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13 Practical Ideas to Cut Your Costs of a Bathroom Remodel

By Mike Foti on August 9, 2021. 10 Comments

Has a bathroom remodel EVER COST LESS than expected? I bet the resounding answer to this is a big fat NO! And with rapidly escalating material prices and bathroom remodeling contractors as scarce as toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic, it’s a fair to say bathroom remodeling costs aren’t... Continue reading

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9 Critical Factors You Must Know to Not Buy A Bad Glass Shower Door

By Mike Foti on January 25, 2021. 30 Comments

Glass shower doors are one purchase in your bathroom remodel which often aren’t the simple ‘open and closed’ case you thought they’d be (OK – that bad pun was intended). The factors in choosing a shower door are more involved than you thought. Here’s some questions you may be asking: Is it best to... Continue reading

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Pros and Cons of a Glass Block Shower

By Mike Foti on October 6, 2020. 18 Comments

If I’m being honest I’ve had a ton of conversations (and sales) of glass block shower systems since I got into the business in 1985 (and before you jump to the conclusion I’m OLD- I’ll tell you I started at the age of 9). OK – I’m lying about starting at the age of 9. However, here’s one thing I can... Continue reading

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How to Convert a Tub into a Low Maintenance Walk in Shower

By Mike Foti on September 16, 2019. 10 Comments

Update December 10, 2023 Even though he won’t admit it, it’s not easy for John to climb over the tub to take a shower in his tiny bathroom. And though you will forcefully admit it (and complain about it also), cleaning the scummy grout joints which are barely keeping together your dated 4” x 4” powder... Continue reading

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5 1/2 Practical Ideas for a Stylish Shower on a Tight Budget

By Mike Foti on September 9, 2019. 4 Comments

Your existing yellowed, stained, partially cracked (and not very clean-looking) fiberglass builders-grade shower is a disaster. It needs to be replaced. Sure, in a perfect world (OK, it’s not the world you’re actually living in) you’d pay the highest-rated (which is usually the most expensive) bathroom... Continue reading

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7 Biggest Blunders with Walk in Showers (and How to Avoid Them)

By Mike Foti on March 29, 2019. 31 Comments

Updated October 24, 2021 Lisa was excited to tell me when she was on vacation, she experienced the neatest thing in the bathroom or her contemporary hotel room. It was a curbless, doorless walk in shower. It didn’t have a flimsy shower door to clean (like her tired bathroom at home). It was safer... Continue reading

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Our top 10 remodeling blog posts of 2018 – Innovate Building Solutions

By Mike Foti on January 10, 2019. Leave a Comment

Updated March 31, 2019 2018 was another record-setting year for traffic on our remodeling blog. Thank you for reading (and hopefully learning) from my articles. From the top 10 remodeling blog post list this year it doesn’t take a guy with ‘Genius-bar’ intelligence (This would not be me, but I’m also... Continue reading

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7 Clear-Cut Reasons to Use a Prefabricated Glass Block Shower Wall Kit

By Mike Foti on June 21, 2018. 11 Comments

Updated March 23, 2019 I’m going to say it right up front. Glass block shower walls can be a pain in the butt to install. Here’s 3 facts I know to back up this statement: Fact #1 – It’s not the type of job you (or your contractor) do every day – Most people doing a glass block shower wall are embarking... Continue reading

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The Lazy Person’s Guide to Save Time, Money & Aggravation Building a Glass Block Shower

By Mike Foti on January 26, 2018. 2 Comments

Updated March 23, 2019 You’ve never done a glass block shower before. Your contractor has never done a glass block shower before either. Your local suppliers are clueless about the product. You’re not really a lazy person, but you only have so much time left in your crazy-busy day to figure... Continue reading

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Our top 10 remodeling blog posts of 2017 – Innovate Building Solutions

By Mike Foti on January 6, 2018. 2 Comments

(note – this blog post should be subtitled, “I Was Determined to Blow Up My Current Tub and Shower Stall in 2017) Updated March 23, 2019 Thanks for your interest in my blog in 2017. Traffic doubled to over 50,000 visitors per month and one thing was painfully obvious – you do not like... Continue reading

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