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How to help mom and dad get a safe shower

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

Maybe it’s your New Years Resolution. You’re going to help mom and dad get a safe shower for their home if it’s the last thing you do. And you know this will be no small feat. Their desire to change is …. well…. ‘er NOT HIGH! And that’s putting it lightly. And they aren’t exactly willing to admit... Continue reading

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How to design a stylish age in place shower (with 10 secret tips from a guy old enough to need one!)

By Mike Foti on January 11, 2025. Leave a Comment

Ok, I’m going to admit it right up front. Although I joke about being a ‘dyslexic 46 year old who will continue jogging until his ‘wheels’ (‘er legs) fall off (and yes, I still run an hour a day) in actuality I’m not dyslexic. However, I am 64 years old and also a person who is a ‘prime candidate’... Continue reading

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10 Little Known Facts about Walk in Showers

By Mike Foti on December 16, 2024. Leave a Comment

Should I, or shouldn’t I, choose a walk in shower? I’ve heard people rack their brains with this question for 16 years I’ve been blogging about bathrooms, and the 39 years I’ve led a company which wholesales and installs bathrooms. And the reason people struggle with this decision is there’s a lot... Continue reading

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Who can (and Should) Design, Supply, and Install your Accessible, Age in Place, or ADA Shower?

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

Whether you can hear (evil) father time knocking (or banging) on your door, or you (or a family member) have a debilitating disease, health, or developmental challenge – you know a ‘standard’ shower (and bathroom) can be something you despise and worry if it’ll be safe. So, you’ve might to come to... Continue reading

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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

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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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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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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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How to compare walk in shower systems (your ultimate guide to walk in shower selections)

By Mike Foti on August 7, 2023. 2 Comments

Selecting a walk in shower system can be confusing. First, you have to ‘get past’ the myths, half-truths, and conspiracy theories (OK – I don’t know about any conspiracy theories with walk in showers…. yet) about this type of shower. Then you have to sift through the plethora (a fancy word I threw... Continue reading

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How to Get a Wholesale Price on a Shower System

By Mike Foti on May 2, 2023. 6 Comments

It seemed like a simple enough question from Corrina (one of my blog readers). She asked, “Mike, how can I get a wholesale price on a shower system?” And while it IS a simple question, you can waste a LOT of time if you (as a homeowner) don’t know what you want/need and don’t ask the right questions... Continue reading

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