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Frequently Asked Questions About Offset Shower Pans (and Why You Should Care)

By Mike Foti on April 21, 2025. Leave a Comment

Perhaps you want to do a tub to shower conversion to age in place BUT you also need to keep costs under control. Or you’ve got a tiny corner shower today you want to expand WITHOUT breaking the bank. Or you want a roomier (and/or high privacy) shower, but you know one side wall has to be shallower... Continue reading

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What is the least expensive way to redo a shower (and NOT end up with a pile of junk a couple of years later)?

By Mike Foti on October 7, 2024. Leave a Comment

So, nobody’s EVER called you a ‘robber baron’ or a ‘titan of industry!’ And if the terms affluent, wealthy, well to do, or well-heeled (and no, I’m NOT talking about the heel attached to your foot) have never been used to describe you, you’re like most Americans. Money IS NOT falling off trees onto... Continue reading

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How to SIMPLIFY a glass block shower installation

By Mike Foti on June 4, 2024. Leave a Comment

I wish I had a dollar for every glass block shower project which was blown up because a contractor (or homeowner) said, “This is just too doggone difficult!” And as a guy whose business has wholesaled (and my regional company has installed) thousands of glass block showers since I got in the business... Continue reading

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of shower wall panels vs. tile?

By Mike Foti on May 20, 2024. 4 Comments

Whether you’re a ‘Junior Tim the Toolman Taylor’ (a la the tv 1990’s sitcom Home Improvement) DIYing your project, or a homeowner looking to hire a bathroom remodeling contractor to install a shower, it can be confusing trying to understand the advantages and disadvantages of choosing shower wall... Continue reading

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Are shower kits worth it?

By Mike Foti on March 12, 2024. 2 Comments

You don’t buy a shower everyday…unless you’re a purchasing agent for bathroom remodeling company. And if you’re debating between a premade shower kit and a tile shower there’s A LOT of details to wrap your head around. For most people (who aren’t industry professionals) this decision is more complex... Continue reading

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Are shower wall panels a good idea?

By Mike Foti on February 27, 2024. 2 Comments

When I’m asked, “Mike, are shower wall panels a good idea?” I know people are expecting me to say the following (since I’ve been writing about them and wholesaling these products FOR YEARS!). “Absolutely, There’s the best thing since the Internet, or AI (OK, the debate is still out on that one). Or... Continue reading

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21 Sure-Fire Ideas to Save on an Installed Tub to Shower Conversion.

By Mike Foti on January 2, 2024. Leave a Comment

You know the time is NOW to convert your tub into a shower. And here’s a few reasons why: Every time your spouse is ‘attempting’ to climb into the tub to shower you’re worried they’ll fall. And, as you know, hospital stays aren’t cheap, nor any place they want to be! You haven’t taken a tub in years. If... Continue reading

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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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17 Signs its Time To Remodel Your Old Bathroom (with ideas to NOT spend a fortune in the process)

By Mike Foti on September 12, 2023. 2 Comments

Are you familiar with these challenges: Challenge #1) The function of your bathroom leaves A LOT to be desired. Challenge #2) Your bathroom was fashionable 10, 20, or 30 years ago. However, today it IS NOT winning any fashion awards. Challenge #3) While you realize (given home prices... Continue reading

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13 Smart Ideas for a Fashionable, Functional, and Affordable Small Bathroom Remodel

By Mike Foti on April 24, 2023. 2 Comments

If only you had the space (and budget) to mimic the laid-out bathroom designs you see in fancy interior design magazines (or in celebrity bathroom pictures on Pinterest or Instagram). If this was the case, you’d have room for a large freestanding tub and a humongous walk in shower. You’d get a double... Continue reading

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