What Do I Order for a Shower Panel Bend That Has No SKU?

There is nothing separate to order, because the 2-inch bend has no part number of its own. It is a request added to the panel order at the time of purchase, and the factory forms the bend on that panel before it ships. How Shower Wall Edges Are Finished: 2-Inch Bends on White CNC Walls and Trim Options explains when a bend is worth asking for, and this page covers how to place the order so the right panel arrives bent on the right side.

Why the Bend Has No SKU

Ella's shower products are sold per item, and the acrylic wall panels are manufactured at 98 inches high, with side panels measuring 40 inches and the back wall panel measuring 60 inches, in a plain white finish, a CNC routed design with light gray grout lines, and a digital print option. The bend is not a different panel in that list. It is a manufacturing option applied to a white CNC wall, so it has no code of its own and is written onto the order as a request against the panel you are buying.

On the 3-panel CNC engraved kits, the option heats the front edge of the side panel and bends it at 90 degrees. The bent edge can then be trimmed on site to fit the opening. Without the request, both outside vertical edges of a panel arrive cut clean and finished but not wrapped or rolled, and the exposed edge is dressed with trim instead.

Two points decide whether the request is possible at all. The bend is formed at the manufacturing facility, not in the warehouse, so it has to be specified when the order is placed and cannot be added after the panels arrive. And it applies to the white CNC walls only; the printed walls with a pattern or tile design are not bent, and for those a trim strip is requested at order time or trim is sourced locally.

Do not confuse the request with the solid white gloss 3-piece surround. That surround, at 40 inches deep by 60 inches wide and 97 inches tall, already comes with a 1-inch bend at each panel edge, so no request is needed for it. Where can I buy acrylic shower wall panels for my Ella bathroom? sets the panel formats side by side so you can tell which one you are looking at.

What to Tell the Team When You Order

1. Name the wall type: white CNC walls. If you have a printed design in mind, ask whether trim is available for that design instead, since those walls are not bent.
2. Say which panel the bend is for, and whether you need the left side or the right side as you face the shower. The bend goes on the front edge of a side panel, so the side matters.
3. If the panels are going around an existing Ella tub, include the tub's serial number. It is on the label behind the large magnetic access panel next to the door, with a second copy on the back wall side of the shell and another in the shipping and tracking email, as Where to Find the Serial Number on Your Ella Walk-In Tub shows.
4. Give the measurements of the alcove: the width, the depth and the height from the shower base or tub rim to the ceiling, because each kit is built for a specific footprint.
5. Mention the bend for shipping too. Bent panels cannot go in the standard box and ship lying flat on a crate, which changes how the freight is packed.

Place the request through your Ella dealer or where you purchased, or open a ticket at ellasbubbles.com/support or call (800) 480-6850. Panels are not sold from a store shelf, so the local part of the job is your contractor, the trim and the sealant, as Where Can I Buy Walk-In Shower Wall Kits Locally? explains. Your dealer or the team can also show samples of the finishes before anything ships.

Dealers and Contractors: Writing It on the Purchase Order

The dealer portal model numbers are the correct ones to reference, so put the portal code for the panel itself on the purchase order and add the bend as a request against that line, naming the panel and the side. Do not invent a code for a bent version; the line item is matched by the panel's own model number and the bend is read from the request. What the Digits and Letters in an Ella Model Number Mean, and Why Dealer Portal SKUs Differ From the Website covers why the portal and website codes look different. Contractors ordering several panels at once usually find the factory bend worthwhile, while for a single bathroom many choose local trim instead.

If the Panels Already Arrived Without a Bend

The bend cannot be added once the panels have left the manufacturing facility. The alternative is the one most installers use anyway: a white trim or J-molding from a local home improvement store, fitted to the panel edge and caulked in place. Trim strips to suit the printed-design walls can also be requested, though they run the full height of the panel and are awkward to ship on their own, which is why local trim is more common.

• Sketch the alcove and mark which panel edges will be exposed. Edges that die into a tiled wall or a corner need no trim at all.
• Fit trim only where the cut edge shows, and leave the finished edges that meet a wall sealed with silicone.
• Seal every exposed edge with a quality silicone, whether it carries a factory bend or a local trim.

Related Guides

• Acrylic 6-Piece Wall Panel Kit: Size, Shelves, Thickness and How It Compares to the 3-Piece Surround and SMC Panels
• How to Get Pricing and Order Ella Grout-Free Shower Wall Tiles: Measuring Your Walls and Estimating Boxes

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