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Buyer Beware: 5 Details about Shower Curbs You’ll Ignore at Your Own Risk

By Mike Foti on November 17, 2020. 9 Comments

OK – this topic isn’t sexy and will win me Z-E-R-O ‘style points.’ I’m going to talk about problems with shower curbs (AKA shower thresholds). In case you haven’t thought one (or even two) iotas (whatever iotas are) about shower curbs, I’ll give you a few reasons you need to pay attention to them. Reason... Continue reading

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10 Common DIY Shower Remodeling Mistakes (and practical strategies to avoid them)

By Mike Foti on August 4, 2020. 6 Comments

The road to a problem-filled DIY shower remodeling project is ALWAYS paved with good intentions. You plan to save money. You plan to design a shower which stands the test of time (and any twists and turns in your family’s lives). You plan to add style and get rid of the nastiness which IS your shower... Continue reading

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How to Compare a Custom Tile Shower Pan to a Solid Surface Pan

By Mike Foti on July 21, 2020. 6 Comments

While few people would argue a shower pan isn’t the sexiest part of a bathroom remodel, even fewer would argue (especially if they’ve dealt with a leak or hate, hate, hate grout maintenance) it isn’t important or doesn’t impact how much they like (or don’t like) their bathroom. A shower pan is the... Continue reading

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How much do custom and standard-sized cultured marble and granite shower pans cost?

By Mike Foti on June 9, 2020. 6 Comments

So, you’re sick and tired of regrouting your tile shower pan or worried your dingy fiberglass pan is ready to crack any day now. You’re looking for a better alternative. You want one with these benefits: You KNOW it won’t crack. You KNOW it won’t ‘bring you to your knees’ (literally) to clean tile... Continue reading

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9 FAQ’s about Solid Surface or Cultured Stone Shower Pans

By Mike Foti on January 20, 2020. 11 Comments

Updated June 14, 2020 Finding a grout free shower pan which won’t fade, crack or can work in an odd shaped space isn’t easy. I can tell you this. Homeowners HATE, HATE, HATE grout, yet still feel like they get ‘stuck’ with a shower pan with teeny-tiny grout joints they must maintain day after day... Continue reading

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9 Dumb Mistakes You Can Avoid Choosing a Custom Shower Pan

By Mike Foti on December 10, 2019. 14 Comments

Unless you’re a remodeling contractor, buying a custom shower pan is a once-in-a-lifetime experience (or you might say, chore). However, here’s the problem. Making the wrong choice can not only be dangerous to your pocketbook but could cause you to ‘spring a leak’ into the floor below. If this happens,... Continue reading

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7 Ideas for a Multi-Generational Bathroom You Won’t Mind Sharing with Your Crazy Family

By Mike Foti on November 26, 2019. Leave a Comment

A multi-generational family evolves Mom’s mobility isn’t what it used to be. She has begrudgingly moved in with you. Then 2 months later your 20-something son Brandon decided to ‘re-enroll’ in college. To afford school he’s looking to ‘boomerang’ back to your house. While you had to say yes, you’re... Continue reading

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Grout Problems? Here’s 7 Foolproof Ideas to Eliminate Them from Your Bathroom

By Mike Foti on November 12, 2019. 8 Comments

Dark stains and mold ‘greet’ you in your morning shower. You ‘get to’ mix up another crazy ‘brew’ of baking soda, hydrogen peroxide and oxygenated bleach to try cleaning the dirt and yuckiness (not a word, but I’m using it anyway) from your shower and bathroom tile walls. You feel like you’re in 10th... Continue reading

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5 1/2 Rookie Mistakes DIY’ers Make Remodeling a Shower (and how to prevent them from happening to you)

By Mike Foti on October 14, 2019. 6 Comments

The saga of a DIY shower remodeling job gone wrong It sounded like a good idea in the beginning. You were determined to save money. Everyone knows you’re a bit frugal (OK – if we’re being downright real, you’re more than a bit cheap – saving money is practically religion for you). So, you took on... Continue reading

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9 Reasons You Shouldn’t Build a Tile Shower

By Mike Foti on September 23, 2019. 78 Comments

Updated January 28, 2023 OK – I’m not writing this to take down the tile industry, and I’m certainly not arrogant enough to think this post has that kind of power. However, I’ve been on the receiving end of countless homeowners (and even bathroom remodeling contractors) calls who are ‘sick and tired’... Continue reading

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