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  "name": "What unique challenges arise when building custom tile showers in older Salt Lake City homes?",
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      "name": "What unique challenges arise when building custom tile showers in older Salt Lake City homes?",
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        "text": "In older neighborhoods like Sugarhouse, The Avenues, or Harvard-Yale in Salt Lake City, historic homes frequently feature aged plumbing, uneven subfloors, and narrow bathroom footprints. Installing a modern custom tile shower in these properties often involves replacing corroded galvanized supply lines or cast-iron drain stacks with modern PEX and PVC. Installers must also inspect and reinforce original wood floor joists to support the weight of a thick mortar bed, tile, and heavy glass doors without flexing. Working with existing structural quirks requires careful planning to maximize tight spaces while meeting current plumbing and building codes.",
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        "description": "Older Salt Lake City homes often require replacing outdated plumbing stacks, leveling uneven framing, and reinforcing subfloor joists to support heavy tile and glass."
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  "description": "Older Salt Lake City homes often require replacing outdated plumbing stacks, leveling uneven framing, and reinforcing subfloor joists to support heavy tile and"
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