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10 Things Nobody Tells You About a Glass Block Shower

By Mike Foti on December 27, 2022. 10 Comments

If you’d love to have a glass block shower in your new home or bathroom remodel but feel your builder, remodeler or building supply store are clueless about this specialty glass product, you’re not alone. And when contractor and suppliers are ignorant about glass block showers, here’s a few things... Continue reading

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5 Practical (Yet Stylish) Tips to Kid Proof Your Hall Bathroom on a Budget

By Mike Foti on February 11, 2020. 2 Comments

When you saw the ‘kids’ hall bathroom while visiting the model home in your last neighborhood it looked so nice. The décor was perfect. Everything was fresh and new. Then the inevitable happened… Your boys started using the bathroom! Over the years the fiberglass tub/shower became yellowed with dirt... Continue reading

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How to Convert a Tub into a Low Maintenance Walk in Shower

By Mike Foti on September 16, 2019. 10 Comments

Update December 10, 2023 Even though he won’t admit it, it’s not easy for John to climb over the tub to take a shower in his tiny bathroom. And though you will forcefully admit it (and complain about it also), cleaning the scummy grout joints which are barely keeping together your dated 4” x 4” powder... Continue reading

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11 Shower Remodeling Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

By Mike Foti on August 13, 2019. 4 Comments

You’ve probably heard of FOMO (the Fear of Missing Out), but I’ll bet you haven’t heard of FOFO. FOFO is the Fear of Figuring it Out …on the fly…. while blowing your hard-earned money in the process. I would tell you about FOFO’s cousin (FOFU – the Fear of F***ing Up), but I stopped swearing 15 years... Continue reading

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5 Condo Design Ideas for A Space Built Around You!

By Mike Foti on May 14, 2018. Leave a Comment

Updated March 23, 2019 Are you entering a stage in life where your current suburban home, or active senior community, just doesn’t fit the lifestyle or mix of neighbors you want? Are you kicking the curb (pun intended) on condo living, but aren’t completely sold it’s a fit for you? Are you... Continue reading

5 simple tricks to design a walk in shower in a tiny bathroom - Innovate Building Solutions #Bathroom #Shower #WalkInShower

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5 Simple Tricks to Design a Walk in Shower for a Tiny Bathroom

By Mike Foti on December 15, 2017. 20 Comments

Updated January 2, 2022 You’re strolling through Pinterest enjoying a rare quiet moment on your den computer. You feel bathroom envy bubbling up. Your mind starts to wander. You think about expansive luxury walk in showers, separate free-standing bathtubs, and beautiful chandeliers gracing... Continue reading

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5 cutting-edge ideas to get a cool shower door without draining your wallet

By Mike Foti on August 12, 2017. 2 Comments

Updated March 9, 2019 Who has unlimited money to spend on a bathroom remodeling project? If you’re like me you do not resemble this remark. You start doing your Internet research and see on Pinterest, Houzz or Google some cool shower doors, shower bases and shower heads and think, “do I have... Continue reading

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5 Awesome Tricks for a Lean, Luxurious and Low Maintenance Shower

By Mike Foti on October 7, 2016. 1 Comment

Updated August 18, 2019 Shower budgets are tight (anyone with 3 kids like me can relate to budgets!) and time to maintain them is even tighter. People want to have more function in less space (just check out the growth in the “not so big home” and “tiny home” movements). To make things even... Continue reading

Walk in shower with glass blocks in a guest bathroom remodel in Columbus Ohio

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5 Tips to Brighten up and Open up a Guest Bathroom

By Mike Foti on September 19, 2015. 6 Comments

Frank and Sandy Hicks are no strangers to the remodeling process. They have completed many projects on a part-time basis in the evenings and weekends during the 44 years Frank served as a full time air traffic controller. I was so impressed with their custom home with an open floor plan in... Continue reading

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How to Design a Curved Glass Block Shower or Partition Wall

By Mike Foti on January 29, 2014. 2 Comments

Curved glass block shower wall using curved blocks The process to design a curved glass block wall is not rocket science! Yes – you heard that right. Many people want the benefits of a curved glass block wall (which can be less costly and sturdier than custom curved and bent flat glass) but they... Continue reading

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