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

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

New Glass block Wall Ideas to Add Impact to Your Home | Innovate Building Solutions | #GlassBlock #GlassBlockShower #GlassBlockWallIdeas

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5 New Glass Block Wall Ideas to Add Impact to Your House

By Mike Foti on May 21, 2018. 4 Comments

Updated March 23, 2019 Glass block walls are so 80’s. Glass block walls are a pain in the *** to install. Glass block walls only fit in art-deco designs. These comments USED TO BE true. This product has evolved from the clunky, wavy, monotonous 8” x 8” x 4” block stacked on top another. The... Continue reading

Condo Design Ideas for a Space Built Around You | Innovate Building Solutions | #GlassBlockDesign #GlassBlockWall #GlassBlock

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5 Condo Design Ideas for A Space Built Around You!

By Mike Foti on May 14, 2018. Leave a Comment

Updated March 23, 2019 Are you entering a stage in life where your current suburban home, or active senior community, just doesn’t fit the lifestyle or mix of neighbors you want? Are you kicking the curb (pun intended) on condo living, but aren’t completely sold it’s a fit for you? Are you... Continue reading

5 Fashion Forward Glass Block Designs You Need to Try | Innovate Building Solutions | #GlassBlockDesign #ColorGlassBlock #ShowerGlassBlock

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5 Fashion-Forward Glass Block Designs You Need to Try Right Now

By Mike Foti on March 2, 2018. Leave a Comment

Updated March 23, 2019 “Glass block designs are BORING, Melissa said to me. Aren’t those the things used in basement and bathroom windows and old commercial buildings for security? Why would you even THINK (she practically shouted out to me) I would put those inside my new loft?” Melissa... Continue reading

The Lazy Person’s Guide to Save on Building a Glass Block Shower Wall | Innovate Building Solutions | #GlassBlock #ShowerWall #BathroomRemodel

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The Lazy Person’s Guide to Save Time, Money & Aggravation Building a Glass Block Shower

By Mike Foti on January 26, 2018. 2 Comments

Updated March 23, 2019 You’ve never done a glass block shower before. Your contractor has never done a glass block shower before either. Your local suppliers are clueless about the product. You’re not really a lazy person, but you only have so much time left in your crazy-busy day to figure... Continue reading

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5 Simple Tricks to Design a Walk in Shower for a Tiny Bathroom

By Mike Foti on December 15, 2017. 22 Comments

Updated January 2, 2022 You’re strolling through Pinterest enjoying a rare quiet moment on your den computer. You feel bathroom envy bubbling up. Your mind starts to wander. You think about expansive luxury walk in showers, separate free-standing bathtubs, and beautiful chandeliers gracing... Continue reading

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5 Cutting-Edge Ideas to Use 3D Textured Designs in Your Home Today

By Mike Foti on December 9, 2017. Leave a Comment

Updated March 19, 2019 If you’ve decided to build a new home – or remodel an existing one – you’re probably motivated by the words of famous TV chef Emeril Lagasse to “kick it up a notch.” Out with – boring, old, ugly, stained, chipped countertops, walls, ceiling, showers and enclosures. You want... Continue reading

5 little known tips for building glass block walk in shower for the first time | Innovate Building Solutions

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5 Little Known Tips to Build a Glass Block Walk in Shower for the First Time

By Mike Foti on November 11, 2017. 2 Comments

Updated March 17, 2019 Can you remember being the new kid of the block? How about starting your first job as a green-behind-the-ears (OK – maybe there wasn’t moss growing behind your ears) 16-year-old? Trying out for the football or basketball team and the other kids were so much BIGGER than... Continue reading

Solid surface vs a Ready for tile shower pan - The Ultimate Showdown | Innovate Building Solutions

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Solid Surface vs. Ready for Tile Shower Pans – The Ultimate Showdown

By Mike Foti on November 4, 2017. 14 Comments

Updated June 14, 2020 If you’re looking to do a standard (or custom) sized shower pan and want something nicer than the cheap generic plastic white styles at your big box store it can be hard to figure out what option is best. Two popular alternatives in upgraded shower bases vs. fiberglass are solid... Continue reading

7 things you can do to add color and inspiration to a shower enclosure | Innovate Building Solutions

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7 things you can do to add inspiration, color and “personopoly” to your shower

By Mike Foti on October 14, 2017. 4 Comments

Updated March 17, 2019 B.K. (before kids), I dreamed of owning a fire-engine red 2- seater convertible Mercedes sportscar. I can see myself speeding down the highway with my wife Rose without a care in the world (hey – this guy in the picture below even looks a bit like me!). from... Continue reading

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