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5 Compelling Reasons You Need to Eliminate Your Shower Pan Threshold

By Mike Foti on April 1, 2017. 39 Comments

Updated January 12, 2019 Figuring out the right shower pan to use can be a pain. Do you get a traditional shower base with a 4 to 5” step over curb? Would a low-profile curb (which is 1 ½” tall) be the ticket or would it allow water to spill out onto the bathroom floor? Could you ditch the shower... Continue reading

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7 Awesome Tips to Accessorize your Solid Surface Shower Kit

By Mike Foti on March 25, 2017. 2 Comments

Updated March 16, 2019 As Marilyn told me when she stopped into our showroom. “Mike this isn’t my first shower rodeo. When we were younger (yes, my hair was darker) Bill and I bought a fixer-upper special as our first house. The existing shower was a mess. We visited the guy in the orange smock... Continue reading

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5 inspiring tips you must know to endure a bathroom remodel

By Mike Foti on March 17, 2017. Leave a Comment

Updated March 16, 2019 Do you sometimes think taking on a bathroom remodel is something you must endure more than it’s something you’ll love doing? I’m sure Tami of Agoura Hills, California certainly had these thoughts during her journey (along with her husband Todd) to redo a way-too-small bathroom... Continue reading

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5 1/2 Critical Tips You Need to Successfully Trim a Shower Window

By Mike Foti on March 11, 2017. Leave a Comment

Acrylic window trim around a glass block window Updated January 27, 2019 Isn’t the window in your shower a pain in the butt? I bet you’ve asked yourself on more than one occasion, “why the heck did a builder put a see-through window smack dab in the middle of our shower? Was the guy who built... Continue reading

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A vacation home bathroom remodel can transform you to a peaceful state

By Mike Foti on March 2, 2017. Leave a Comment

Updated March 16, 2019 If your schedule is like mine it’s crazy. You’re personally joined at the hip to your cell phone. Work demands are well…too demanding. You feel (at times) you’re short-changing your family and friends. You know loving others is all that really matters. At this point you may... Continue reading

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5 reasons you don’t want to build a glass block shower without a plan

By Mike Foti on February 25, 2017. 12 Comments

Updated February 10, 2019 Marilyn called me in tears. She said, “Mike, my glass block shower has become a nightmare. These idiot contractors don’t know what they’re doing. The grout joints are lousy, the shower pan and walls don’t match up. Can you help me?” I wish I could tell you this was... Continue reading

How to design a shower your woman will love (written by a man) - Innovate Building Solutions

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How to design a shower your woman will love (written by a guy)

By Mike Foti on February 16, 2017. 2 Comments

Updated March 16, 2019 I know I’m stepping on unsteady ground here writing an article about shower designs a woman would love (since I’m a guy!). While I’m not crazy enough to dish out marriage advice. I won’t tell you how to improve your listening skills so your wife won’t get mad at you (I sometimes... Continue reading

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7 tricks to turn your tub into an amazing walk in shower

By Mike Foti on February 10, 2017. 8 Comments

Updated December 10, 2023 Are you afraid when friends ask to use your bathroom? Worried they might peak behind your dated pink shower curtain and see the “gunked up” (not sure that’s a word) tile grout and rusted cast iron tub which lurks in this dark spooky alcove space you get to “enjoy”... Continue reading

Personal Reflections from Mike

My circumstances don’t define me! 8 reflections from my heart.

By Mike Foti on February 4, 2017. 6 Comments

Warning This post is about learning from life’s circumstances, it’s not going to help you with your home remodeling project – but it could help you with (what I’ll call) “personal remodeling!” It happened again…. another fateful Saturday morning run I’ll admit it right up front – I’ve got an obsession... Continue reading

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5 Critical Facts to Get A Higher Return on Your Remodeling Dollars Now

By Mike Foti on January 28, 2017. 2 Comments

Updated March 16, 2019 Do you struggle with where to start first when it comes to remodeling or fixing up your home? Does your home resemble The Money Pit from the 1986 movie with Tom Hanks and Shelly Long? If you were taking a multiple-choice quiz about what need to be done at your home would you... Continue reading