December 2013 - Innovate Building Solutions Blog - Home Remodeling, Design Ideas & Advice

Alessa 60 x 36 acrylic shower base with Platinum series glass enclosure - one wall system

Bathroom Remodeling

Introducing a Luxury Acrylic Shower Base Line with an Innovative Bench Seat

By Mike Foti on December 26, 2013. 8 Comments

Allessa 60 x 32 luxury acrylic shower base with a bench seat built in Updated March 2, 2019 If you’re looking for an innovative, space-saving and function-enhancing acrylic shower base you need to look no further. The new line of Alessa and Urbana shower bases combine the benefits of using 1, 2 or... Continue reading

Glass Block

Etched Glass Block – Creating a Personalized Window, Wall or Gift

By Mike Foti on December 20, 2013. 1 Comment

Question: How can I make a unique glass block window, shower wall or gift which is personalized? Answer: Use etched glass blocks. Etched Tree Mural in a Glass Block Shower wall Using a laser etching process it is possible to transfer high resolutions images onto the surface of a glass block to make... Continue reading

Glass Block

Glass Block Showers – 7 Reasons to Choose a Ready for Tile Base

By Mike Foti on December 17, 2013. 6 Comments

Glass block shower with a ready for tile shower base When Ric and Cyndi Barrera in DublinOhio were looking to add a walk in glass block shower that would leave them enough room for a therapeutic soaking tub Ed Latorre from Truberry Custom Homes (their builder) began to research options in shower... Continue reading

Glass Block Windows

Egress and Glass Block Windows provide the solution for an apartment building in Columbus Ohio

By Mike Foti on December 11, 2013. Leave a Comment

What do you do when you need security, energy efficiency and egress all in the same basement window openings? Such was the challenge facing Richardson Rentals for their apartment building in the Worthington area of Columbus Ohio. The solution (developed by the Columbus Glass Block division of Innovate... Continue reading

Bathroom Remodeling

5 New Options in Acrylic Shower Bases

By Mike Foti on December 6, 2013. Leave a Comment

Round acrylic “arc” base with sliding glass doors The advantages of acrylic shower bases are many. They don’t yellow (like fiberglass), are warm to the touch and cost effective, easy to clean and non-porous to name a few. With all of these advantages though acrylic bases have not traditionally... Continue reading

Month: December 2013

Introducing a Luxury Acrylic Shower Base Line with an Innovative Bench Seat

Etched Glass Block – Creating a Personalized Window, Wall or Gift

Glass Block Showers – 7 Reasons to Choose a Ready for Tile Base

Egress and Glass Block Windows provide the solution for an apartment building in Columbus Ohio

5 New Options in Acrylic Shower Bases