News from the Block, Innovate Building Solutions Blog
News from the Block, Innovate Building Solutions Blog
Bathroom, Kitchen, Basement Design & Remodeling Ideas for the Nicest Home or Business on the Block
Bathroom, Kitchen, Basement Design & Remodeling Ideas for the Nicest Home or Business on the Block

Category: Glass Block Shower

Glass block showers are a mystery to many people. This group of articles will help you design, sell, budget and buy glass block showers which are not only more cost-effective, but more stylish as well.

A DIY glass block shower experience made possible with Egyptian Pyramid building ingenuity - Innovate Building Solutions

A DIY glass block shower experience made possible with Egyptian pyramid building ingenuity

  You may be wondering, “What does building a glass block shower have in common with Egyptian pyramids?” That would be a logical question. Sometime when you take on a custom shower project with heavy materials (in this case a beefy solid surface shower base and custom prebuilt glass block shower... Continue reading

5 glass block shower wall installation mistakes to avoid like the plague | Innovate Building Solutions

5 mistakes (to avoid like the plague) building a glass block shower wall

  Updated April 19, 2020 Do you get an idea in your head and are determined to do it despite the naysayers all around you? When you came up with the idea for the glass block walk in shower the doubters came out in force. Here’s some of the “input” from the doubters you’re already had to put up with: Why... Continue reading

DIY bathroom remodeling 6 words of wisdom from Dad to pull you through | Innovate Building Solutions

DIY Bathroom Remodeling – 6 Words of Wisdom from Dad You Need to Pull You Through

  Updated March 16, 2019 George Vickroy said to me, “Mike this was the hardest DIY remodeling project I’ve ever done, but I’m getting so much more than I expected back from it!” Doing a DIY bathroom remodeling project can be a pain. Plumbing, electrical, drywall, heating, heavy materials you’ve... Continue reading

Glass blocks and glass bricks what's hot and what's not about them - Innovate Building Solutions

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

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

Pros and Cons of a Walk in Shower

The Pros and Cons of a Walk in Shower – The Untold Story

Updated January 26, 2019 The walk in shower – are you a fan or a foe? Who knew a type of shower could be such a hotly debated topic, but I’ve seen people struggle big-time on the merits of whether to use a door or doorless shower design. Unfortunately- like most things in life – there is no one right... Continue reading