can you do a curbless (zero-threshold) shower in an existing house?
Yes — but it requires either lowering the shower-pan floor below the surrounding floor (drop the joists or recess the slab) or raising the surrounding bathroom floor. Both options are doable; the right one depends on your floor structure. We’ll tell you which is feasible at the site walk and what it’ll cost relative to a standard curbed build.
How long does a shower remodel take?
Most full tile shower builds run 2–3 weeks on-site. The schedule isn’t the install — it’s the cure windows: waterproof membrane needs to cure, thinset under tile needs to cure, grout needs to cure, sealer needs time before use. We schedule the trades so cure time doesn’t stack into surprise extra days.
Can I use my bathroom during the remodel?
Not the shower — but if you have a second bathroom, the rest of the house stays functional. We protect adjacent surfaces, set up dust containment at the bathroom door, and keep the rest of the bathroom usable where possible during phases.
Glass — frameless, semi-frameless, or shower curtain?
Frameless looks cleanest but costs more and requires careful tile work because there’s no frame to hide variation. Semi-frameless is a good middle ground. Curtains are fine functionally but reduce the ‘custom shower’ visual impact. We’ll bring samples to the consult.
What’s included in a custom shower quote?
Demo of existing shower, sub-floor + waterproofing membrane + slope, plumbing rough-in adjustments, tile (yours or sourced through us), grout, sealer, niche/bench builds, glass measurement and install, and finish hardware. Plumbing fixtures (heads, valves, controls) we’ll spec to your choices and include in the line item.
Get a written shower scope
Tell us about your bathroom and the shower you want. Free on-site visit with tile and glass samples; itemized scope back within 5 business days — no deposit until you approve it.