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What’s new in shower wall panels?

By Mike Foti on June 14, 2024. 4 Comments

Shower wall panels – (just like the Virginia Slims ad titled You’ve Come a Long Way Baby promoting a woman’s right to smoke with the ‘thinner cigarette for feminine hands’ … for a laugh, check it out below) –have come a long way baby. And here’s why: Shower wall panels are no longer white, plastic,... Continue reading

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Is it better to use a shower base or a tile shower floor?

By Mike Foti on March 5, 2024. 2 Comments

OK – I’ll grant you the floor (or base) of your shower IS NOT sexiest product people notice in your bathroom! However, the shower base or tile shower floor is – IMHO – critical since it’s the foundation of your shower. If your shower base or floor leaks, you’ve got a B-I-G problem on your hands. And... 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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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store) looking for the perfect alcove shower replacement kit to upgrade from the cheap builder’s grade shower (or outdated...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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How to Compare an Acrylic Shower Pan to a Cultured Marble or Granite Base

By Mike Foti on March 9, 2021. 6 Comments

Shopping for shower pans can be a pain in the rear. There I said what most of you were thinking. There’s a ton of options and this part of your bathroom remodeling project isn’t exactly the most exciting item you need to complete the job. However, as anyone who has had a shower pan fail in the past... Continue reading

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How to Win the Battle of the Sexes AND Get What You Want in Your Bathroom Remodel

By Mike Foti on February 22, 2021. 2 Comments

As a guy who leads a business which wholesales and installs bathroom products, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen men and women (husbands, wives and partners) bicker over their bathroom remodeling project. Fortunately, I’ve never seen anyone (thus far) comes to blows over the project. That’s... Continue reading

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How much do acrylic and fiberglass shower pans cost (with 5 buying tips you need to stop dumb mistakes)

By Mike Foti on November 24, 2020. 8 Comments

When David called me, he was obviously frustrated. He started out saying, “Mike, I thought buying a plastic shower pan for my tub to shower conversion would be super-simple. After all, I just wanted a decent fiberglass or acrylic pan which wouldn’t cost me an arm and a leg. And I wanted a base which... Continue reading

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