A: Let’s start from the bottom up. If you’re not going to use tile, usually you need to first choose a premade shower base. Shower bases are factory-made and available in different sizes and materials ...

Remodeling your shower updates your entire bathroom and improves your home's resale value. It transforms an outdated, ...

Dear Brian: When planning such a shower stall, the good news is “custom” means how you want it. So you can make the job as simple or as complicated as you like. First, I suggest checking local water ...

Q: I have a shower stall with good plumbing and nice tiles, but the shower pipe and head is boring, worn out and outdated. Without getting into a remodeling job, what can I do to add some nice ...

Picture a spacious glass-and-marble jewel box, plunged in light, billowing with steam. It’s furnished with a leafy hanging fern and a smooth teak bench, and as you luxuriate on it, you’re washed with ...

Q: Dear Ed: I am a semi-retired finish carpenter. My second floor shower stall is unusable as water leaks on to the ceiling below when used. All my friends have said it’s the old tile shower pan.

Q: We want to upgrade our master bathroom shower to a multihead setup without doing a remodel. Do we have any easier options to upgrade our tile shower stall without creating a big issue? A: I have a ...

Q: Dear Ed: I have a shower stall with good plumbing and nice tiles but the shower pipe and head is boring, worn out and outdated. Without getting into a remodeling job, what can I do to add some nice ...

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Q We have an older shower stall and the mixing valve has to be replaced. The valve is installed in an area hard to access and we need to open up the tile. The present tile can’t be matched. Any ideas ...

Q We are remodeling our bathroom to include a walk-in shower. We want to design a custom shower, but do not want to use tile. Do you have any suggestions on how we can build our shower stall using ...