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5 inspiring tips you must know to endure a bathroom remodel

By Mike Foti on March 17, 2017. Leave a Comment

Updated March 16, 2019 Do you sometimes think taking on a bathroom remodel is something you must endure more than it’s something you’ll love doing? I’m sure Tami of Agoura Hills, California certainly had these thoughts during her journey (along with her husband Todd) to redo a way-too-small bathroom... Continue reading

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5 1/2 Critical Tips You Need to Successfully Trim a Shower Window

By Mike Foti on March 11, 2017. Leave a Comment

Acrylic window trim around a glass block window Updated January 27, 2019 Isn’t the window in your shower a pain in the butt? I bet you’ve asked yourself on more than one occasion, “why the heck did a builder put a see-through window smack dab in the middle of our shower? Was the guy who built... Continue reading

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A vacation home bathroom remodel can transform you to a peaceful state

By Mike Foti on March 2, 2017. Leave a Comment

Updated March 16, 2019 If your schedule is like mine it’s crazy. You’re personally joined at the hip to your cell phone. Work demands are well…too demanding. You feel (at times) you’re short-changing your family and friends. You know loving others is all that really matters. At this point you may... Continue reading

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5 reasons you don’t want to build a glass block shower without a plan

By Mike Foti on February 25, 2017. 12 Comments

Updated February 10, 2019 Marilyn called me in tears. She said, “Mike, my glass block shower has become a nightmare. These idiot contractors don’t know what they’re doing. The grout joints are lousy, the shower pan and walls don’t match up. Can you help me?” I wish I could tell you this was... Continue reading

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How to design a shower your woman will love (written by a guy)

By Mike Foti on February 16, 2017. 2 Comments

Updated March 16, 2019 I know I’m stepping on unsteady ground here writing an article about shower designs a woman would love (since I’m a guy!). While I’m not crazy enough to dish out marriage advice. I won’t tell you how to improve your listening skills so your wife won’t get mad at you (I sometimes... Continue reading

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7 tricks to turn your tub into an amazing walk in shower

By Mike Foti on February 10, 2017. 8 Comments

Updated December 10, 2023 Are you afraid when friends ask to use your bathroom? Worried they might peak behind your dated pink shower curtain and see the “gunked up” (not sure that’s a word) tile grout and rusted cast iron tub which lurks in this dark spooky alcove space you get to “enjoy”... Continue reading

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5 Critical Facts to Get A Higher Return on Your Remodeling Dollars Now

By Mike Foti on January 28, 2017. 2 Comments

Updated March 16, 2019 Do you struggle with where to start first when it comes to remodeling or fixing up your home? Does your home resemble The Money Pit from the 1986 movie with Tom Hanks and Shelly Long? If you were taking a multiple-choice quiz about what need to be done at your home would you... Continue reading

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5 Little Known Tips About Custom Shower Wall Panels

By Mike Foti on January 21, 2017. 12 Comments

Updated November 8, 2019 Custom shower wall panels are like a mysterious medical problem (note- I’m living this mystery right now as I’m in an Emergency Room Observation area while writing this post!). You’ve got to research, to poke around for the best options (while not necessarily accepting... Continue reading

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Glass blocks and glass bricks – what’s hot and what’s not today

By Mike Foti on January 12, 2017. 14 Comments

Updated January 27, 2019 Controversy and debate seems to follow glass blocks and glass bricks like a bad rash. Some people give them an enthusiastic Siskel and Ebert inspired two thumbs up. Others say – yuck – I wouldn’t put those 80’s glass blocks in my home if you gave them to me! As someone whose... Continue reading

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How to remodel an odd shaped custom shower enclosure

By Mike Foti on January 7, 2017. 1 Comment

Updated January 20, 2019 As your kids might have phrased it when they were younger (if they talked about shower enclosures…which would have been kind of strange), “Do you have the odd shaped shower from “H-E-double hockey sticks?” Do you think the person who designed this “gem” must have been on something... Continue reading

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