The Onyx Collection Shower

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

Does anyone have one of these showers installed in their home? We were out all day yesterday to see what's available for the shower when we remodel the bathroom.

We are getting older so we want a walk in shower that is easy to clean which they say this is.

It is a porous material that has to be sealed every 3-5 yrs so not sure at what age we would no longer be able to do that?

We thought about using one of their floor pan bases & tile up from there. They have options on the bases. I told DH we are not installing one of those white pan bases.

My SIL is moving in with her son & family. She paid to have a shower installed in her bathroom. It has a solid surface side wall panel with panel at front & back that is supposed to be easy maintenance.

We need to talk to installer to find out what they use.

We also want a large Niche, solid seat at end of shower with a separate handheld shower sprayer with separate water on off handle next to the seat. With regular shower at front with water turn on handle. Also the dreaded grab bars. We don't need the seat & separate handheld shower now but if we live long enough we will need it.

vermint · ‎04-05-2010

@Nightowlz I can't help with the shower you're looking for, but as for grab bars? They actually make some very attractive ones these days. Mine are by Moen--I have one at the shower entrance, one on the side of the shower, and one by the toilet. They are brushed/satin nickel just like all my other fixtures, and are quite decorative!

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@Nightowlz. I have ordinary ceramic tile showers with white fiberglass pan bases, one a bathtub. For 25 years, after each shower I've lightly sprayed that Clean Shower product that's in grocery stores. I never scrub the shower but it and the hardware shine. Never any water spots or soap residue. No mildew or other crud. It looks brand new. Try it.

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jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

@Nightowlz

We have had solid panels in our walk in shower since 2001. They are wonderful...I would never put tile in as their upkeep is too much. The panels are soapstone and easy to clean when needed.

Make sure that they go up as high as possible or you'll be painting the walls above if they make them short.

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Mom2Dogs · ‎03-09-2010

We had an ONYX shower installed a few years ago....we were never told it needed to be sealed.

It was my husbands shower...very easy to keep clean and there were a lot of color choices...we love it. The cost is higher and it is custom fit along with the door but worth it.

Twins Mom · ‎04-03-2016

Have two bathrooms done in Onyx - installed 15 years ago by bathroom remodeler. As one poster indicated, did not know it had to be sealed. I was told there was a wax I could apply to walls, but not obligatory. I have a beige speckled shower wall and white floor. Wipe after shower with squeegee and microfiber cloth. Clean with Dawn detergent and microfiber cloth. Only maintenance is a recaulk. We have corner seat and corner shelf for bottles. I do use a handheld when cleaning. Also have stationary shower head. I am so thankful to have such an easy shower to maintain.

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

@vermint wrote:
@Nightowlz I can't help with the shower you're looking for, but as for grab bars? They actually make some very attractive ones these days. Mine are by Moen--I have one at the shower entrance, one on the side of the shower, and one by the toilet. They are brushed/satin nickel just like all my other fixtures, and are quite decorative!

@vermint

We have brushed nickel right now but will changing all the plumbing. What we have now is Delta. It's almost 14 yrs old. I don't like the new Delta faucet I put in the kitchen so not sure what brand we will buy. Was thinking about Moen since we have used that brand with no problems. May have to put my Moen kitchen faucet back in my kitchen.

Will have to figure out what size grab bars, how many we need & where to place them.

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
@Nightowlz. I have ordinary ceramic tile showers with white fiberglass pan bases, one a bathtub. For 25 years, after each shower I've lightly sprayed that Clean Shower product that's in grocery stores. I never scrub the shower but it and the hardware shine. Never any water spots or soap residue. No mildew or other crud. It looks brand new. Try it.

@Kachina624

There was a fiberglass surround shower/tub when we bought the house. It was dingy when we bought it. The previous owners scratched it all up. That causes dirt to stick in those areas making it harder to clean. We installed tile.

I really like the tile but DH doesn't. The grout doesn't get moldy. The part that gets moldy is the flexible grout you put between the tiles & tub since there is movement.

Best thing is keep it replaced. DH doesn't want to mess with it.

We don't want white. The only thing white in our house are the ceilings.

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

@jlkz wrote:
@Nightowlz

We have had solid panels in our walk in shower since 2001. They are wonderful...I would never put tile in as their upkeep is too much. The panels are soapstone and easy to clean when needed.

Make sure that they go up as high as possible or you'll be painting the walls above if they make them short.

@jlkz

Soapstone would be nice. I think we would have to go to the place we bought our kitchen countertop from to get something like that. We still need to go there to see what they have available.

We have our tile to the ceiling right now so we will do that with what we buy. We don't want it on the ceiling. They show that a lot. I don't like it.

We had some neighbors tile their shower including the ceiling. She said she had an issue with mold on the ceiling. Installing the tile just covers it up? The mold is probably spreading?

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
We had an ONYX shower installed a few years ago....we were never told it needed to be sealed.

It was my husbands shower...very easy to keep clean and there were a lot of color choices...we love it. The cost is higher and it is custom fit along with the door but worth it.

@Mom2Dogs

I could not find any information on their site about sealing the Onyx? It does say you can use RainX on it.

Did you use smooth Onyx or onelike subway that looks like it has grout lines? Wondering if the smooth is easier to keep clean?

One place we went the person we needed to talk to about the Onyx was not there. The lady I did talk to me told me it needed to be sealed. She did say she didn't know much about it. I will ask again if we go with that.

It's a non-porous surface so I don't think she is right.

DH wants to keep the shower curtain. I told him that the doors would look a lot better.

We are aware it will cost more but we are going to buy what we want.