A tile shower is only as good as what is behind it. Konstantin builds the waterproofing first, then the tile: walk-in and curbless showers, linear drains, niches, benches and mosaic floors.
Walls, floor and bench are sealed with a bonded waterproofing membrane before a single tile goes on. Florida's residential code accepts sheet or liquid membranes that meet ANSI A118.10.
The shower floor is sloped so water runs to the drain and never sits in the corners or at the glass.
The layout is planned so cuts land at the corners, not in the middle of a wall, and the niche lines up with the grout joints.
Tile is set flat and true, grouted, and the change of plane joints get flexible sealant instead of grout.
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Most custom showers take about one to two weeks from demo to grout. Demo, framing repairs and waterproofing come first, and the membrane needs time to cure and pass a water test before tile. Benches, niches, mosaic floors and large-format slabs add time. Konstantin gives you a schedule with the estimate so you know which days the bathroom is out of use.
Behind good shower tile there is a solid backer, a waterproofing membrane and thinset mortar. The membrane, sheet or liquid, is what keeps water out of the wall; grout and tile are not waterproof on their own. In Florida the code accepts membranes that meet ANSI A118.10, carried up the walls and past the shower opening.
Yes. A curbless or zero-entry shower has no step at the door, so the floor has to slope toward a linear or center drain while the bathroom floor stays level. On a Florida concrete slab that can mean recessing the shower area. Konstantin checks the slab and the plumbing at the estimate and tells you what your bathroom allows.
Perfect Touch builds these from Jacksonville and the Beaches to custom showers on Amelia Island and in Fernandina Beach, and south to St. Augustine.
Free estimates. Konstantin comes out, measures and gives you an honest written price.