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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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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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What’s Included in an Alcove Shower Replacement Kit?

By Mike Foti on January 25, 2022. 4 Comments

If I was asked to answer the question of what’s included in most alcove shower replacement kits in two words, I’d say…. Not enough! You see when you’re online (or in a home center store) looking for the perfect alcove shower replacement kit to upgrade from the cheap builder’s grade shower (or outdated... Continue reading

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13 Shower Replacement Kit Problems You Can Avoid

By Mike Foti on November 23, 2021. 6 Comments

Who wouldn’t LOVE to save money on a lower cost shower replacement kit? Unless you’ve got an Elon Musk or Bill Gates budget you need to watch what you spend. And when you’re looking to replace your shower stall or convert from a tub to a shower, and you start ‘letting your fingers do the walking’... Continue reading

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5 ½ Essential Tips to Conquer Your Odd Shaped Shower

By Mike Foti on June 2, 2017. 2 Comments

Updated March 16, 2019 Freddie sent me the pictures – and even a drawing – of his odd shaped shower and he was absolutely on the money when he said, “Mike – this thing is one of the funkiest bathrooms you’ll ever see. What were the last owners thinking when they created the weird angles... Continue reading

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7 tricks to turn your tub into an amazing walk in shower

By Mike Foti on February 10, 2017. 8 Comments

Updated December 10, 2023 Are you afraid when friends ask to use your bathroom? Worried they might peak behind your dated pink shower curtain and see the “gunked up” (not sure that’s a word) tile grout and rusted cast iron tub which lurks in this dark spooky alcove space you get to “enjoy”... Continue reading

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My Customer’s Top 5 Fears of a Glass Block Walk In Shower

By Mike Foti on May 16, 2015. 8 Comments

Updated February 23, 2019 Mary was practically in tears when she called me. She had seen all the pretty pictures on Pinterest and the Internet of glass block walk in showers and now after talking to her friends and her bathroom remodeling contractor she was encountering one fear after another.... Continue reading

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5 1/2 Tips on How to Install a Glass Block Shower Wall or Enclosure

By Mike Foti on August 13, 2011. Leave a Comment

With many different glass block shower wall installation approaches available choosing the best method for your project can be tough. Watch the video below (and read these 5 1/2 tips) to learn how to make this shower installation easier to do using modular prefabricated wall sections. Continue reading

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How to Design a Cool Contemporary Glass Block Shower Stall

By Mike Foti on June 18, 2011. Leave a Comment

Designing a glass block shower may seem like a daunting task. Where do you start? How big can the shower enclosure or stall be? How can you waterproof the area? What styles, shapes and colors do the blocks come in? Watch the video below and read these steps to learn more Continue reading

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