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        "description": "Check for hidden vent pipes and electrical lines — Avoids costly disruptions that occur when cutting blindly into existing bathroom wall cavities."
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  "articleBody": "A shower niche provides clean, built-in storage, but placing one improperly can compromise wall insulation, hit plumbing vents, or create water pooling. Use this checklist to plan your shower storage before backer board and waterproofing go up.\n\n- [ ] Measure your tallest shampoo and body wash bottles — Ensures the shelf height leaves ample clearance without tipping bottles forward.\n- [ ] Inspect existing wall cavity depth — Verifies whether standard 2x4 studs provide the necessary finished depth or if blocking must be modified.\n- [ ] Check for hidden vent pipes and electrical lines — Avoids costly disruptions that occur when cutting blindly into existing bathroom wall cavities.\n- [ ] Avoid placing niches on exterior walls — Keeps exterior insulation intact to prevent interior condensation and cold spots during Utah winters.\n- [ ] Select a preformed waterproof niche or structural backer — Guarantees precise square corners and an engineered surface ready for waterproofing membranes.\n- [ ] Plan horizontal shelf slope toward the shower drain — Prevents soapy water from pooling on the bottom sill and degrading grout lines.\n- [ ] Align niche boundaries with surrounding tile layout — Minimizes awkward thin tile slivers and preserves full tile patterns across the wall.\n- [ ] Secure waterproof sealing tape along all outer perimeter seams — Creates a continuous, watertight connection between the niche flange and surrounding wall backer.\n\n### How to Use This Checklist\nReview these items with your remodeling contractor during the initial framing and rough-in inspection. When you need skilled bathroom updates in Millcreek, Draper, or Riverton, reach out to Blue Lake Construction at 385-202-5987.",
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