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      "name": "Step 1: Check your substrate and verify slope to the drain. Ensure the subfloor and wall backing are level, clean, and rigid, with positive falls sloping down toward the shower drain so water will not pool.",
      "text": "Step 1: Check your substrate and verify slope to the drain. Ensure the subfloor and wall backing are level, clean, and rigid, with positive falls sloping down toward the shower drain so water will not pool.",
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      "name": "Step 2: Install and fully cure your compatible waterproofing membrane. Apply your continuous waterproofing barrier across shower walls and pan, reinforcing all corners, penetrations, and joints, then allow it to cure completely before handling stone.",
      "text": "Step 2: Install and fully cure your compatible waterproofing membrane. Apply your continuous waterproofing barrier across shower walls and pan, reinforcing all corners, penetrations, and joints, then allow it to cure completely before handling stone.",
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      "name": "Step 3: Dry-lay marble tiles to plan cuts and vein alignment. Lay out your marble tiles dry to verify layout lines, map out plumbing penetrations, balance veining patterns, and confirm cuts around niches without damaging your waterproof lining.",
      "text": "Step 3: Dry-lay marble tiles to plan cuts and vein alignment. Lay out your marble tiles dry to verify layout lines, map out plumbing penetrations, balance veining patterns, and confirm cuts around niches without damaging your waterproof lining.",
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      "name": "Step 4: Set the marble with compatible thinset adhesive. Spread manufacturer-approved mortar designed specifically for natural stone, setting each piece firmly without puncturing underlying membranes or creating uneven lippage.",
      "text": "Step 4: Set the marble with compatible thinset adhesive. Spread manufacturer-approved mortar designed specifically for natural stone, setting each piece firmly without puncturing underlying membranes or creating uneven lippage.",
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      "name": "Step 5: Grout joints and seal all penetrations cleanly. Fill joints with non-scratching, compatible grout, clean away haze gently, and apply flexible sealant around fixtures, changes of plane, and pipe stubs.",
      "text": "Step 5: Grout joints and seal all penetrations cleanly. Fill joints with non-scratching, compatible grout, clean away haze gently, and apply flexible sealant around fixtures, changes of plane, and pipe stubs.",
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      "name": "Step 6: Apply the proper stone sealer and allow full drying. Treat the stone with a quality penetrating sealer suited for wet environments, and allow all adhesives and sealers to cure fully before turning on water.",
      "text": "What to Do Next: Getting natural stone set right takes precision tools and experienced hands. Call Abraham Becerra at HH Remodeling LLC at 303-505-0866 to review your bathroom renovation project.",
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