Has anyone installed a no curb tile shower in a remodeled bathroom? If so how did you handle the shower pan and drain heights translating out into the rest of the bathroom. The top of the shower drain plus the required slope translates out to 3 inches off the subfloor. My guess is that you would chow out the joists the required depth in the shower area in order to have a seamless transition from the shower to the rest of the bathroom.
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FH had an article on such a bathroom.
It was a shower bath with the stall that had an offset wall.
You walked in and around a wall with the shower on the other side.
I realize my description of this setup doesn't make much sense but I've been wanting such a shower stall since I read the article several years ago. There is no curb and no curtain.
Sand,
Remember that those joists are that dimension for a reason. While cutting the joist is an option it does not end there. You must make that are sound by adding support below the joists or sistering the joists with a stronger material. Perhaps steel or lvl's. That additional support should span from both bearing points of the original joists(now butchered) joists. In fact consulting a engineer might be a good idea. Anything less could result in structural failure or in the least cause flexing. That flexing in turn could cause your mud base to crack which could cause failure of your pan liner. Finally your tile(<---assuming) would crack. But I could be wrong.
MNA