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Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Company-owned citations materially outnumber independent citations; do not describe company claims as independently verified.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Home Improvement Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-10-02 15:05:28.03485+00","research_date":"2026-10-02","source_snapshot_sha256":"355bea40ca8f0c3837910a3df3af847a483aed4d90c5ef1b6958453d26adccc3","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":43,"qualified_finalists":4,"ranking_unit":"Bathroom remodeling contractor or installer"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Tile Gurus is a good fit for a custom tile shower build, but only for homeowners inside its stated St. Louis County and St. Charles County, Missouri service area. Two of the seven platforms in this study named Tile Gurus during the ranking stage, and it finished third overall. The strongest reason to consider it is the company-described double-liner waterproofing system — a rubber liner plus a topical membrane — with water testing before tile and a lifetime shower-pan warranty . The main limitation is that nearly all evidence is company self-reported, pricing is not published, and…","target_buyer":"A homeowner commissioning a fully tiled shower built on site, where pan slope, waterproof membrane and niche detailing decide longevity.","topic":{"base_category":"Bathroom Remodeling","category_criteria":["shower pan construction","waterproof membrane systems","niche and bench detailing","project scope handled","waterproofing and tiling quality","fixture sourcing","timeline reliability","written estimate clarity","workmanship warranty","customer review strength"],"geography":"United States","slug":"best-custom-tile-shower-installation-companies","title":"Best Custom Tile Shower Installation Companies","use_case":"custom tile shower build"}}