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13 Reasons Why Real People Answer our Phones – and our Menus HAVE NOT Changed!

By Mike Foti on July 28, 2025. Leave a Comment

I don’t know about you, but I HATE, HATE, HATE getting thrown in ‘voice mail jail,’ or hearing ‘our menus have changed.’ And when I call a company I don’t enjoy SHOUTING, “Agent, agent, agent or customer service, customer service, customer service” as I feel my blood pressure boil and the ‘system’... Continue reading

How to Choose the Best Shower Wall Panels – 11 Questions You Need to Ask

By Mike Foti on July 29, 2024. Leave a Comment

My business has been wholesaling and installing shower wall panels for a looooong time. And I wish I could tell you it’s easier choosing grout free shower panels today than it was when we got into this market 20 years ago, but if I did, I’d be lying! And while it’s not simpler to make the best choice,... Continue reading

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Shower wall panel patterns DO NOT need to be boring – 6 new Maximalist, Transitionalist, and Scandinavian designs

By Mike Foti on March 26, 2024. Leave a Comment

Too many people associate shower wall panels with these words… …..white, boring, and institutional. And yes manufacturers still make plain white glossy shower wall panels which, while NOT exciting, are cost-effective. However, if you want easy to clean panels (to get away from the hassle of maintaining... Continue reading

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15 Places You Should (and 5 Places You Should Not) Use Fibo Laminate Wall Panels

By Mike Foti on June 20, 2023. 2 Comments

OK, I’ll come clean (no shower wall surround pun intended) right up front. Fibo laminate wall panels are the most popular panels my nationwide bathroom products wholesale business (and Cleveland bathroom remodeling) company sells. And they’re growing like wildfire. Frankly, they’re critical to our... Continue reading

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How to Order Fibo Laminate Shower and Bathroom Wall Panels

By Mike Foti on June 6, 2023. Leave a Comment

Ordering shower and bathroom wall panels IS NOT something you do every day (or every year or 5 years for that matter) if you’re a homeowner. However, if you’re a bathroom remodeler you may order them every day, but that’s another story. And if you’re considering buying Fibo laminate shower or bathroom... Continue reading

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13 Reasons You Should Use Laminate Bathroom Wall Panels Beyond Your Tub and Shower Alcove

By Mike Foti on May 30, 2023. 2 Comments

It doesn’t take a genius (or a long time homeowner) to realize bathrooms – while often being the smallest room in your home – still require A LOT of energy to maintain, and thought process to design, if you’re remodeling. There’s no shortage of bathroom, bathtub, and shower wall surround products... Continue reading

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How to Design a Nature Inspired Bathroom Without a Lot of Money or Maintenance

By Mike Foti on March 17, 2020. 2 Comments

If you’re like me, you love walks (or runs) through your favorite Metroparks. You love being outside. However, pulling weeds from your landscape beds can make you rethink your love of the outdoors just a tad. If you’re like me, you love relaxing in a nature-inspired cedar or spruce-lined sauna at... Continue reading

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9 Dumb Mistakes You can Avoid When Choosing a Shower Wall Panel System

By Mike Foti on July 15, 2019. 8 Comments

Updated July 9, 2023 I can remember it like it was yesterday. I was 28 years old. My wife and I were cash-strapped first-time homeowners. I bought new carpet for a bathroom floor 3 times. Yes, you heard that right. I bought the same carpet 3 times because I made dumb mistakes and cut it wrong 2 previous... Continue reading

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11 FAQ’s about Laminated Shower & Tub Wall Panels You Need to Know (especially if other bathroom panels haven’t excited you)

By Mike Foti on March 1, 2019. 26 Comments

Updated March 31, 2019 If your tile and fiberglass shower and tub wall surround panels today are a disaster, you’re not alone. Moldy, dirty tile grout joints. Yellowed, stained and cracked fiberglass. You know you don’t want to stare at (or deal with the maintenance of) these products any more. So,... Continue reading

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6 Ideas to Rock a Small Minimalist Bathroom Design (without breaking the bank)

By Mike Foti on February 15, 2019. 2 Comments

Updated March 31, 2019 You’ve looked at one too many issues of Architectural Digest to put up with your crappy, outdated 5’ x 8’ bathroom any more. You’ve asked yourself what the heck was the guy who built this home thinking when…. He slapped in a fiberglass tub/shower unit which yellowed, scratched... Continue reading

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