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How to Compare a Glass Block Shower to a Glass Shower Door System

By Mike Foti on March 14, 2022. 4 Comments

Choosing the right glass shower system for your bath remodel or new home can be tough…. especially if this is your first time researching this project. And if you’re still debating between a glass block shower and an enclosure with a glass shower door I completely understand if you’ve not been able... Continue reading

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How to use glass block sizes and shapes for a creative walk-in shower

By Mike Foti on April 6, 2021. 2 Comments

Your glass shower walls today aren’t attractive. Ok, that’s the ‘politically correct’ term for saying they’re disgusting. Your shower doors are a pain to clean and hard to operate. And with your spouse’s limited mobility you’re worried about the tall step over curb being a trip hazard. You’ve come... Continue reading

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Project Spotlight: Restoring a Historic Bank into a Boutique Hotel & Event Center

By Mike Foti on October 20, 2020. Leave a Comment

Your passion, creativity and purpose DOES NOT have to stop when you retire When I interviewed Todd Stine, owner of The Bank, a 1923 former-bank building restored into a Boutique Hotel & Event Center, the words of a friend of mine and my wife Rose kept ringing in my ears. You see our friend Bob... Continue reading

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Pros and Cons of a Glass Block Shower

By Mike Foti on October 6, 2020. 16 Comments

If I’m being honest I’ve had a ton of conversations (and sales) of glass block shower systems since I got into the business in 1985 (and before you jump to the conclusion I’m OLD- I’ll tell you I started at the age of 9). OK – I’m lying about starting at the age of 9. However, here’s one thing I can... Continue reading

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How to Get a Bathroom Remodel Which is Built Around You

By Mike Foti on July 7, 2020. 2 Comments

Have you ever had a vision of a fabulous bathroom remodel inspired by binge-clicking through Pinterest and Houzz? Then you invited potential contractors into your home. You were so excited. Then they proceeded to throw cold water on your vision with statements like these: Statement #1 – Lady, we’re... Continue reading

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How much does a prefabricated glass block walk in shower wall cost?

By Mike Foti on April 14, 2020. 22 Comments

If I’ve been asked this question once, I’ve been asked it tens of thousands of time (after all it seems like I’ve been leading a company which fabricates, ships nationwide and installs glass blocks since Moses was a boy – or at least since 1985 to be exact). That question is…. “So, Mike, how much... Continue reading

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7 Biggest Blunders with Walk in Showers (and How to Avoid Them)

By Mike Foti on March 29, 2019. 31 Comments

Updated October 24, 2021 Lisa was excited to tell me when she was on vacation, she experienced the neatest thing in the bathroom or her contemporary hotel room. It was a curbless, doorless walk in shower. It didn’t have a flimsy shower door to clean (like her tired bathroom at home). It was safer... Continue reading

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5 Myths about Glass Block Showers Which Seriously Need to Die

By Mike Foti on March 22, 2019. 4 Comments

Maybe I’ve been in the glass block shower business for too long. I’ve been doing this since 1985 and started at the age of 11 (OK – I’m lying, but I’m going with it to protect my tender, not-so-young age). When you’ve been doing something for a long time you hear a lot of misconceptions, assumptions... Continue reading

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7 Steps to Create a Contemporary Bathroom Which is Easy to Clean

By Mike Foti on December 20, 2018. 2 Comments

Updated March 24, 2019 If your bathroom is stuck in a Brady Bunch (or worse yet, Leave it to Beaver) time warp, I totally understand your pain. Here is a small sampling of the problems I hear from customers and see on project sites: Little mosaic tiles on your shower floor which look... Continue reading

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7 Secrets about Glass Block Shower Walls Your Contractor Doesn’t Want You to Know

By Mike Foti on November 8, 2018. 1 Comment

Updated March 24, 2019 You’ve finally gotten a hold of Pauly Path-Of-Least-Resistance, President of Krazy Cool Contracting Inc. You’ve set up a Free in-home estimate for next Thursday. Your goal of upgrading the bathroom for you and your husband Bill – now that your 3 kids are (almost) out... Continue reading

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