Shower Remodeling

Shower Remodel with Solid Quartz Walls and Custom Niche in Auburn, CA

Name: Oakwood Remodeling Group
Address: Rocklin, CA, 95677, US
Telephone: (916) 907-8782
Price range: $$-$$$

An Auburn shower under a skylight traded its one-piece fiberglass unit and framed sliders for grout-free solid quartz wall panels, a custom niche, a linear drain, a stone-look floor and a frameless sliding glass door.

Auburn, CA

Project at a Glance

Location: Auburn, CA
Project type: Shower Remodeling
Key materials: Solid quartz shower wall panels; Stone-look shower floor with linear drain; Brushed nickel handheld shower and trim
Contractor: Oakwood Remodeling Group, Rocklin, CA (Lic #1125321)
Permit authority for Auburn: City of Auburn Building Division

Before & After

BEFORE

Before: fiberglass shower pan and surround with the door open — The fiberglass pan and surround.

AFTER

After: brushed nickel handheld shower on seamless quartz panels — Handheld shower on the seamless quartz.

After: frameless glass shower and skylight seen from the bathroom door — From the doorway, with daylight from the skylight.

The Challenge

This Auburn shower was a one-piece fiberglass unit with framed sliding doors set under a skylight. The fiberglass had yellowed and the doors rattled in their track. The homeowners wanted a clean, bright shower with as little grout as possible, and they wanted to keep the skylight.

Our Solution

We removed the fiberglass unit and framed sliders and rebuilt the shower with solid quartz wall panels, which give a seamless stone surface with no grout joints. A custom niche was cut into the panels, the floor was finished in a stone-look surface with a linear drain, and a brushed nickel handheld shower was installed. A frameless sliding glass door on a top-mounted track replaced the old sliders, and the skylight was kept so the shower is lit by daylight.

Scope of Work

1Remove one-piece fiberglass shower unit and framed sliding doors
2Install solid quartz wall panels
3Cut and finish custom recessed niche in quartz
4Install stone-look shower floor with linear drain
5Install brushed nickel handheld shower and trim
6Install frameless sliding glass door on top-mounted track

Materials Used

✓Solid quartz shower wall panels
✓Stone-look shower floor with linear drain
✓Brushed nickel handheld shower and trim
✓Frameless sliding glass door, top-mounted track

Key Features

✓Grout-free quartz walls
✓Custom niche
✓Linear drain
✓Frameless sliding door
✓Daylight from the existing skylight

Questions About This Auburn Project

What are solid quartz shower walls?

Large engineered-stone slabs cut to fit each wall of the shower, similar to a quartz countertop stood on edge. Each wall is one piece, so there are no grout joints to clean or reseal, and the niche is cut and seamed directly into the panel.

What is a linear drain?

A long, narrow drain set along one edge of the shower floor instead of a round drain in the middle. It lets the floor slope in a single direction, which suits a low-profile entry and a large-format floor finish.

Was the skylight kept?

Yes. The skylight above the shower was part of the plan from the start; the new quartz walls and glass door were fitted around it so the shower is lit by daylight.