Hope and pray isn't good engineering.

I mean, if you've done it right, water shouldn't ever be where you don't want it.

Somewhat related, but can someone explain the difference between the two?

That is fantastic news.

Concrete countertops get a bad rap.

I really want to do this, but everyone online says upkeep is a nightmare. What's been your real world experience?

I need a sanity check. I'm about to redo this bathroom:

Master bath

I have some reno experience, as I just tore out a bunch of the guest bath. However, the shower is perplexing me, particularly the shower door.

It seems like a nightmare (for someone with limited experience) trying to get a corner enclosure ordered and installed with that knee wall there. Instead, I was thinking of building up the knee wall to just above the height of the tiles. That way, I only need a single side glass enclosure. After that, I'm going to put up some of those waterproof panels. While they're not amazing, I personally have a deep-seated hatred of grout.

Since that light in the background is the only one in the room, and the removal of the knee wall glass will make the shower darker, I'll be adding a new light over the shower as well.

Does all this make sense, particularly with the shower door?

Wait, is it actual popcorn or mud? I see a lot of people call things popcorn (ie the Styrofoam stuff) when its actually mud.

My house was built in the 90s and used mud for a popcorn-like effect. If that's the case, just skim coat it and move on. If you try to remove it, you'll end up damaging a bunch of the drywall and have to skim coat it anyway.

That's constructive.