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What’s the warranty of your tile shower surround or grout free wall panels?

By Mike Foti on February 6, 2024. Leave a Comment

Have you ever been on the wrong end of a warranty claim? And if I’m a bettin’ man – which I’m not – I’d wager your answer is a resounding Y-E-S! Warranty claims – whether they’re for a custom tile shower or an appliance (and as you know refrigerators and dishwashers today ARE NOT built like they... Continue reading

Shower Accessory Trends – What’s in and what’s out?

By Mike Foti on January 30, 2024. Leave a Comment

Just like a dress is not complete without the right shoes and handbag, so a shower is not complete without the right shower accessories. Shower accessories which function poorly, look cheap, or are out of style will put a black eye on your new bathroom. So, if you’re wondering what’s hot, and what’s... Continue reading

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How to NOT DECREASE resale value with an age in place bathroom design

By Mike Foti on January 23, 2024. 2 Comments

Convincing your parents they NEED age in place bathroom modifications can be an uphill battle. None of us likes to think we have one iota less function than we used to have. However, the stats tell a different story. Over 14 million adults over 65 fall each year. This is 1 out of 4. And 80% of those... Continue reading

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13 Hot 2024 Bathroom Trends for a Stylish, Safe, AND Simple Bathroom (on a budget)

By Mike Foti on January 16, 2024. 2 Comments

Anyone can have a super-cool bathroom if they have unlimited funds. However, how can you have a trend-setting bathroom which stands the test of time and won’t look like Marcia, Jan, and Cindy’s bathroom in The Brady Bunch if you don’t have an unlimited budget? And most importantly, a bathroom which... Continue reading

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Modify or Move? Answering the aging in place question.

By Mike Foti on January 9, 2024. Leave a Comment

If you – or your parents – are like most people, aging is NOT a fun process (even though the 55+ community brochures make it look like a blast). And when you’re not as limber as you used to be (or medically ‘clicking on all cylinders’ like the old days), and navigating your home is more difficult,... Continue reading

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21 Sure-Fire Ideas to Save on an Installed Tub to Shower Conversion.

By Mike Foti on January 2, 2024. Leave a Comment

You know the time is NOW to convert your tub into a shower. And here’s a few reasons why: Every time your spouse is ‘attempting’ to climb into the tub to shower you’re worried they’ll fall. And, as you know, hospital stays aren’t cheap, nor any place they want to be! You haven’t taken a tub in years. If... Continue reading

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13 Cost-Cutting Ideas I could have used to reduce the price of my bathroom remodel – Part 3 of a 3 part series

By Mike Foti on December 12, 2023. Leave a Comment

I had a lot of fun sharing my wife Rose and I’s finished bathroom remodel in Part 2 of this series titled 15 lessons you can learn from my safer, simpler, and more stylish remodeled master bathroom. Hopefully it showed how (even a guy who leads a bathroom products wholesale business and blogs about... Continue reading

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15 lessons you can learn from my safer, simpler, and more stylish remodeled master bathroom – Part 2 of a 3 part series

By Mike Foti on December 5, 2023. 2 Comments

Remodeling a master bathroom is a B-I-G job. And this admission is coming from a guy who leads a nationwide bathroom products wholesale and Cleveland bath remodeling business and blogs about the same. There’s A LOT which goes into remodeling your bathroom (or my bathroom in this case). And as the... Continue reading

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15 Reasons we FINALLY decided to remodel our master bathroom after 27 years (written by an embarrassed bathroom blogger) – Part 1 of a 3 part series

By Mike Foti on November 21, 2023. 10 Comments

For those of you following my blog (and yes, I’ve been writing for 13 years) you may be surprised to learn my wife Rose and I have FINALLY gotten around to remodeling our own master bathroom. Yes it’s like a ‘shoe-makers – shoes’ kind of thing. And yes I’ll (sheepishly admit) it took 27 years to get... Continue reading

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How to Choose Bath & Shower Accessories

By Mike Foti on November 21, 2023. Leave a Comment

It’s often not until AFTER you move into a home you realize how poorly designed (or the lack of) bath and shower accessories make your bathroom a pain to use. For example, are you experiencing these problems: Your lack of tub/shower shelving caused you to buy an ugly plastic shower caddy you now... Continue reading