Who can be ‘over the moon’ about a safe (and simple to maintain) age in place or accessible bathroom which still looks institutional?

Sure – making a bathroom someone can bathe safely (and independently) in can be life-altering.

And making it simple to maintain can save time and reduce the risk of injury while cleaning.

However, should that be ‘the best you can do’ to make your clients and customers ‘bathrooms great again’ (OK – sorry…

Two months ago, I moderated a panel titled How to Make Accessible Bathroom Remodeling Work for You at the Building Opportunities Summit. This conference was hosted by VGM Live at Home (which is a member services group of accessible remodeling contractors and their suppliers).

Since the largest number of falls occur in the bathroom, and given that this group of contractors (which also includes companies who sell and rent medical supplies and…

Updated April 20, 2024 


Recently I had an accessible bathroom modifications contractor ask me a thought-provoking question when I asked him if he’d consider the Innovate Building Solutions dealership program. He said….

“Mike, why should I consider the Innovate Building Solutions/Fibo wall panel program when I already offer BestBath accessible bathroom products to my customers?

And as a guy who leads a company who also offers BestBath barrier free…

The bathroom remodeling business

Running a bathroom remodeling business IS NOT getting easier. National ‘bath in a day’ competitors (with big pocket investors funding them) are popping up faster than you can say ‘one Scaramucci (for you politics buffs out there)!’

And, as you know, these big national companies are selling the ‘same old-same old’ plastic products and focusing on ‘wet area’ projects. Their goal is getting in and out QUICK…

Is it becoming harder than ever to make a buck in your remodeling business?

Is finding talented (or even semi-talented) labor (or a warm body for that matter) harder than finding a needle in a haystack?

Are your prospects getting more value-conscious (and yes, that’s the P.C. term for cheap)? Are they saying your custom tile jobs are too expensive, yet your profit margins aren’t making you jump for joy either?

And now that people have escaped…

Let’s face it – no matter where you live there’s A LOT of bath remodeling contractors to choose from. And some are good – but others will make you regret the day you met them (and I’ll tell you as a guy who leads a nationwide bathroom products wholesale business, I’ve seen the good, the bad and the UGLY in remodeling contractors over my years in the biz).   

So, if you’re a homeowner what can you learn from a successful bathroom remodeler to…