{"id":1927,"date":"2021-05-25T15:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T19:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrbillthetileguy.com\/?p=1927"},"modified":"2021-05-25T15:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T19:14:29","slug":"cmr-shower-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrbillthetileguy.com\/blog\/cmr-shower-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Bathtub Converted to Shower #3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A better title for this post: WHY DO SHOWERS LEAK? Here in video #3 of me converting Carson&#8217;s bathtub into a shower you&#8217;ll see the initial skeleton of his new shower. I&#8217;ve installed his bench, and begun the mud (concrete) bed for the bottom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to showers, there are 2 things I hear more than anything:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8220;For the love of stench, Bill, would you please take a shower?! With soap.&#8221;<\/li><li>&#8220;Will you regrout\/recaulk my old shower? 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