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7 Secrets about glass block shower wall - contractor | Innovate Building Solutions #GlassBlock #GlassBlockShower #GlassBlockInstallation #ShowerRemodel

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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5 Home Improvement Projects You Need to Do Before the Snow Flies

By Mike Foti on September 11, 2018. Leave a Comment

Updated March 24, 2019 Home improvement projects can be sexy. Picture the laid-out Shaker-cabinet and granite countertop image you saw on Pinterest or in Better Homes and Gardens. Wouldn’t you just love entertaining in a kitchen like that? Home improvement projects can be the source of laughter….... Continue reading

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7 Creative High Privacy Bathroom Window Ideas (so you won’t be putting on a show for the neighbors)

By Mike Foti on August 24, 2018. 8 Comments

Updated March 24, 2019 Bathroom and shower windows are a blessing and a curse. They’re a blessing because they make your bathroom safer, light-filled and when opened give fresh air to keep moisture and mold away. They’re a curse because they ‘open you up’ (ready or not) to the world (or your... Continue reading

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11 Proven Ideas to Fix Your Small Cramped Bathroom

By Mike Foti on August 10, 2018. 6 Comments

Updated January 28, 2023 Does your bathroom only feel a tiny bit more spacious than the last time you had the ‘pleasure’ (sarcasm intended) of ‘taking care of business’ in an airplane bathroom? Instead of enjoying your shower you’re used to banging your elbows against the shower doors. Bumping... Continue reading

The research Queen Gets her glass block walk in shower | Innovate Building Solutions | #GlassBlockWall #GlassBlockDesign #LasVegasGlassBlock

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The ‘Research Queen’ Gets Her Glass Block Walk in Shower (Using 5 Easy Steps)

By Mike Foti on August 2, 2018. 2 Comments

Updated March 24, 2019 Educators are creative. They’re industrious. They pursue knowledge with reckless abandon. They’ll encourage you. They’ll give you feedback (whether you like it or not). They’ll throw in a dash of their personality to make sure you’re awake (and learning). Right now, you’re probably... Continue reading

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7 Deadly Sins of Building a Glass Block Shower

By Mike Foti on July 27, 2018. 12 Comments

Updated March 24, 2019 You know you’ve been ‘around the block’ a time or two when you’re on an appointment and the potential customer asks if the younger person with you on the call is your son. Yes – this really happened to me earlier this week. Of course, I joked and said I was going out to buy... Continue reading

5 Reason you should remodel your basement today | Innovate Building Soltuons | #ClevelandRemodeling #BasementRemodel #FinishedBasement

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Need cost effective space? It’s right under your feet!

By Mike Foti on July 13, 2018. 2 Comments

Updated March 24, 2019 Do these examples describe you? (Example #1) You’ve got a growing family and your ‘cute home’ is bursting at the seams. (Example #2) You’re an empty nester looking to add ‘fun spaces’ for hobbies and entertainment as you near retirement (you never thought you’d say the ‘r’ word).... Continue reading

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The 7 Biggest Blunders You Don’t Want to Make Choosing a Shower Pan

By Mike Foti on July 3, 2018. 30 Comments

Updated July 16, 2023 Since you’re reading this article you deserve a round of applause. Learning about shower pans is as sexy and ‘interesting’ as seeing your Mother in Law ‘attempting’ to look young with a skirt which is too short or pants which are too tight. Not a pretty picture. Certainly not... Continue reading

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7 Clear-Cut Reasons to Use a Prefabricated Glass Block Shower Wall Kit

By Mike Foti on June 21, 2018. 11 Comments

Updated March 23, 2019 I’m going to say it right up front. Glass block shower walls can be a pain in the butt to install. Here’s 3 facts I know to back up this statement: Fact #1 – It’s not the type of job you (or your contractor) do every day – Most people doing a glass block shower wall are embarking... Continue reading

Fun Ideas Using Glass To Jazz Up Your Outdoor Patio or Deck this Summer | Innovate Building Solutions | #GlassDeck #GlassFloors #OutdoorDecorations

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7 Fun Ideas Using Glass to Jazz Up Your Outdoor Patio or Deck this Summer

By Mike Foti on June 12, 2018. 3 Comments

Updated March 23, 2019 Here’s a question for you. What building material can do the following and still hold up? Be subjected to water continuously without rotting or rusting? Be set on fire, yet not burn up? Provide a structure to walk on, yet you can see through it? Gives the illusion of... Continue reading

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