ᐅ Experiences with Shower Tray Units Featuring Acrylic Surfaces

A house builder offers in the scope of work a "shower tray element with acrylic surface Multistar Finish by Fa. Schedel." What experiences are there with this construction method? To me, it sounds like a low-cost solution. It also seems to be about making the shower as flat as possible...

The discussion about acrylic versus steel enamel was already addressed here: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/bad-materialien-stahlemail-keramik-sanitaeracryl.33572/. But this seems to be something different...

Ask your general contractor or plumber.

No practical experience, but we also chose an acrylic shower tray. The additional cost was negligible, and we liked the slightly matte appearance. It feels warm underfoot and, according to advice, is not very slippery.

Acrylic bathtub in use for over 20 years.
No issues so far, no visible scratches or cracks.
Abrasive cleaners (ATA) are, of course, a no-go for cleaning!

I would choose the same option again.

konibar schrieb:

Abrasive cleaners (ATA) are, of course, a no-go!

That would be the only drawback. It's manageable anyway 😉
Acrylic doesn’t retain heat well and has poor heat storage—but that’s a negligible issue for showers, so it’s not really a problem.

We have an acrylic bathtub, and I often get stains (for example, when something hard and colored falls in) that are difficult to remove.
Our acrylic shower tray used to move a lot when standing on it. Then the grout came loose (see photo), water got underneath the tray, mold appeared on another wall, and the general contractor had to invest significantly for a renovation (now: tiles, see photo). The landlord got away with organizational trouble (however, there was a threat of legal action against the contractor). For us as tenants, of course, it was a lot of hassle, including several days with a construction drying device 🙂.