Sterling is a fine low budget product. If you hire the right contractor to install it correctly. Incorrect installation is the #1 issue with all complaints about everything. Read the manufacturer’s directions yourself.

Since my post I am also looking at DreamLine corner shower kits. Any reviews or thoughts comparing the two would be appreciated,

Avoid corner showers. Stick with Sterling.

We installed a Dreamline 38" neoangle shower pan, surround, and glass about two years ago, and have been very happy with it. It is in a basement bath, so we used the fiberglass/acrylic surround kit instead of tile. We have cement board on the walls behind the surround, but the surround kit makes it simple because its waterproof, so you can even use standard drywall if you want.

One change we made with the corner shower is to put an extension on the shower head fitting so that we could bring it up to the ceiling and get a rainfall effect for the shower head. We initially had the shower head on one wall, but it sprayed out into the bath if you didn't point it to one side when you turned it on. Then you had to move it back to center when you got in the shower. The straight down head makes it much easier because the spray also goes straight down.

Dreamline also has rectangular shower kits, and I assume they work the same as the neoangle we installed. We put the base on a cement floor, supported by a bed of mortar (per the instructions), and it is very stable. The fiberglass/acrylic surround kit looks fine and works very well, but I would recommend tile if its in a more visible bath. The glass kit went on smoothly and worked well.

Bruce