Custom Tile Showers in Poway & San Diego County

What a Custom Tile Shower Involves

A custom tile shower is built from scratch to fit your bathroom, your taste, and how you actually use the space. That means choosing tile size, layout, and finish, then adding the details that make a shower genuinely useful: a niche for shampoo and soap, a bench for comfort or accessibility, and a shower pan that drains cleanly and holds up over time. BMP General Contracting serves homeowners across San Diego County, from Poway and the surrounding communities, bringing the same standard to every job.

BMP General Contracting handles large-format and mosaic tile, built-in niches, benches, and pebble or mosaic shower pans, all set level, properly sloped, and sealed. The job starts with demo and substrate prep, which is where most shower failures begin, and ends with every surface waterproofed and every grout joint packed correctly.

When Homeowners Call About a Tile Shower

Here are the situations that most often lead homeowners to call:

• A leaking or failing tub surround. Fiberglass and acrylic surrounds crack, grow mold behind the wall, and eventually let water into the framing. A tile shower built on a solid substrate solves the problem at the source.
• A tub-to-shower conversion. Converting an unused tub footprint into a walk-in tile shower makes the bathroom far more practical, especially in a primary bath. This is one of the most common projects BMP General Contracting handles for San Diego County homeowners.
• An outdated or damaged tile job. Cracked grout, loose tiles, and stained surfaces are signs that the original installation is failing. Re-tiling the whole shower is usually more cost-effective than patching.
• A new addition or ADU bathroom. A custom tile shower in a new ADU or room-addition bathroom needs to be done right from the start.
• An accessibility upgrade. A curbless or low-threshold tile shower with a bench makes the bathroom safer and easier to use for a wide range of household members throughout San Diego County.

How Justin Peterson Builds Every Tile Shower

Justin Peterson leads every job at BMP General Contracting, which means you are working directly with the licensed contractor from the first estimate through the final walkthrough. That matters on a tile project because the details — substrate flatness, waterproofing layers, slope on the pan, grout joint consistency — all require hands-on attention that gets lost when work is handed off.

Every BMP job follows a daily site checklist: floors and walkways protected before work starts, dust barriers up, debris bagged and hauled at the end of each day, and the work area swept clean. For a tile shower specifically, that also means keeping thin-set, grout, and demo waste out of the rest of your bathroom and home.

Justin provides a written estimate with a clear scope before any work begins. If opening the wall reveals water damage or a substrate problem that changes what needs to be done, that conversation happens before the work does, not after.

What Affects the Cost and Timeline of a Custom Tile Shower

No two showers price out the same, and quoting a number without seeing the space would not give you useful information. The factors that move cost and schedule the most are:

• Shower size and footprint. A larger walk-in shower requires more material and more time to set, level, and grout correctly.
• Tile selection. Large-format tiles require more precise substrate prep. Mosaic and pebble floors take longer to set and grout than larger field tiles.
• Complexity of features. Built-in niches, benches, and custom pan shapes each add scope to the job.
• What is behind the existing wall. Older homes sometimes have water damage, out-of-plumb framing, or plumbing that needs to be addressed before tile can go up. This is discovered during demo and discussed before work continues.
• Whether plumbing changes are needed. Moving a showerhead, adding a hand-held wand, or relocating a valve adds to the overall scope.

Call or text BMP General Contracting at (858) 442-4681 for a free estimate. Justin will come out, measure the space, and give you a written price so you know what to expect before anything starts. BMP General Contracting takes on custom tile shower projects across San Diego County.

How to Choose a Licensed Contractor for a Tile Shower

Before hiring anyone, look up their license at the CSLB website and confirm it is active and in good standing. Also confirm they carry insurance, so you are not liable if something goes wrong on your property.

Beyond licensing, look for a contractor who gives you a written scope and price before work begins, communicates clearly about schedule and changes, and treats your home with care. You want someone who will tell you what they found and talk through the options — not bury a problem or inflate a change order.

BMP General Contracting holds CSLB license #1141227 and is licensed and insured. You can look them up before you call.

Ready to Get Started? Request a Free Estimate

If you are in Poway or San Diego County and want a custom tile shower built the right way, the next step is a free estimate. Call or text Justin Peterson at BMP General Contracting: (858) 442-4681. Justin will come out, look at the space, listen to what you want, and give you a clear written estimate at no cost and no obligation.