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How to Remodel a Bathroom with a Window in the Shower or Tub Alcove

By Mike Foti on May 19, 2025. Leave a Comment

Do you have a love/hate relationship with the window which is smack-dab in the middle of your tub/shower alcove enclosure today? Perhaps you love the fact it brings in light, and lets you air out the bathroom (especially if it’s a hall bathroom used by your stink-eeee teenage boys!). But by the same... Continue reading

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How to avoid the 15 biggest problems with tub to shower conversions.

By Mike Foti on July 8, 2024. Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever done (or shopped for) a tub to shower conversion here’s one thing I’ll bet you learned…… It’s NOT as simple as you originally thought. First there’s A LOT of components in a tub to shower conversion. Including, but not limited to: A shower pan A wall surround system A glass shower... 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 include the most popular bathroom features in your remodel or new home (even if your budget isn’t crazy big)

By Mike Foti on August 15, 2023. Leave a Comment

OK – not to be ‘Captain Obvious,’ but the price of bathroom remodeling and new homes IS NOT going down any time soon. And as you know inflation HAS NOT been your ‘little fre’ (as Tony Montana from the movie Scarface would say). So, the question becomes, if you’re looking to build a new home, or remodel... Continue reading

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15 Little-Known Shower Remodeling Products to Add Function AND Fashion

By Mike Foti on November 28, 2022. 4 Comments

I have to laugh because when you look up articles on the Internet about ‘shower remodeling products,’ you basically get a selection of writings about quirky ‘shower gadgets.’ And while it’d be nice to have a wine glass holder in the shower, or shower-friendly notepad or even a shower curtain you can... 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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7 Creative High Privacy Bathroom Window Ideas (so you won’t be putting on a show for the neighbors)

By Mike Foti on August 24, 2018. 8 Comments

Updated March 24, 2019 Bathroom and shower windows are a blessing and a curse. They’re a blessing because they make your bathroom safer, light-filled and when opened give fresh air to keep moisture and mold away. They’re a curse because they ‘open you up’ (ready or not) to the world (or your... Continue reading

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5 1/2 Critical Tips You Need to Successfully Trim a Shower Window

By Mike Foti on March 11, 2017. Leave a Comment

Acrylic window trim around a glass block window Updated January 27, 2019 Isn’t the window in your shower a pain in the butt? I bet you’ve asked yourself on more than one occasion, “why the heck did a builder put a see-through window smack dab in the middle of our shower? Was the guy who built... Continue reading

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How to install a glass block shower window

By Mike Foti on July 14, 2015. 10 Comments

Updated January 27, 2019 When Jim called me he knew exactly what he wanted – which was a high privacy glass block window to replace a badly worn and chipped wood framed window in his shower. The product selection decision was not tough for Jim – the concern he had though was how to properly install... Continue reading

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How to Choose a High Privacy Glass Block, Acrylic Block or Vinyl Shower or Tub Window

By Mike Foti on February 23, 2012. 4 Comments

Glass Block Shower Window with Colored Glass Blocks Let’s face it – how to replace a shower window can be very difficult to figure out. Many bathrooms in older homes have wood or metal double hung windows right in the middle of the shower/tub area. While this was not a problem when these homes... Continue reading

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