If you're specifying a primary bath for a 2026 Westchester remodel, the single detail that will do more visual and functional work than any faucet, tile pattern, or vanity finish is what happens at the shower entry. In 2026, the answer is almost never a 4-inch marble curb and a semi-frameless swinging door. It is a fully curbless, zero-threshold, single-plane tile floor that flows from the vanity, past a frameless 3/8-inch low-iron glass panel, and into a 42- or 60-inch linear trench drain hidden inside the wet zone. Get it right, and a 90-square-foot primary bath in Scarsdale reads as a spa. Get it wrong — a domed center drain, a sloppy 3/8-inch height differential at the shower entry, a fabric shower liner cut too short — and the same $28,000 in tile, glass, and plumbing will telegraph as a curbed shower with the curb removed, plus a subfloor moisture problem that shows up 18 months later.
This guide is the specification-level breakdown of how a 2026 Westchester curbless wet-room shower is actually built: the drain, the slope math, the waterproofing envelope, the glass, the ventilation, the aging-in-place blocking, and the realistic installed cost — the details that separate a plumber and tile-setter who have done thirty of these from one selling their first.
Key Takeaways
- The curbless wet-room shower in 2026 is defined by a single-plane tile floor sloped 1/4-inch per foot to a linear trench drain, with the waterproofing envelope extending a minimum of 6 feet horizontally outside the wet zone and 48 inches vertically up every adjacent wall
- Schluter KERDI-LINE and Infinity Drain FCS 42- to 60-inch linear trench drains dominate 2026 Westchester specifications; center domed drains are obsolete for curbless applications because they force a four-way slope that reads as a bowl from every angle
- Pre-sloped foam pans (Schluter KERDI-SHOWER-LS, Wedi Fundo Riolito Neo) have replaced traditional mud beds on 80% of 2026 Westchester curbless builds because they eliminate slope-tolerance failures and cut the tile-setter timeline by 3-5 days
- A properly-built 2026 curbless primary-bath wet-room shower runs $22,000-$48,000 installed in Westchester before the glass, the fixtures, and the vanity, with drain, waterproofing, framing modifications, and slope work carrying the majority of the labor cost
- Joist notching for the drain trench and a recessed 1-1/2-inch subfloor drop are the two structural moves that determine whether the finished floor lands flush; both must be planned before the plumber roughs in the trap
- Aging-in-place blocking — 2x10 solid blocking behind every wall in the wet zone at 34-38 inches AFF — is the single most important future-proofing move on a 2026 curbless bath and adds only $250-$450 to the framing budget
Why the Curbless Wet Room Became the 2026 Primary-Bath Standard
The traditional curbed shower — a 4-to-6-inch marble threshold with a swinging glass door — was the North American default for four decades because it solved one problem: it kept water inside a 32-to-42-square-foot enclosure. Everything else in the room stayed dry, and the plumber and tile-setter did not have to think about slope math outside the shower footprint.
Three things changed between 2018 and 2026. First, waterproofing membrane technology — Schluter KERDI, Laticrete HYDRO BAN Sheet, Wedi 1-inch panelized systems — became affordable and reliable enough that a properly-detailed wet-room envelope now outperforms a traditional curbed shower on long-term leak metrics. Second, the aesthetic vocabulary of the primary bath shifted decisively toward continuous surfaces: single-slab vanity backsplashes, book-matched tub-deck stone, ceiling-to-floor plaster envelopes. A 6-inch marble curb reads as an interruption in that language. Third, the aging-in-place conversation went mainstream. Baby-boomer clients in Chappaqua and Bedford — and increasingly their Gen-X children remodeling starter homes in Rye and White Plains — are specifying primary baths that will still work at 70 with a walker, and the 4-inch curb is the number-one trip hazard in every occupational-therapy audit.
The 2026 curbless wet room is the answer to all three: a continuous single-plane tile floor from vanity to shower back wall, a hidden linear trench drain, a frameless glass panel that reads as air, and an envelope engineered so that a splashed puddle at the vanity stays in the room instead of traveling into the joist bay. Executed at the Westchester specification level, it is the strongest single move a homeowner can make in a primary-bath renovation short of adding a steam generator or a cold plunge.
Curbless Wet-Room Configurations for 2026
Curbless Shower Layouts (table):
- Single-Wall Wet Zone with Return Panel — Shower is on one wall, a single frameless 3/8-inch glass panel returns 12-18 inches from the wall to catch spray. The default 2026 configuration for a primary bath 8 feet or wider. Reads clean; drains fastest.
- Alcove Wet Zone, No Glass — Shower is inside a three-wall alcove with the fourth side open to the room. Works only in baths large enough that the tub or vanity is at least 6 feet from the shower opening. The most spa-like read; requires 150-CFM exhaust to control room humidity.
- Corner Wet Zone with Two-Panel Frameless Enclosure — Two glass panels meet at a 90-degree butt-joint with silicone in the corner opposite the shower valve. Common in Colonials and Tudors where the plumbing wall dictates a corner shower.
- Doorless Walk-Through Wet Zone (Full Wet Room) — Entire bath is treated as a wet zone: no glass, no partition, floor slopes toward the shower drain from anywhere in the room. Requires the toilet paper and window sills to be waterproofed and is the highest-cost option. Correct for a small primary or guest bath where the shower footprint would otherwise consume half the floor plan.
- Curbless with Bench and Niche Program — A 15-to-18-inch-deep bench is built into the shower back wall with matching stone niche above the valve. The bench must be waterproofed on all six sides and sloped 1/8-inch per foot toward the drain.
The right configuration depends on room size, plumbing wall constraints, and how much of the room the client wants read as wet zone vs. dry zone. In practice, the single-wall-with-return-panel layout accounts for roughly 60% of 2026 Westchester primary-bath curbless installations, followed by the corner two-panel enclosure at 25%.
Linear Trench Drain vs. Center Domed Drain — Why This Is Not a Choice in 2026
The single most important specification on a curbless shower is the drain. In 2026 Westchester the choice is essentially settled: linear trench drains at the back wall, at the entry, or along a side wall — never a center point drain.
A domed center drain requires the tile floor to slope in four directions from every point on the perimeter toward a single low point. On a 42 × 60-inch shower footprint that is workable. On a curbless wet room where the "shower footprint" is really the entire bath floor, a center drain would require a compound slope that reads as a shallow bowl from the vanity, cracks tile at the transitions, and puddles at the corners. It also forces the tile format down to 2 × 2-inch or 3 × 3-inch mosaics because larger tiles cannot follow a four-way pitch without lippage.
A linear trench drain solves all of it. The floor slopes in a single direction toward the trench — no compound slope, no bowl read, and 12 × 24, 24 × 24, and even 24 × 48-inch large-format porcelain becomes tileable across the full room because the slope is one-way and the tile-setter can back-butter and shim along a linear axis.
The 2026 Westchester specification choices:
Schluter KERDI-LINE — Available in 20, 28, 40, 48, 60, and 72-inch lengths in polished stainless, brushed stainless, matte black, and champagne bronze. Ships with an integrated KERDI-KEBA bonding flange that ties directly into the KERDI-BOARD waterproofing envelope with no separate flashing detail. The default 2026 spec on 70% of Westchester curbless jobs.
Infinity Drain FCS Series — Available in 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72-inch lengths with tile-in, wedge-wire, and slot grate options. Slightly wider throat than KERDI-LINE (2-1/4" vs. 2") for higher flow at high-GPM rainhead installations. Chosen when the client is specifying a Kohler Real Rain or Waterworks Universal ceiling rainhead at 8+ GPM.
QuickDrain ProLine — PVC-body linear trench at a lower price point ($300-$600 vs. $900-$1,800 for KERDI-LINE and Infinity Drain). Correct for guest baths and secondary bathrooms where budget matters more than the stainless grate finish.
LATICRETE Hydro Ban Preformed Shower Pans with Linear Drain — Complete pre-sloped foam pan with integrated linear drain, sold in fixed 32×60, 34×60, 36×60, 36×72, 42×72, and 48×72 sizes. Cuts installation time by 3-5 days; correct for standard shower footprints where the client is not customizing the slope geometry.
The Slope-Math Fundamentals
Every curbless shower — and every curbless wet room — is fundamentally a slope-math problem. The rules:
1. Minimum slope is 1/4-inch per foot toward the drain. Anything less and standing water will pool. This is code (IPC 417.5.2) and it is not negotiable.
2. Maximum slope is 1/2-inch per foot. Above this the tile reads as visibly canted and becomes a fall hazard in bare feet. Above 5/8-inch per foot the floor is not ADA-compliant for accessible showers.
3. The waterproofing envelope extends 6 feet horizontally beyond the wet zone. This is the industry-standard "safe splash zone" and the number all reputable Westchester tile-setters will build to. A wet-room bath with the vanity 6 feet 6 inches from the linear drain does not need waterproofing under the vanity; a bath with the vanity 5 feet 2 inches from the drain does.
4. Vertical waterproofing extends 48 inches AFF minimum on all walls adjacent to the wet zone, and full-height on the three shower walls. Below-code installers stop the KERDI at 72 inches on the shower walls; a proper Westchester spec runs it to the ceiling.
5. The subfloor drop for the drain and slope must be planned in framing. For a 60-inch linear drain 2 inches deep, plus a 1/4-inch-per-foot slope over a 6-foot slope length, the total drop from the far wall to the top of the trench is 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 inches. That drop must come out of the subfloor (recessed by ripping joist tops) or be added to the finished floor thickness. Retrofitting this after drywall is 3× the cost.
Pre-Sloped Foam Pans vs. Traditional Mud-Bed Sloping
Two competing methods for actually building the slope:
Pre-Sloped Foam Pans (2026 default) — Schluter KERDI-SHOWER-LS, Wedi Fundo Riolito Neo, USG Durock Shower Pan, and Laticrete Hydro Ban Preformed Pans are pre-manufactured foam or polystyrene panels with the slope built in and the drain flange integrated. The tile-setter drops the pan onto the subfloor, thinsets it into place, and starts tiling the same afternoon. Slope tolerance is factory-controlled to 1/16-inch; the pan cannot be "built wrong." Cost premium over mud bed is $400-$1,200 depending on footprint; time savings is 3-5 days per shower.
Traditional Mud-Bed Sloping (specialty applications) — A tile-setter pours a wet-mix mortar bed (typically 1-part Portland cement to 4-parts sand) directly onto the subfloor and hand-troweles the slope. Allows custom slope geometry — asymmetric shower footprints, non-standard drain locations, oversized wet rooms above 8 × 10 feet. Requires an experienced tile-setter and typically 5-7 days of cure time before tile can be set. Reserve for jobs where the pre-sloped pan geometry simply doesn't fit.
Hybrid — Pre-Sloped Pan Plus Mud-Bed Extension — For wet rooms where the shower area uses a standard pan but the surrounding floor needs to slope toward the trench, the tile-setter drops a pre-sloped pan in the shower zone and extends a shallow mud-bed slope across the rest of the room. Correct for full-wet-room baths where the toilet and vanity zones need a 1/8-inch-per-foot residual pitch to prevent puddling.
Waterproofing Envelope: Sheet, Liquid, or Panel
Three competing waterproofing systems dominate 2026 Westchester curbless installations:
Schluter KERDI Sheet Membrane — Orange polyethylene sheet bonded to the substrate with unmodified thin-set. The 2026 default; installed on 60% of Westchester curbless jobs. Handles seams with KERDI-KEBA strips and pipe penetrations with KERDI-SEAL-MV gaskets. Tile can be set the same day.
Wedi 1-Inch Board System — Rigid extruded polystyrene panels with a waterproof cement coating on both faces. Replaces the drywall and the waterproofing membrane in a single product. The most bulletproof waterproofing system on the market; specify for full-envelope wet rooms and steam showers. Cost premium is roughly $8-$12 per square foot vs. drywall-plus-KERDI.
Laticrete HYDRO BAN Liquid Membrane — Roller-applied liquid rubber that cures to a waterproof film. Cost-effective and forgiving on complex geometries, but requires two coats and careful thickness monitoring — a tile-setter who rushes the cure will produce voids that leak. Reserve for curved walls, benches, and niches where sheet membrane geometry doesn't work.
The professional 2026 Westchester answer is often a hybrid: Wedi panels on all three shower walls and ceiling, KERDI sheet on the floor pan and extending 6 feet into the dry zone, and Laticrete HYDRO BAN on the bench and niche geometry.
Frameless Glass: 3/8-Inch Low-Iron on CRL Wet-Room Hardware
The glass panel on a curbless shower is 3/8-inch tempered low-iron (Starphire, Optiwhite, or Krystal Klear) mounted to CRL, C.R. Laurence, or Dorma wet-room hardware. Standard 1/4-inch glass is code-legal but bows visibly at heights above 78 inches and reads as a builder-grade shortcut in a Westchester primary bath. 1/2-inch glass is overkill and adds $2,000-$3,500 without a visible upgrade in the finished read.
The 2026 configuration rules:
1. Panel height matches ceiling height to within 6 inches. On an 8-foot ceiling the panel is 90-96 inches tall. On a 9- or 10-foot ceiling the panel runs 92-108 inches and terminates at a ceiling-mount CRL clip.
2. Panel length is calculated to catch the spray angle, not to enclose the shower. For a wall-mount handshower plus ceiling rainhead, a 30-36-inch return-wall panel from the head wall is standard. For a floor-mount tub filler adjacent to the shower, the panel may need to run 42-48 inches.
3. No metal frame, no bottom sweep, no door hinge on curbless installations. The whole point is a single plane of glass; adding a hinged door defeats the aesthetic and creates a low-point puddle at the door swing.
4. Low-iron glass is the specification. Standard tempered glass has a green tint that reads visibly against white porcelain tile at panel heights above 84 inches. Low-iron adds $800-$1,600 to a full-height panel and is the single most impactful glass upgrade in a 2026 spec.
5. Ceiling-mount and floor-mount hardware only. No wall clips on the return-wall side — a wall-mounted clip creates a stress point and a visible penetration in the waterproofing envelope.
Fixtures: Ceiling Rainheads, Wall-Mount Handshowers, Thermostatic Valves
The 2026 Westchester primary-bath curbless fixture program is a coordinated three-part specification:
Ceiling-Mount Rainhead — Kohler Real Rain, Waterworks Universal 10-inch, Rohl Perrin & Rowe Georgian Era, or Grohe Rainshower 310 SmartActive. Mount centered over the trench drain with a solid-blocking rough-in for the 1/2-inch supply. Flow rate is 2.5 GPM standard; specify 8+ GPM for a spa-experience rainhead only after confirming the trench drain capacity (Infinity Drain FCS or Schluter KERDI-LINE 60-inch).
Wall-Mount Handshower with 60-Inch Braided Stainless Hose — Waterworks Henry, Kohler Purist, Grohe Grandera, or Ashley Norton solid brass. Mounted at 78-80 inches AFF for wet cleaning of tile walls; drops to 46-50 inches AFF on a sliding bar for user-height flexibility.
Thermostatic Pressure-Balancing Valve — Grohe Rapido SmartControl, Kohler Sundance, or Rohl Modern Architectural. Specify the volume-control model with independent shutoffs for the rainhead and handshower; on higher-end builds add a body-spray or steam-generator port. Mount at 44-48 inches AFF centered on the wall, 12-18 inches offset from the shower entry to avoid the reach-through-the-cold-spray problem.
Ventilation: 110-150 CFM Humidistat-Triggered Exhaust
A wet-room primary bath dumps 3-5× the moisture load of a traditional curbed shower because the entire floor is a wet surface and the frameless glass does not contain steam the way a full enclosure does. Undersizing the exhaust is the single most common Westchester mistake and shows up as mold on the ceiling within 24 months.
The 2026 sizing rule for a curbless wet-room primary bath:
Room Volume Method (IECC/ASHRAE 62.2 recommended) — Room volume in cubic feet divided by 8 minutes equals required CFM. A 12 × 10-foot bath with a 9-foot ceiling is 1,080 cubic feet; divide by 8 gives 135 CFM. Specify a 150 CFM fan.
Fixture-Count Method (backup) — 50 CFM per shower, 50 CFM per toilet, 50 CFM per tub. A primary bath with one shower, one toilet, and one soaking tub is 150 CFM minimum.
Humidistat-Triggered Operation Only — Panasonic WhisperGreen Select FV-0511VQL1, Delta BreezSmart, or Broan-NuTone Sensonic units with integrated humidistats. The fan turns on at 60% RH and runs until it drops below 50%. Do not wire the fan to the light switch — the fan will not run long enough to clear the room, and the client will disable it within a month.
Rigid Metal 6-Inch Duct — Insulated flex duct is code-legal but chokes the fan's effective CFM by 30-50%. Specify 6-inch galvanized rigid duct on the shortest possible run to the exterior wall or roof, and insulate the duct where it runs through unconditioned space to prevent condensation.
Radiant Floor Heating: Warmly Yours or Nuheat 240V Mats
A curbless wet room built without radiant floor heat is a bare-foot cold-shock experience in a Westchester January. Radiant is essentially non-negotiable at the 2026 Westchester spec level.
Warmly Yours TempZone Flex Roll 240V — 12-15 W/sq ft, dedicated 20-amp GFCI circuit, embedded in the tile-setter's thin-set bed on top of the KERDI or Wedi waterproofing. Sized to cover the entire finished floor including the shower zone (only the drain trench and the toilet flange are cut around).
Nuheat SunTouch or Schluter DITRA-HEAT — Comparable systems; DITRA-HEAT includes an integrated uncoupling membrane that doubles as crack isolation. Preferred when the tile-setter is already using DITRA for large-format porcelain over plywood subfloor.
Nest Learning Thermostat or Warmly Yours nSpire Touch Controller — Program a wake-up warm-floor cycle 45 minutes before the alarm; heat drops back to a 65°F floor temperature during the day. Energy cost is $18-$32 per month during heating season for a 90-square-foot bath.
Dedicated 20-Amp 240V GFCI Circuit — Radiant mats above 20 sq ft require dedicated circuits; a 90-square-foot bath may need two circuits with the mats wired in parallel. Confirm with the electrician before the drywall goes up.
Aging-in-Place Blocking: 2x10 at 34-38 Inches AFF
The single highest-ROI future-proofing move on a 2026 Westchester curbless bath is solid 2x10 blocking behind every wall in the wet zone, centered at 34-38 inches AFF. This adds roughly $250-$450 to the framing budget and makes it trivial to add ADA-compliant grab bars, fold-down teak seats, or wall-mount handshowers at any point in the future without opening tile.
The 2026 specification:
1. 2x10 solid blocking between all wall studs in the wet zone. Centered at 36 inches AFF, extending 24 inches vertically (so the block runs from 24 inches AFF to 48 inches AFF).
2. Additional blocking at 42-48 inches AFF for a vertical grab bar at the shower entry.
3. Blocking behind the toilet at 33 inches AFF for a horizontal safety rail.
4. Blocking behind the tub at 30 inches AFF for a tub-transfer bar.
Document the blocking locations on the framing shop drawing and photograph before insulation. Twenty years from now, when a homeowner or an occupational therapist decides a grab bar is needed, the installer will thank the original GC.
Tile Format, Slip Safety, and DCOF 0.60 Compliance
The tile floor in a curbless wet room must satisfy two requirements simultaneously: it must slope 1/4-inch per foot toward the drain without visible lippage, and it must have a Dynamic Coefficient of Friction (DCOF) of 0.60 or higher per ANSI A326.3 for wet-zone code compliance.
Recommended 2026 Formats:
24 × 24-inch textured porcelain, R11 rated (DIN 51130) — The default for Westchester primary baths. Large format reads clean and continuous; R11 texture provides positive traction bare-foot; can be laid over a one-way linear-drain slope without compound-pitch lippage.
12 × 24-inch textured porcelain, R10-R11 rated — Slightly smaller format for baths where the 24 × 24 grid reads too large. Sold as a "cover-most-scenarios" workhorse by Ann Sacks, Artistic Tile, and Waterworks.
2 × 2 or 3 × 3-inch matte porcelain mosaic — Only for shower-zone floors, not the room floor. The many grout lines add slip resistance and let the tile-setter follow tight compound slopes around drains and benches. Do not extend into the dry zone — the grout-line density reads busy against a larger-format continuous floor.
24 × 48-inch large-format porcelain — Correct for full-wet-room baths where the linear drain runs the full length of one wall and the slope is genuinely one-directional. Requires an experienced tile-setter and Laticrete 254 Platinum modified thin-set.
Never Use: Polished marble in the wet zone (DCOF typically 0.35-0.45, fails code and is dangerously slick when wet); polished porcelain (same); glass mosaic on the floor (DCOF too low); anything above 24 × 48 without a mockup and pre-approval from the tile-setter.
Grout: Epoxy or High-Performance Cementitious
Standard sanded cementitious grout is porous, will absorb every color of body wash, and will discolor within 12 months in a wet room. The 2026 Westchester specification is either:
Laticrete SpectraLOCK PRO Premium Epoxy Grout — Fully waterproof, stain-immune, color-stable for the life of the floor. Slightly higher cost per pound and requires a tile-setter comfortable with epoxy application (working time is 60-90 minutes vs. 4 hours for cementitious). The default 2026 spec for the shower zone.
MAPEI Ultracolor Plus FA or Laticrete PermaColor Select — High-performance cementitious grout with polymer additives; not fully waterproof but color-stable and stain-resistant. Correct for the dry-zone floor where full epoxy is overkill.
Grout color match to the tile is 2026 standard; contrasting grout is a 2018 look and dates the whole room.
Realistic Installed Cost for a 2026 Westchester Curbless Wet Room
Costs vary significantly by size, complexity, glass height, and fixture selection. Realistic 2026 Westchester ranges:
Cost by Configuration (all in, excluding vanity and toilet):
- Guest-bath curbless conversion, 5 × 8 footprint, KERDI-LINE 40-inch drain, single-panel glass, standard fixtures: $22,000-$32,000
- Primary bath curbless single-wall wet zone, 10 × 12 footprint, Wedi shower walls, KERDI-LINE 60-inch drain, low-iron 90-inch return panel, Kohler Real Rain + Grohe Rapido: $32,000-$48,000
- Primary bath full wet room, 12 × 14 footprint, hybrid pan-plus-mud-bed, Infinity Drain FCS 72-inch, floor-to-ceiling glass, Waterworks fixtures, radiant floor: $48,000-$78,000
- Steam-generator addition (Mr. Steam MS400EC1 or ThermaSol PROII-395): $6,000-$12,000 with dedicated 240V circuit and duct penetration
Add to any of the above:
- Warmly Yours or Nuheat radiant floor throughout: $2,400-$4,800
- Aging-in-place solid blocking package: $250-$450
- Panasonic WhisperGreen 150 CFM humidistat exhaust with rigid duct: $850-$1,400
- 2x10 joist sistering for trench drain drop: $600-$1,600
- Body-spray package (three Waterworks Aero jets + valves): $3,200-$5,800
Common Westchester Installation Mistakes
Field-level and specification-level mistakes that show up on Westchester curbless projects — and how to avoid them:
- Using a center domed drain on a curbless install — Forces four-way slope, creates a visible bowl, cracks large-format tile. Specify linear trench, always.
- Cutting the waterproofing envelope short — 6 feet horizontal, 48 inches vertical on wet-adjacent walls, ceiling on the shower walls. Below-code installers will try to save $400 in KERDI; the leak repair costs $12,000.
- Insufficient exhaust CFM — 50 CFM fans wired to the light switch are a mold guarantee. Specify 110-150 CFM humidistat-triggered.
- Standard tempered glass instead of low-iron — Green tint reads on any panel above 84 inches. Pay the $800-$1,600 upgrade.
- Skipping aging-in-place blocking — A $250 add now is a $4,000 retrofit later (open the tile, add blocking, reset).
- Radiant floor without the drain zone covered — Cold spot at the trench is uncomfortable. Route the mat around the trench with no more than 4 inches of dead zone.
- Standard cementitious grout in the shower zone — Will discolor. Specify Laticrete SpectraLOCK PRO epoxy.
- Rushing the pre-sloped pan installation — Foam pans require full thinset coverage on the subfloor and cannot be shimmed; a hollow spot will crack the tile above it in 6-18 months.
- Skipping the framing-stage drop for the trench — Retrofitting the subfloor drop after drywall is 3× the cost. Plan it before the plumber roughs in.
Tile-Setter, Plumber & Waterproofing-Contractor Vetting Checklist
Before signing a contract:
- Request photos of at least three completed curbless linear-drain installations from the last 24 months.
- Confirm the tile-setter is Schluter-certified or Wedi-certified — both companies maintain training programs and installer directories.
- Confirm the plumber has installed the specific linear drain being specified (KERDI-LINE, Infinity Drain FCS, or QuickDrain).
- Confirm the shop drawing shows the subfloor drop, the drain location and trap-arm routing, the waterproofing envelope extent, and the aging-in-place blocking locations.
- Confirm a mockup or reference-project walkthrough — every reputable Westchester curbless installer has a live installation to visit.
- Confirm the framing detail with the GC before subfloor closure; the drop is not something that can be added later.
- Confirm the humidistat-triggered exhaust is on a dedicated circuit and rated for continuous operation.
- Confirm the warranty terms — a 10-year waterproofing warranty on the KERDI or Wedi envelope is standard in 2026 for high-end Westchester installers.
Design & Selection at Vega Kitchen & Bath
At our 5,500-square-foot showroom in White Plains, we keep two live curbless wet-room mockups on the floor — one with a Schluter KERDI-LINE trench and Wedi board walls, one with an Infinity Drain FCS trench and a Laticrete HYDRO BAN full-envelope build — so clients can walk into the shower footprint, feel the slope under bare feet, and see how the frameless glass reads at 90 inches vs. 108 inches. Every primary-bath project starts with a free 3D consultation where the shower configuration, drain selection, waterproofing envelope, radiant, and aging-in-place blocking are worked out before the framer picks up a hammer.
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