Excellent Ideas for Remodeling Your Bathroom

When homeowners decide to remodel or do home improvements, they often think of the bathroom, as this is where one can relax and get away from all the stresses of daily life.

By redesigning your bathroom cabinets and installing a new sink or vanity and bathtub, and even laying down new flooring, you can turn your bathroom into a retreat for relaxing and unwinding.

As the most-used room in the house, the bathroom is also the room most often remodeled. After owning a home for a number of years, the bathroom becomes the most boring room in the house, especially if nothing has been done to it since you moved in. It’s likely that your bathroom has the standard white sink, white tub, and white toilet. Today you have many new options to choose from in remodeling your bathroom.

Some modern options include a spa bath or whirlpool tub, fog-free mirrors, and a self-warming bathroom floor. You might want to install a new shower faucet with an anti-scald pressure regulator. This will prevent scalding water from coming out of the shower when someone flushes the toilet. Another idea is to replace the crumbling tile in the shower stall with a maintenance-free shower surround. Grab bars in the shower, a new water-saver toilet, and extra shelves or new cabinets are common upgrades.

You can start with a small bathroom remodeling project and expand it into a major bathroom renovation. The size of the project will depend on the changes you want to make, the size of your budget, and the amount of inconvenience you are willing to put up with. It can take time and be expensive. If you hire a contractor, the average cost of completely renovating a bathroom is about the same as the cost of a small car. If you do part or all of the remodeling work yourself, you can save thousands of dollars. Bathroom remodeling adds value to your home. Recently it was calculated that homeowners recoup about 85 percent of remodeling costs upon selling their home. This is something to keep in mind while making a decision about bathroom remodeling. This recovery percentage was based on the cost of having a professional do the work.

A small bathroom improvement project might consist of simply replacing the tub or shower unit. However, keep in mind that this project might turn out to be more extensive than you expect. For example, the new tub or shower unit might not cover the same space on the floor. If it doesn’t, you might have to replace the entire flooring as well. Replacing the flooring will, at the least, also involve removing fixtures, such as the toilet and maybe the vanity, which becomes a project in itself. In addition, installing a new tub or shower is likely to involve work on the plumbing. As one thing leads to another, the costs can rise.

A medium to large remodeling bathroom project should be planned very carefully. You want to be happy with the final results. Your plans should include fixture placement, which requires that you decide whether you want to keep the old layout or create a new one. In addition, you should consider lighting. Do you want a recessed ceiling light over the tub or shower? Task lighting for the mirror and other functional areas? Track lighting? General lighting throughout the bathroom? And what about the heating system?

Do you want a shelf for plants, a TV, or a stereo system? A self-warming floor? Anti-fog mirrors so you can see yourself without waiting for the steam to clear? With careful planning, a little patience, and some research, you can have the bathroom you want and still stay within your budget. You’ll want to be sure to include extra facilities in your plans, too, that you can use while your bathroom is being remodeled. When your new bathroom is ready, you’ll find that the inconvenience was worth it. You and your family can now enjoy your new bathroom!
 

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