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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

Bathroom Remodeling Shower Pan and Bases

10 Secrets Nobody Tells You about Factory Built Shower Pans

By Mike Foti on August 6, 2024. 6 Comments

I’ll bet when you started researching a tub to shower conversion for your elderly parents, or when you were thinking about materials for a shower for your new home, the first product you looked into WAS NOT the shower pan! And while the ‘structure’ of your shower is the shower base (or shower pan... Continue reading

Bathroom Remodeling Shower Pan and Bases

7 Acrylic Shower Pan Problems You Can Avoid – Here’s the Secrets You Need

By Mike Foti on April 12, 2019. 8 Comments

The popularity of acrylic shower pans cannot be denied (irrespective of whether you love them or hate them). If you’re building a new single-family home in the ‘burbs or renovating hundreds of hotel tub/shower units, acrylic bases are often the product of choice. And why shouldn’t they be? Here’s... Continue reading

Bathroom Remodeling

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Updated March 31, 2019 You’ve looked at one too many issues of Architectural Digest to put up with your crappy, outdated 5’ x 8’ bathroom any more.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

Bathroom Remodeling Shower Pan and Bases

5 Surprising Reasons You Should Care about Your Shower Drain

By Mike Foti on November 16, 2018. 4 Comments

Updated March 24, 2019 I bet money you’ve heard the saying, “You’re a pain in the drain.” If the truth be told, shower drains aren’t associated with anything good. If you Google articles about this product the first 10 entries are going to be ‘how to unclog your drain.’ Not exactly sexy and fun reading! So,... Continue reading

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5 Compelling Reasons You Need to Eliminate Your Shower Pan Threshold

By Mike Foti on April 1, 2017. 39 Comments

Updated January 12, 2019 Figuring out the right shower pan to use can be a pain. Do you get a traditional shower base with a 4 to 5” step over curb? Would a low-profile curb (which is 1 ½” tall) be the ticket or would it allow water to spill out onto the bathroom floor? Could you ditch the shower... Continue reading

Bathroom Remodeling

5 Frequently Asked Questions about Trench, Channel, Trough or Linear Shower Floor Drains

By Mike Foti on February 18, 2012. 2 Comments

Trench Drain Floor System in a Marble Shower One customer asked me how it was possible to get excited about a channel or trench drain. I replied – if you hate standing on a shower grate while showering, or if you’d like to use large tiles on the shower floor, or if you’re looking for a cost effective... Continue reading

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Bathroom Remodeling

Project Spotlight Update: Master Bathroom in Universal Design Living Laboratory (UDLL)

By Mike Foti on September 24, 2011. 2 Comments

Decorative glass block window in universal design Seldom does a new home building project come along that can inspire, educate and liberate any person’s ability to use and enjoy the home than the Universal Design Living Laboratory (UDLL) being built by Rosemarie Rossetti and her husband Mark Leder.... Continue reading

Bathroom Remodeling

How to Choose a Shower Drain Cover & Strainer

By Mike Foti on July 1, 2011. Leave a Comment

Square drain cover Linear trench drain cover If you’re looking to convert a tub into a shower enclosure or want to replace an ugly existing shower stall with something nicer you don’t want to forget about your shower drain cover (also known as a strainer or grate). In this article you’ll learn... Continue reading

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