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  "name": "What should I check first before installing a curbless shower?",
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      "name": "What should I check first before installing a curbless shower?",
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        "text": "A curbless shower can often be installed during a bathroom remodel, but the first step is confirming the existing floor structure, drain location, and available height. Elite Remodeling & Design can review the room during consultation and coordinate layout, design, plumbing, construction, and inspection needs as one project plan.\n\nA zero-threshold entry is not created simply by removing a curb. The shower floor must slope toward the drain while the surrounding bathroom floor remains protected from water.\n\nKey factors:\n- Wood framing may need a carefully planned recess; slab floors may require different drain and floor solutions.\n- Existing plumbing, joist direction, doorway height, and bathroom size affect feasibility.\n- A linear drain, center drain, or other drainage layout may change the tile and slope design.\n\nBefore requesting a proposal, gather room dimensions, photos below the floor if available, and your preferred shower opening and fixture locations. Ask how the proposed design will manage slope, waterproofing, and transitions.\n\nElite Remodeling & Design can incorporate the shower into a broader bathroom remodeling plan rather than treating the entry as an isolated fixture change.",
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        "description": "Check the floor structure, drain location, available height, doorway transition, and waterproofing plan first. Removing a curb alone does not create a reliable zero-threshold shower. Elite Remodeling & Design can review these conditions during the bathroom design and construction planning stage."
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  "description": "Check the floor structure, drain location, available height, doorway transition, and waterproofing plan first. Removing a curb alone does not create a reliable"
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