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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

Stylish bath and shower accessories you need dont pull your hair out | Innovate Building Solutions | #StylishBathroom #ShowerAccessories #BathroomRemodel #InnovateInsights

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9 Stylish Bath and Shower Product Ideas You Need So You Won’t Want to Pull Your Hair Out Anymore

By Mike Foti on December 3, 2019. Leave a Comment

You can complain about it, but you can’t avoid it. You may be asking, what is ‘it?’ ‘It’ is your cramped bathroom which makes you want to pull your hair out. It’s makeup you’re rustling through drawers to find. Its towels jammed into your linen closet. It’s grab bars which belong in your local hospital... 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

Grout Problems and how to fix them | Innovate Building Solutions | #GroutProblems #TileShower #GroutJoints #bathroomremodel

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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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15 Things Smart Bathroom Remodelers Never Do

By Mike Foti on November 5, 2019. 7 Comments

I know what a pain it is finding a bathroom remodeling contractor. As a matter of fact, I talked to a homeowner this week who said the wait time for a reputable contractor in her town was 2 years! Wow – 2 years, that’s crazy! However, whether you’re doing a complete gut and bathroom redo or a makeover... Continue reading

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9 Questions You Must Ask Before Choosing a Waterproof Shower Wall Panel System

By Mike Foti on October 29, 2019. 19 Comments

Updated July 9, 2023 So, you’ve had it up to here (wherever ‘here’ is at) with your nasty brown or moldy tile grout joints or dingy yellowed fiberglass one-piece shower surround. You’ve decided a waterproof shower or bathroom wall panel system is the way to go. However, the more you’ve compared what’s... Continue reading

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13 1/2 Frequently Asked Questions about Glass Block Basement and Bathroom Windows You Need to Know

By Mike Foti on October 22, 2019. 14 Comments

The Fall cold snap has arrived. If you’ve stepped into your freezing-cold cast iron tub/shower this morning you know I speak the truth. Conversely, if you’re not ‘enjoying’ your drafty, ‘spooky-spider-infested’ basement windows when you’re doing laundry, I bet you’d be glad to have new windows. You’ve... Continue reading

Rookie mistakes diyers make remodeling a shower | Innovate Building Solutions | #DIYShower #RemodelingShower #BathroomRemodel

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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

How to compare Kohler Choreograph vs. Fibo Laminated Shower and Tub Wall Panels | Innovate Building Solutions | #KohlerProducts #BathroomProducts #Laminatewallpanels #GroutFreePanels

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How to Compare Kohler Choreograph to Fibo Laminate Shower and Tub Wall Panels

By Mike Foti on October 7, 2019. 24 Comments

Updated November 13, 2020 Important Annoucement: In late August 2020 Kohler decided to stop selling the Choreograph brand grout free wall panels direct to the public . Deciding on the right shower and tub wall panels is tough enough, but it becomes ‘doubly-difficult’ when the two systems you’re... 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