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What’s Included in an Alcove Shower Replacement Kit?

By Mike Foti on January 25, 2022. 4 Comments

If I was asked to answer the question of what’s included in most alcove shower replacement kits in two words, I’d say…. Not enough! You see when you’re online (or in a home center store) looking for the perfect alcove shower replacement kit to upgrade from the cheap builder’s grade shower (or outdated... Continue reading

13 Shower Replacement Kit Problems You Can Avoid

By Mike Foti on November 23, 2021. 6 Comments

Who wouldn’t LOVE to save money on a lower cost shower replacement kit? Unless you’ve got an Elon Musk or Bill Gates budget you need to watch what you spend. And when you’re looking to replace your shower stall or convert from a tub to a shower, and you start ‘letting your fingers do the walking’... Continue reading

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5 Little Known Secrets I’ve Learned Becoming a Bathroom Wall Panel Geek

By Mike Foti on June 29, 2018. 12 Comments

Update March 23, 2019 I never expected to become a bathroom wall panel geek. I grew up a mini-Alex P. Keaton (for those of you not old enough to remember he was the young business-geek son on the sitcom Family Ties popular in the 1980’s – yes I’m dating myself here). My heart and passion were business... Continue reading

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5 Foolproof Ideas for a Shower Which Lasts – Don’t Get Fooled Again!

By Mike Foti on June 19, 2018. 2 Comments

Updated March 23, 2019 You’ve lived through a shower which was falling apart at the seams. You said you would not get fooled again. You’ve made these proclamations (sounds very official, doesn’t it?). I’m done with dingy and moldy grout joints. I will not put up with a cracked shower base which... Continue reading

Ideas to Motivate Your Spouse to do a DIY Shower Remodeling Project | Innovate Building Solutions | #ShowerRemodel #ShowerProject #ShowerPanels

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5 Practical Ideas to Motivate Your Spouse to do a DIY Shower Remodeling Project

By Mike Foti on June 4, 2018. 4 Comments

Updated March 23, 2019 I’m supposed to be in the bathroom remodeling business. However, here’s the weird thing. I might have the smoothest hands in the remodeling business – although the ladies in my offices might disagree. How exactly does that happen? The reason is I’m motivated to learn about,... Continue reading

The 5 Biggest Shower Remodeling Mistakes (and How You Can Fix Them) | Innovate Building Solutions #Shower #Remodeling #BathRemodeling

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The 5 biggest shower remodeling mistakes (and how to not repeat them on your job)

By Mike Foti on December 2, 2017. 6 Comments

Updated August 18, 2019 Shower remodeling can be a pain. There are so many decisions to make and the cost of mistakes can be high. Here’s just a few decisions you’ll have to wrap your head around: What type of shower base (or floor pan) is best? Should you tile the walls or use a shower wall... Continue reading

The Top 10 Shower Wall Surround Panel Misconceptions | Innovate Building Solutions

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The Top 10 Common Shower Wall Surround Panel Misconceptions

By Mike Foti on November 22, 2017. 8 Comments

Updated July 5, 2020 Susan goes to neighborhood big-box store in search of shower wall panels to replace the tile shower she’s sick of cleaning. What she finds is NOT impressive. Plastic-looking, boring, wafer-thin white piles of junk she wouldn’t be caught dead with in her home.... Continue reading

5 diy shower wall tips to you time, money and aggravation on a budget | Innovate Building Solutions

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5 DIY shower wall tips save you time, money (and aggravation) on a budget

By Mike Foti on October 21, 2017. 6 Comments

Updated March 9, 2019 Have you ever worked on a DIY shower project and realized (or your wife, husband or significant “utter” made you realize) you really screwed up? You watched the money get used up, and your aggravation made you want to throw up, when these errors occurred: You tore out... Continue reading

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A DIY glass block shower experience made possible with Egyptian pyramid building ingenuity

By Mike Foti on September 30, 2017. Leave a Comment

You may be wondering, “What does building a glass block shower have in common with Egyptian pyramids?” That would be a logical question. Sometime when you take on a custom shower project with heavy materials (in this case a beefy solid surface shower base and custom prebuilt glass block shower... Continue reading

3 shower wall panel installation headaches you can eliminate with these 5 little know tricks | Innovate Building Solutions

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3 shower wall panel installation headaches you can eliminate with these 5 little known tricks

By Mike Foti on August 26, 2017. 12 Comments

Updated February 24, 2019 David’s honey-do list has just gotten tougher! When Susan told you, she was sick and tired of cleaning grout in your master bathroom shower and YOU had to finally do something about it you weren’t exactly jumping for joy. Oh boy – another major remodeling project thrown... Continue reading

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