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Budget Friendly to High-end Solutions
Bennett Baths & Exteriors have multiple options with custom designs for every home from budget friendly to High end solutions. All with Industry leading warranties and quality. No matter your preference we have the solution for you!
In Home Design & Solutions
Our consultants will help guide you with our wall system solutions from Tru Slab, K-Stone (SMC) or Acrylic. With samples in your home to make the right choice to your pan/tub, valves, heads, grab bars, seats & accessories to fit your wants, needs and style.
This can all be done from the comfort of your own home! We will discuss your wants and needs, Listen and help guide you the best way possible. Measurements are taken for design, and project cost is received on this visit (No waiting weeks for price!) Contact us for an in-home consultation/design.
TRU Slab Luxury
TRU SLAB SYSTEMS are a custom system designed to give you the beautiful finish of porcelain without the issues of grout, splitting & cracking.
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TRUE SLAB – Matching Acessories
Multiple True Slab accessories from custom shelves, niches, bench seats and more.
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TRUE SLAB – Matching Vanity tops
3 Types of True Slab matching Vanity tops with vanity unit options or wall hung available.
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TRUE SLAB – Matching Flooring
Matching True Slab Flooring available for the bathroom floor to match your walls.
K-Stone SMC Thermoset
What are they made from?
- 90% SMC, or Sheet Mold Compound, which is a high-performance thermoset material consisting of resin
- 10% Fiberglass & Resin fillers
This creates a 5mm thick wall system in multiple stylish finished that’s waterproof, scratch-resistant, and mold-proof!
HIGH-DURABILITY BLEND
Our products are composed of over 90% SMC, combined with fiberglass and fillers. This compositions ensures exceptional material durability and performance, making them resistant to damage like cracks and deformations.
THERMOSET TOUGHNESS
Our manufacturing process involves high heat and pressure, which ensures the material retains its shape and structural integrity, even under extreme conditions. This makes it highly durable and suitable for long-term use!
K-STONE THICKNESS
5mm thickness, not only offering strength and quality, but also ensuring colored patterns to ensure the best performance.
Acrylic & Fiberglass are usually 3mm or less.
LOW MAINTENANCE
SMC’s durable surface resists stains, scratches, and everyday wear. This means less repairs and cleaning, making it the ideal choice for high-traffic areas, reducing maintenance costs over time.
STRONG FINISH
Our exclusive manufacturing process thermosets non-woven colored fabrics into the SMC, which provides superior resistance to discoloration and peeling compared to competitors who use spray-on or print-film techniques
Bellastone Acrylic
The high-end look of marble or tile, without the cost or installation and maintenance hassle.
Acrylic tile is an excellent alternative to have on hand for your contractors and customers. As beautiful as marble, but lighter easier to move around and install, more durable, and requires less maintenance. A range of styles and colors, all backed by our lifetime warranty. High value and piece of mind!
System Types
TILE
- Pros: Multiple options. Looks great when new, classic look.
- Cons: Requires Grout, which is a porous product.
- On average a standard sized 3 x 5ft tiled shower has between 300 – 600ft of grout lines. This allows water, moisture to soak through into your walls.
- Requires regular maintenance to try to prevent Mold & Mildew, Grout is meant to be-sealed every 6-12 months.
- Splits, Cracks, Grout forms gaps, discoloration, mold & mildew issues & can attract insects/bugs.
- High End Water Proofing Material: If it works, Grout is still porous and the moisture/water is sitting behind
- Lower End Pricing unfortunately is typically not installed correctly most of the time & if water barriers are used is typically a 1-year limited warranty (on the waterproofing material only, with stipulations) and has no real protection against issues mentioned above.
- Lower End Price Range: $5000–$10,000
- Mid-Higher End Pricing These are installed with higher quality waterproofing systems such as Wedi or Schluter has a 10-year limited warranty (on the waterproofing material only with stipulations)
- Mid-Higher End Price Range: $14,000–$50,000
- Need to replace within 5-10 years on average.
- Warranty: TILE & GROUT HAS NO WARRANTY.
FIBERGLASS 1 PIECE & 3 PIECE
REPLACEMENT UNITS
- Pros: 1 piece looks good when initially installed and quick and easy for a builder to install in a new home.
- Cons: Very bulky with quite a significant loss of space around the whole system and low in height.
- Made with fiberglass threads threaded together and coated with a thin gel protective coat.
- Fiberglass units are considered Porous; even though initially start as non-porous with the thin gel coat to protect the fiberglass, which is prone to developing microscopic pores, cracks, scratches and more likely to develop mold and bacteria growth.
- 3 Piece units have multiple connecting areas which often fail and requires continuous maintenance.
- Stains with the use of showering products and cleaners, often turning yellow.
- These systems are on feet/legs (often not very strong) and have continuous movement when stepping in and out of the tub/shower.
- Splits & Cracks: We often see splits and cracks in the base of the tub/pan. Also in these areas are often hairline cracks that you cannot see with the naked eye but are continuously leaking and soaking through to underneath the unit.
- Price Range: $6000–$12,000
- Need to replace within 5-10 years on average.
- Warranty: 5-years – Limited lifetime warranty with multiple warranty stipulations.
These systems are seen as a short-term solution (which is why you see them in guest bathrooms and flipped homes)
SOLID SURFACE SYSTEMS:
ONYX & CORIAN
- Pros: Looks good when new.
- Cons: Even though it looks like a thick at 5/16 wall system it is prone to sagging/warping and losing its shape.
- Is recommended to be stored perfectly flat due to warping.
- Discoloration/Yellowing/Staining: These systems have been known to stain and discolor with the use of showering products and cleaners.
- Scratching/Etching: It is quite a soft materiel and prone to scratching and etching
- Cracking & Chipping: Is known to crack or chip in areas.
- Limited on design styles and sizes.
- Price Range: $10,000–$20,000
- Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty with multiple repair kits available.
ACRYLIC:
HIGH TECH POLYMER
- Pros: Many finishes available.
- Low maintenance non-porous option.
- Typically, a 2-day installation.
- Cons: Walls are typically 1/8 – 3mm thick on the higher end acrylic solutions.
- Very poor-quality options available in the market via contractor warehouses and companies alike.
- Style is typically a print on image between layers
- Some people do not like the look or feel of this material.
- Needs to be installed correctly to avoid warping & cracks.
- Limited on wall design styles and sizes.
- Price Range: $8,000–$40,000
- Warranty: Lifetime limited warranty.
SMC:
HIGH PERFORMANCE THERMOSET RESIN
- Pros: A high-performance thermoset resin material.
- Many finishes available
- Low maintenance non-porous system.
- Thicker 5mm wall system, compared to 3mm acrylic/fiberglass.
- Finish/style is through the product (not an image or coating).
- Scratch resistant and mold proof.
- Typically, a 2-day installation.
- Strong & Durable for long term use.
- Price Range: $8,000–$40,000
- Warranty: Lifetime limited warranty.
Bathroom Remodel Price Average
per Cost vs Value for Wichita, KS.
Below is a guide through industry experts to discern between mid-ranged, upscaled, and universal accessibility-based bathrooms.
Bennett Baths & Exteriors has multiple options at different price points. We are here to help you the best way we can!
MIDRANGE-CONTRACTOR GRADE BATHROOM
UPSCALE BATHROOM
UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY – MIDRANGE BATHROOM
