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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

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How to Gain Space, Style, and Simplicity in a Tub to Shower Conversion.

By Mike Foti on October 26, 2023. 2 Comments

If only you weren’t stuck with this tiny 5’ x 8’ bathroom and cramped tub and shower combo system. The tub is dirty and ugly. You wouldn’t dare sit your butt on it. And the shower has seen it’s better days years ago. You’ve seen the opulent bathrooms in fancy interior design magazines. They have HUMONGOUS... Continue reading

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Frequently Asked Questions about Fibo Laminate Shower & Bathtub Wall Panels

By Mike Foti on October 23, 2023. 2 Comments

If choosing shower and bathtub wall panels isn’t as simple as you thought when you began the process, I can feel your pain. And whether you’re looking to order Fibo laminate wall panels, or fiberglass, or acrylic, or cultured marble or cultured granite (or if you still LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to clean grout... Continue reading

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The Pros and Cons of a Tub to Shower Conversion.

By Mike Foti on October 16, 2023. 2 Comments

I swear –tub to shower conversion projects are growing faster than new assisted living facilities being built in my town– and even faster than younger people are using AI (artificial intelligence) art applications to create (unblemished) pictures of themselves they’re posting on Instagram. And while... Continue reading

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A comprehensive guide to the cost of an installed tub to shower conversion.

By Mike Foti on October 9, 2023. 2 Comments

Updated December 10, 2023 I swear (and don’t let my Mom hear that) I get asked this question (whether it’s by a homeowner – or a bathroom remodeling contractor starting their business) every day. That question is… “Mike, what’s the cost of an installed tub-to-shower conversion?” And when I give... Continue reading

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9 reasons you SHOULD NOT buy a cheap (in-stock) vanity from Lowes, Home Depot, or Menards

By Mike Foti on September 25, 2023. 2 Comments

I’ll tell you right up front I DO NOT have anything personal against Lowes, Home Depot, or Menards. Although I can’t say the same for neighbors a few miles away from me who are fighting tooth and ‘nail’ (yes, bad home center pun intended) to keep Menards from building a store in their backyard (they’ve... Continue reading

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How to order a walk in glass block shower system

By Mike Foti on September 19, 2023. 2 Comments

I don’t mean to be Bob Braggadocios, Ernie Egomaniac, or Ned KnowItAll but I’ll bet our company has helped more homeowners, contractors, and builders with glass block walk in shower systems since our business was founded by my Dad in 1977 than any other company in the United States. And I’m not telling... Continue reading