Ceramic Soap Dish for your Shower or Bathroom Bathtub
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Stylish 700 Series Ceramic Soap Dish Choices
Do you need a soap dish for your shower? Yes you do! There are 4 design choices for surface mount ceramic tub and shower soap dishes, the square vanity soap dish, and two fully recessed soap dishes. Most of the soap dish designs other than the fully recessed are available in multiple mounting methods. But not all mounting methods for each. The product photos below will describe which come in which mounting methods. We also show one design with a drain hole, the AR171, and a specialty design, the BM782. That one is a nice tumbler holder or small bottle holder for the tub area.
All the soap dishes below are available in approx. 80 colors each, and many in the stoneware colors too shown on the Exceptional 900 Series page.
The mounting method explanations to help you determine which soap dish is right for your application follow after the pictures:
Now, the Scoop on AC Products. Yes, they are out of business, as of November, 2022. They announced it, halted production, and only sold off what they had had currently made. We were a "little" lucky. We were able to stock up on some towel bars, TP holders, shower caddies and a few other items. This note is now updated as of Feb. 17, 2023. Stock is selling off. There are some holes already for the items we normally kept in our stock, primarily the 700 Series and 900 Series. We are noting in the product "select your color" drop down menus as to how many of each item we have left in each color. And we have erased options for items that are completely gone. Updating it pretty much every other day. We still have a fair amount of stock on hand. But when it comes to all those wonderful colors, they are pretty much gone. We will continue to sell what we have until it completely runs out. We still offer Lenape Bath Hardware, and hope to find a source to re-invent some of what AC Products had offered. Many of our AC Products web pages still have a lot of older info. This note supercedes everything....
Color shuffling tips: We will soon run out of the BA725-C1 gloss white, but we have a lot of BA725-C34 gloss ice white. The BF768-C1 white are about to run out, but we have the BF768-C34. So look at our color drop down menus on other items. At the moment, some subtitutes exist. But not for long.
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AC Products BA725 tub soap dish, THIN-SET mount 6-9/16'' w x 4-11/16'' h x 3-5/16" proj., tile inset 4"x4" - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$24.30
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AC Products BF725 tub soap dish, FLAT BACK mount 6-1/2'' w x 4-9/16'' h x 3-3/8" proj. - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$24.30
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AC Products BC725 tub soap dish, CLIP ON mount 6-1/2'' w x 4-5/8'' h x 3-3/8" proj. - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$26.14
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AC Products BM725 tub soap dish, MUD-SET mount 6-1/2'' w x 4-5/8'' h x 3-1/8" proj., requires 4"x4" hole at least 1-1/4" deep - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$27.38
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AC Products BA726 tub soap dish w/ lip, THIN-SET mount 5-13/16'' w x 5'' h x 3-11/16" proj., tile inset 3-3/4" square - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$24.52
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AC Products BF726 tub soap dish w/ lip, FLAT BACK mount 5-13/16'' w x 5'' h x 3-11/16" proj., - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$24.52
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AC Products BA728 tub soap dish with washcloth holder, THIN-SET mount 6-7/16'' w x 5-3/8'' h x 3-3/8" proj., tile inset 4"x4" - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$25.70
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AC Products BF728 tub soap dish with washcloth holder, FLAT BACK mount 6-7/16'' w x 5-3/8'' h x 3-3/8" proj., - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$25.70
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AC Products BA729 double wide tub soap dish, THIN-SET mount 9-5/16'' w x 4-5/8'' h x 3-3/8" proj., thinset inlay 6-3/4" w x 4" h - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$32.62
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AC Products AR171 soap dish on square tile with drain hole, FLAT-BACK mount 5-7/8'' w x 6'' h - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$25.28
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AC Products BA768 vanity soap dish, THIN-SET mount 4-13/16'' w x 4-13/16'' h x 4" proj., tile inset is 4"x4" - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$23.88
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AC Products BF768 vanity soap dish, FLAT BACK mount 4-13/16'' w x 4-13/16'' h x 4" proj., - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$23.88
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AC Products BC768 vanity soap dish, CLIP ON mount 4-13/16'' w x 4-13/16'' h x 4" proj., - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$25.76
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AC Products BM782 semi-recessed soap/tumbler holder, MUD-SET mount 5-1/4'' w x 7-1/8'' h x 1-15/16" proj., inset hole 4-3/8" w x 6-1/8" h x 1-1/4" deep - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$29.68
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AC Products BR794 fully recessed soap dish, 6-3/8'' square overall size, fits in 6'' x 6'' x 3-3/8'' deep cutout, about 3/8" surface projection on flange - SELECT YOUR COLOR - LIMITED COLORS REMAINING
$41.26
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AC Products BR795 fully recessed soap dish, 6-5/16'' w by 4-1/2'' tall overall, recess needed: 5-3/4'' w by 4'' h by 3'' d - SELECT YOUR COLOR- LIMITED QUANTITIES REMAINING
$41.26
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The BA thin-set mount:
They must set into a 1/4" deep or slightly greater depth hole. Many people have referred to this as a recess mount. That terminology is not correct. Thin-set basically gets put in place where a piece of tile has been omitted, and thus it attaches to the same wall surface that the tile is attaching to. And it can be applied using the same adhesive. The 1/4" projection on the back is not the full size of the back. The full width and height of the soap dishes will overlap adjacent tiles and grout lines. All the tub soap dishes and vanity soap dish are available in a thin-set mount.
The BF and AR flat back mount:
Designed to be glued onto ANY flat surface. Glue them over tile, drywall, greenboard, or sheet rock. Flat back does not require the same inlay opening as thin-set. Flat back is great as an after thought mounting. You have a fully tiled wall and would like to add a soap dish, you can do so with the flat back mount without having to chisel out any tiles. It saves time, and saves a lot of muscle work. Great for mounting over smaller cut outs in tile too. For some vanity soap dishes that were a thin-set mount, but half height, they had fit into 4" wide by 3" high holes. Most of the thin-set soap dishes require a 4x4 hole. To save on attempting to cut your hole larger, you can just use a flat back mount right over the top of the hole and hide the hole. Most 700 Series soap dishes are available in flat back.
The BC clip on mount:
Great for drywall or wood walls. Can be used on tile too if you wish. Each clip on soap dish will come with a mounting clip, plastic anchors, and screws. The clip mounts on the wall first, the soap dish slides down onto it. On tile, you would need to drill into the tile with a ceramic tile drill bit, and then definitely use the plastic anchors. A screw pushing against the plastic anchor is better than a screw pushing against ceramic tile. Less chance of breaking the tiles.
Use caution when sliding your soap dish onto the mounting clip when on a tile surface. The backs of the soap dish are not glazed. They could scratch your tile as you slide them downward. Hold them steady and forward as you slide them down. When you reach the down position on the tapered mounting clip, they will snug in place. You can add a tiny bit of adhesive behind them for a more permanent mount if you like.
The BM725 and BM782 mud set mount:
Similar to the BA725, but the protrusion on the back requires a 1-1/4" deep hole to fit into. Popular with professional tile setters. Commonly put in with a mud pack (mortar). Very common for mounting on sheet rock.
The BR794 and BR795 recessed mount:
These two soap dishes require a 3-1/2" deep hole to fit into. They are the same width, but the BR794 is taller and can be used as a tumbler holder too. It has a lot of interior space. These are very common for shower stalls as they do not protrude more than 3/8" past the tile surface. Make sure you have sufficient wall depth for them to fit into. Be aware of where your pipes are in the wall.
Clicking or tapping on any of the abundant soap dish images above will allow you to see expanded photos of the back sides so you can see how the mounting methods look. When mounted, those with multiple mounting methods appear the same from the surface.
To view images of all the ceramic color choices, please select that link.
AC Products also publishes a color cross reference chart of how their colors coincide with some popular tile brand colors. If you know your tile brand and color code, you can see if there is a reference in that chart. There use to be over 140 color choices, now that has been reduced to around 80ish. Some colors are just way out of date and not as popular anymore. Keeping glaze made in obsolete colors just does not work. Glaze dries out over the years and becomes unuseable. So some colors just have to be deleted.
Then we have a third help page set up for colors. Our color comparing and selection help page. We have taken group photos of the whites, light tones, greys, browns, blues, greens, etc. For the greys and browns this is helpful since there are about a dozen choices each in those tones. And telling the difference between white, biscuit, and bone is sometimes tough when you have no reference to go by. So that page can be very helpful when trying to match to tiles in your bathroom.
Stock and Lead times:
- Overall, this page is not as easy to summarize what we stock.
- All soap dishes on this page are stocked in C1 gloss white and C5 gloss black, for all multiple mounting methods for each. These are the two most popular colors, so we keep them on hand. Some in small quantities, most approx. 10 to 20 at a time.
- Then many, we also stock in C3 bone and C70 biscuit. Sometimes just a couple of each, but many are kept in stock in these two colors also.
- The BA728 we generally choose to stock also in C17, C34, C320, and C722 colors, just a couple of each.
- The BR794 we normally stock in C1, C3, C5, C12, C16, C34, C70, C144, M31, M66, and M81 colors. White and black quite a few, most of those others mentioned, just a few.
- The BR795 we stock in C1 and C5 colors.
Pretty much all other colors take us approx. 3 weeks to receive. Generally 2 weeks for AC Products to make them, and then a week for us to receive them. Please plan that into your installation timing. There are just a lot of choices on this page when you figure each soap dish and mounting method is available in approx. 80 colors.
Volume discounts:
Volume discounts are available for companies needing a lot. Inquire with us. All soap dishes on this page are available to everyone, homeowners and contractors, and in any quantity. We offer various scaled discounts on large to huge orders for companies needing large quantities. On towel bars, corner shelves, and all items from AC Products.
For a quick overview of the 700 Series towel bars, soap dishes, corner shelves and more, you can select from the below thumbnail images.
If you are looking for many of these same items in the stoneware colors, please go to the Exceptional 900 Series page.
One design, three mounting methods
Three choices, multiple mounting methods
Three designs, all fully recessed
One design, three mounting methods
Six choices, multiple mounting methods
One choice, four mounting methods
Seven choices, multiple mounting methods
Each of these thumbnails represents a whole lot more to see on each page. Every item in the Stylish 700 Series is available in approx. 80 colors, with the exception of the two huge shower caddies and a couple of specialty corner shelves. Review each page for product desriptions and measurements. You can order from any of the product pages. Phone orders are also accepted.
This ceramic bath hardware is MADE IN THE U.S.A.
Shell shaped, square, much larger
Three sizes, multiple mounting methods
Thin-set soap dishes and toothbrush holders
Stoneware finishes, several selections
AC Products website pages, color information pages, and other help
Stylish 700 Series Outlined : Ceramic Towel Bars | Ceramic Corner Shelves | Ceramic Soap Dishes | Ceramic Toilet Paper Holders | Ceramic Hanging Hooks | Ceramic Toothbrush Holders | Ceramic Shower Caddy Niches