August 20, 2026 · Joe Of All Trades
Joe gets asked to install tile showers all the time. His answer is almost always no, and he'll tell you exactly why instead of just taking your money and hoping for the best.
Tile Is Unforgiving
A tile shower is only as good as the waterproofing behind it. Get the membrane, the slope, or the grout wrong, and you don't find out until months or years later when water has already worked its way behind the wall. Joe has seen what that damage looks like, and he isn't willing to be the reason a customer finds it in their own bathroom.
The Alternative: A High-Quality Fiberglass Shower Kit
Instead of tile, Joe installs a high-quality one-piece or multi-piece fiberglass shower kit. Modern kits look and feel close to tile, but they come from the factory with the waterproofing already built in, which removes the single biggest point of failure in a DIY or first-time tile job.
Why This Matters More Than It Sounds Like It Should
Plenty of contractors will take a job they're not fully confident in rather than turn down the work. Joe's reviews mention honesty specifically, and this is where that shows up in practice: he'd rather steer you toward something that will genuinely last than take a check for something that might not. If your bathroom needs a shower, call (260) 216-1100 and Joe will walk you through what he'd actually put in his own house.