Slab shower walls and tile each have advantages — neither is universally better. Slab walls deliver one continuous, uninterrupted material surface with no grout lines, creating a clean, high-end aesthetic that’s harder to source and install but visually unmatched. Tile offers more pattern flexibility, broader material options, and a generally easier installation process. Kingdom & Co. installs both depending on the design intent. The primary suite at The White Gables Estate uses slab shower walls because the owners wanted that single-surface aesthetic — and the K&C installation team handled the slab application with custom techniques to deliver the original design vision intact.