Creative Tile, I also have heard good things.....my plan has totally changed, you can search my name and find my design thread. I'm now doing a 48" neo angle. I want to go USG because they make the custom pan with the drain where I want it, and trimming these pans will obviously create some strange aesthetics at change of plane w/ wall. Problem is, no one wants to sell me one! Here in NJ, only distributor within 90 minutes are HD stores. I call them, and they don't know the custom pan exists. Local tile guy has Wedi, but very pricey, and it doesn't seem ideal for a neoangle curb, also no custom pan. I'm assuming you may have a connection with someone who will sell me one? Online USG email support for neo angle sent me back to uninformed home depot, and a general instruction which doesn't address how to wrap the 135 deg. angle. I'm going to call them one last time, if not I'll take my chances with kerdi membrane with a mud deck. 1 question on the USG product...if i go with the new ultralight foam, does it require full membrane, or just the seams? If it requires full membrane, should I just use fiberrock as it will probably be much cheaper? Any ideas how to do the 135 neoangle curb, I'm probably just going to borrow kerdi methods over at johnbridge, and use the sealant for any questionable corners . Thanks so much for your help!

We've seen lots of issues with drains near the door,, just seems like a bad idea. Does your door swing in and out? If so I'd try swinging it in as often as you can instead of our, that way the sweep on the bottom of the door won't push water out.

For any renovation/new projects I have done since 2010, I always choose the low-iron glass. Seven bathrooms so far. The cost difference was insignificant compared to the whole cost of the project! The Starphire glass wasn't that big of an increase. Get another quote from a different glass shop. I spend so much time picking the perfect tile colors and it seems crazy to pick the glass that will affect the look of the tile, specially if your tiles are white or off-white. If you have a hard time keeping glass clean, then you aren't keeping up with cleaning and/or have hard water. If you have hard water then you probably need to look at a whole house water softening system.

I have the same set up that Chispa does - with two mixing valves (thermostatic - water temperature is not affected by use of water in other areas of house = remains at constant set temperature) in my master bathroom shower. One mixing valve controls a single shower head - the second valve has a diverter that controls a rain shower head + a handheld shower head. My hand held shower head is on a clip on the wall - I think that Chispa’s combination holder + grab bar is a great idea - if I would have known about that specific one, I would have used it instead (all the bars I saw did not allow for good function = too close to the wall). There are SO MANY choices that it can become overwhelming if you don’t have a designer narrowing seections down for you. According to plumbers, Delta/Brizio valves are the best (easiest to install/repair/warranty/last for a long time). The rough-in valve in the wall is the same - the ”pretty” mixing valve on the tile can be changed out without going into the wall. I used Delta for two bathrooms and Brizio for the master bathroom. The rough-in valves inside the wall are pretty cheap - the actual mixing valves placed on the tile is where the $$ is spent. There are other good brands - such as Hansgrohe/Grohe/Koehler/etc. I would definitely stay away from the any of the knock off ones offered on Amazon. I wouldn’t trust putting something from a unknown company inside a wall (even if you have access through drywall on the other side). Water and fire are the two most damaging things for a home - and water damage occurs much more frequently.