Walk in shower installation, in tile.

The pretty part is the last 20 percent. The first 80 is what keeps it dry in year ten.

• The old shower, tub or stall out and hauled away
• A curbless or low-threshold entry with a linear or center drain
• A sloped mortar pan on cement board, membrane over everything, flood-tested
• Tile floor to ceiling: large-format porcelain, marble, subway or mosaic
• A built-in tile bench and recessed niches that look designed, not bolted on
• 3/8-inch frameless glass, measured after the tile
• Grab-bar blocking, slip-resistant floor tile and comfort-height fixtures when you want them

• Curbless (zero entry): the floor runs straight into the shower, a linear drain at the back wall. The best-looking and the safest. On a slab it means recessing the floor or raising the room, so it costs the most.
• Low threshold: a 2-inch tiled curb. Easy to step over, keeps water in, works on any slab. The most common choice.
• Enclosed stall: a full glass enclosure with a door, for a bathroom where the shower sits beside a tub or a doorway. Framed and semi-frameless are options when the budget is tight.

• Large-format porcelain: fewer grout lines, easiest to clean, stands up to Florida humidity. My usual recommendation.
• Marble and natural stone: beautiful in a primary bath, and it needs sealing once a year.
• Subway and handmade tile: classic, more grout, more setting time.
• Mosaic: the floor, the niche or one feature wall. Adds character and labor.
• Glass: a fixed panel costs least; a frameless hinged door with a return costs most. Framed is still an option.

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Almost every house I work in sits on a concrete slab, and that's the first question for a curbless shower: do we recess the slab, build the bathroom floor up, or use a low-profile linear drain? I'll walk through the right one for your house on the first visit. Two other local facts shape the job.

• Humidity: a ducted exhaust fan sized for the room is on every quote, and the membrane runs up the walls, not just across the pan.
• Hard water: South Florida water leaves scale on glass and fixtures. A squeegee and a weekly wipe keep frameless glass clear; I'll show you on the walkthrough.
• Condos: certificate of insurance, elevator reservation and work-hour limits are built into the schedule, and the water shut-off is coordinated with the building.

If a grout line, a seal or a drain gives you trouble in year one, I come back and make it right. A walk-in on its own takes 7 to 10 working days on the existing drain, up to 14 when the drain moves or the shower grows; inside a full remodel it rides the remodel's schedule.

• A written schedule before we start, and a call if anything changes it
• The pan flood-tested for 24 hours before a single tile goes on
• Glass measured after the tile and hung about a week later
• A walkthrough together before the last payment

If the vanity, floor and lighting are tired too, a full remodel usually costs less per piece than doing them one at a time. And if you have a tub nobody uses, the conversion page covers that exact swap.