b'NTCA MEMBER SPOTLIGHTThis shower features a 10 tall water-jet accent wall that was almost 10 feet wide. Able Tile used two curbless pans and drains and hid them in the border on the floor. The company substituted a small accent shelf instead of a niche, and installed six other curb-less bathrooms in this home plus 3,200 sq. ft. of floor tile. Able Tile made sure to meet the customer mandate of no transitions whatsoever. Large-format floor tile was used in the main bathroom areas and carried into shower floors. Mosaics were only used as wall accents. The porcelain shower and kitchen/family room projects in this story were part of the same home.This bathroom in an existing home had a built-in tub where the freestanding tub is now. This is partially on a wood floor and partially on concrete, so the concrete had to be leveled and screeded before any tile installation could take place. The door jambs all had to be cut because the doors were set too low to accommodate the tile floor. Able Tile installed all natural travertine stone with hand-polished edges to eliminate the need for bullnose. The curbless shower uses 2x2 mosaics to create enough slope to guide all the shower water to the drain. Niches have the same shelf as the top of the bench seat, which is all one piece and hand-shaped to fit. The border mixes natural marble and travertine, creating a shower accent that is trimmed with travertine pencil liner, and also embellishing the platform for the tub. The transition from tile to hardwood is thanks to an uncoupling membrane that added the correct height to the tile before installation.76TileLetter | October 2020'