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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 Year’s resolution—or simply a must-do task you can’t put off any longer. You’ve decided it’s time to help mom and dad—or yourself—upgrade from an old bathtub to a safe, accessible roll-in or walk-in shower. This decision could be one of the smartest aging-in-place home improvements... Continue reading

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15 Reasons You Shouldn’t Remodel Your Bathroom (and 10 Reasons You Should)

By Mike Foti on December 30, 2017. 2 Comments

Updated March 17, 2019 I was talking to Mark (a potential customer) who started venting to me about his bathroom remodeling project. He said, “Mike, planning this bathroom remodel is a pain in the rear. Too many choices, too few contractors. The budget is getting squeezed left and right. My... Continue reading

5 reasons you shouldn't buy a ramped roll in shower 2 little known better alternatives | Innovate Building Solutions

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5 reasons you shouldn’t buy a ramped roll in shower base (2 little-known better alternatives for aging parents)

By Mike Foti on July 30, 2017. 6 Comments

Updated January 20, 2019 The aging problem has hit your Mom and Dad’s doorstep Mom’s mobility and balance isn’t what it used to be (when she fell last year it created quite a scare for you and your brother Michael). Dad’s knees are so bad from his years of hard work at the plant, going up the stairs... Continue reading

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7 Awesome Tips to Accessorize your Solid Surface Shower Kit

By Mike Foti on March 25, 2017. 2 Comments

Updated March 16, 2019 As Marilyn told me when she stopped into our showroom. “Mike this isn’t my first shower rodeo. When we were younger (yes, my hair was darker) Bill and I bought a fixer-upper special as our first house. The existing shower was a mess. We visited the guy in the orange smock... Continue reading

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5 Awesome Tricks for a Lean, Luxurious and Low Maintenance Shower

By Mike Foti on October 7, 2016. 1 Comment

Updated August 18, 2019 Shower budgets are tight (anyone with 3 kids like me can relate to budgets!) and time to maintain them is even tighter. People want to have more function in less space (just check out the growth in the “not so big home” and “tiny home” movements). To make things even... Continue reading

Shower Remodel for Improved Style and Accessibility in Cleveland Ohio

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Project Spotlight: Remodeling a small shower for improved accessibility, safety & style – Cleveland Ohio

By Mike Foti on November 3, 2012. Leave a Comment

Shower Remodel for Improved Style and Accessibility in Cleveland Ohio Many shower remodeling projects begin with the challenge of how to creatively “find” space without the cost or expense of having to gut the area and try to “take” square footage from an adjoining room. This challenge is exactly... Continue reading

Universal and accessible wet room shower design

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7 Steps to Create a Safe and Stylish Universal and Accessible Shower Design

By Mike Foti on February 25, 2011. 7 Comments

Universal and accessible wet room shower designWalk in glass block shower, decorative grab bar, corner seat Walk in glass block shower, decorative grab bar, corner seat Showers and bathtubs can be dangerous places for most anyone. Climbing over a bathtub rail, water and soap on the floor, a dark... Continue reading

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