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How to Design a Shower with a Pony Wall (knee wall or half wall)

By Mike Foti on April 1, 2025. Leave a Comment

Did your bathroom remodeling contractor suggest a pony wall for your shower and you thought, “What in the ‘Sam Adams’ are they talking about?” If so, you’re not alone. And to get you ‘in the know’ I’ll tell you right now what a pony wall is. Definition of a shower pony wall, half wall, or partition... Continue reading

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17 Frequently Asked Questions about Shower Replacement Kits you Need to Know so you DON’T WASTE MONEY!

By Mike Foti on March 24, 2025. Leave a Comment

Like so many decisions in life, with shower replacement kits, the more research you do, the more questions you uncover. And you need someone who is NOT a high pressure in-home sales rep looking to close the shower installation sale tonight, or a ‘wet-behind-the-ears’ clerk at a big-box home improvement... Continue reading

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How to Choose a Shower Seat …and NO They DO NOT Have to Look Geriatric!

By Mike Foti on March 17, 2025. Leave a Comment

If the words ‘shower seat’ make you think of ‘grandma’ and ‘geriatric’ you’re not alone. And if you Google ‘How to Choose a Shower Seat’ you’ll be overwhelmed with articles exploring choices in geriatric shower chairs. You’ll feel like you’re stuck in a continuous loop of a Life Alert commercial and... Continue reading

Opening Image - 7 Exciting Trends and Highlights from the 2025 Kitchen and Bath Industry and International Builders Show - Innovate Building Solutions, Bathroom Shower Remodeling, Bathroom Concept Trends, Shower Renovation Projects, KBIS Highlights

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7 Exciting Trends and Highlights from the 2025 Kitchen & Bath and International Builders Show

By Mike Foti on March 11, 2025. 5 Comments

Although Vegas ‘ain’t my town baby,’ (I don’t gamble, I don’t drink, and I left my big gold chains at home!) I still thoroughly enjoyed visiting the International Builders Show and Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas last week. It was just me – and 124,000 of my ‘best friends’ participating... Continue reading

Opening Image - How to Make a Barrier Free Shower NOT Look Institutional - Innovate Building Solutions, Barrier Free Shower Design, Shower Renovation Projects, Shower Remodeling Concepts, Walk In Shower Designs

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How to Make a Barrier Free Shower NOT Look Institutional or be a Pain To Maintain

By Mike Foti on March 4, 2025. Leave a Comment

If you’ve been shopping for an accessible, ADA, roll in, or barrier free shower, by now I’ll bet a ‘dollar to donuts’ (yes, that’s a weird saying I know) you’re used to seeing pictures of boring, white plastic shower systems. YUCK! And while these institutional-looking white systems will ‘work’ (and... Continue reading

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How to save money on a tub to shower conversion by using a shower consultant…for FREE!

By Mike Foti on February 25, 2025. Leave a Comment

If remodeling your bathroom is blowing your mind, you’re not alone. Every company wholesaling bathroom products, or contractor looking to install your tub to shower conversion, is desperately trying to convince you their solution is the ONE AND ONLY correct choice for you. And make no mistake about... Continue reading

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What are the biggest complaints about shower accessories – and how to make sure they don’t become YOUR problem ever again!

By Mike Foti on February 3, 2025. Leave a Comment

Shower accessories are often an overlooked and poorest performing part of a shower system. And when people realize their accessories are a pain in the rear, it’s usually too late to make changes (unless you call buying cheap plastic ‘add-ons’ from the Dollar store a solution!). So, if you’re remodeling... Continue reading

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How to help mom and dad get a safe shower

By Mike Foti on January 21, 2025. Leave a Comment

Maybe it’s your New Year’s resolution—or simply a must-do task you can’t put off any longer. You’ve decided it’s time to help mom and dad—or yourself—upgrade from an old bathtub to a safe, accessible roll-in or walk-in shower. This decision could be one of the smartest aging-in-place home improvements... Continue reading

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How to design a stylish age in place shower (with 10 secret tips from a guy old enough to need one!)

By Mike Foti on January 11, 2025. Leave a Comment

Ok, I’m going to admit it right up front. Although I joke about being a ‘dyslexic 46 year old who will continue jogging until his ‘wheels’ (‘er legs) fall off (and yes, I still run an hour a day) in actuality I’m not dyslexic. However, I am 64 years old and also a person who is a ‘prime candidate’... Continue reading

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Glass block showers – are they in or are they out?

By Mike Foti on January 6, 2025. Leave a Comment

I’ll start by telling you the cold, hard, facts. Here it goes. I’m a guy who leads a business which wholesales and installs glass blocks showers. And I’m also a guy who leads a business which wholesales and installs glass shower doors. And now for the big admission (and no, I’m NOT part of the celebrity... Continue reading