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What are the advantages and disadvantages of shower wall panels vs. tile?

By Mike Foti on May 20, 2024. 4 Comments

Whether you’re a ‘Junior Tim the Toolman Taylor’ (a la the tv 1990’s sitcom Home Improvement) DIYing your project, or a homeowner looking to hire a bathroom remodeling contractor to install a shower, it can be confusing trying to understand the advantages and disadvantages of choosing shower wall... 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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9 Reasons You Shouldn’t Build a Tile Shower

By Mike Foti on September 23, 2019. 78 Comments

Updated January 28, 2023 OK – I’m not writing this to take down the tile industry, and I’m certainly not arrogant enough to think this post has that kind of power. However, I’ve been on the receiving end of countless homeowners (and even bathroom remodeling contractors) calls who are ‘sick and tired’... Continue reading

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6 Things You Shouldn’t Do When Replacing Your Tile Shower

By Mike Foti on November 5, 2018. 10 Comments

Updated March 23, 2019 Old tile showers are a pain. Moldy and dirty grout joints. Shower curbs which are too tall and dangerous to step over. Cracked shower pans which leaked onto the floors below. And I haven’t even mentioned the constant maintenance. Who doesn’t love spending time with a... Continue reading

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How to eliminate tile grout joints in your bathroom

By Mike Foti on September 4, 2018. 2 Comments

Updated March 24, 2019 Even though you’re not ‘sleeping with the enemy’ in your bathroom, you know who public enemy #1 is in your bathroom. It’s your nasty tile grout joints. These joints may be ugly and stained. They may be cracked and half-falling out. They may have caused your ceramic tiles to... Continue reading

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5 Foolproof Ideas for a Shower Which Lasts – Don’t Get Fooled Again!

By Mike Foti on June 19, 2018. 2 Comments

Updated March 23, 2019 You’ve lived through a shower which was falling apart at the seams. You said you would not get fooled again. You’ve made these proclamations (sounds very official, doesn’t it?). I’m done with dingy and moldy grout joints. I will not put up with a cracked shower base which... Continue reading

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5 Cutting-Edge Ideas to Use 3D Textured Designs in Your Home Today

By Mike Foti on December 9, 2017. Leave a Comment

Updated March 19, 2019 If you’ve decided to build a new home – or remodel an existing one – you’re probably motivated by the words of famous TV chef Emeril Lagasse to “kick it up a notch.” Out with – boring, old, ugly, stained, chipped countertops, walls, ceiling, showers and enclosures. You want... Continue reading

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The Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts of a Shower Remodel so You Won’t Pull Your Hair Out!

By Mike Foti on April 14, 2017. 2 Comments

Updated July 21, 2019 (with 3 new bonus Do’s and Don’ts & 1 hot new product) Figuring out how to remodel a shower can be tough. What products should you use to have a stylish space which won’t be a pain to clean? Should you hire a remodeling contractor or do it yourself? How... Continue reading

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7 Ways to Take the Pain out of your Shower Enclosure

By Mike Foti on October 21, 2016. 2 Comments

Updated January 13, 2019 Is stepping into your shower enclosure like walking into a Haunted House on Halloween? You’re unsure what’s lurking (and growing) inside of this small spooky space. What’s worse is you have to go into this horrific tiny dark box on a daily basis – OUCH! In many cases... Continue reading

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7 1/2 Cool (and unusual) Tile Shower Design Tips from the 2016 Columbus Parade of Homes

By Mike Foti on September 16, 2016. 1 Comment

The Italians might have perfected the art of designing and manufacturing tile but these “Ohio State Buckeyes” (AKA Columbus Ohio custom builders) certainly have perfected the art of installing tile showers in unique ways. The gawkers (me included) through the 2016 BIA Parade of Homes are saying... Continue reading

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