Once you’re done with putting your layout into plan, fixtures, floorings and all in improving your bathroom, cap it off with a really good decorating job. If you don\'t want to pay out for a professional to do it for you, take the time and care to do a first class job yourself.Painting and DecoratingUse ...
Category Archives: Bathrooms
Bathroom Design – Hiring a Contractor
One of the challenges when you’re remodeling your bathroom is to find and hire a professional who will not give you a beautiful bathroom, but one that can make the space function properly within a reasonable cost to yourself. Professional help is definitely required when you need to rework the plumbing or electricity outlets when ...
Bathing in Luxury – Home Spa
After a hard day’s work, there’s nothing better than to soak a tired body in a bath, close your eyes and just relax to soothing scents and enjoying some peace and quiet. For a bath spa, the key is to create a full body experience, as well as an aesthetically pleasing space but still extremely ...
How to make your small bathroom look bigger?
If you have a small bathroom and adding significant space is not an option, you can make minor changes that can add a little space to it or make it seem larger.FixturesStandard bath tubs are about 60 x 32 inches. If you have a larger tub, you may consider replacing it. Installing a lower-walled bathtub ...
Bathroom Safety
When planning your bathroom, safety within the bathroom environment is important. Proximity to water, heat and electricity heightens the number of safety hazards that need to be considered. Bathrooms are often small, confined spaces, so planning and installation of safety features can help reduce the risk of accidents. Other than that, making a habit of ...
Bathroom Tile Design
Your first step to bathroom tile design is to plan ahead of time to make the actual installation run smoothly. First you must identify which kind of style you want your bathroom to be, then select your tiles, and finally getting the materials and tools needed for the actual installation.Identifying bathroom style that fits youLook ...
Going Green
Remodeling your bathroom is a huge task, going green can make the task seem even bigger. VOCs, off-gassing and all the terms that may only add to more confusion, as well as and new products to consider, it can be hard to know where to start. Below are some outline you can follow to help ...
Bathroom Considerations When Renovating
It is not uncommon now to find a bathroom attached to every bedroom these days. Newly built houses have at least one en suite as well as a family bathroom. This becomes especially convenient when you have two or three storey houses, saving those trips up and down the stairs. Renovating or adding a bathroom ...
In-floor warming system
One of the more favoured type of flooring in a bathroom are stone, ceramic tile, concrete or any natural rock flooring that gives durability and less probability of damage through moisture. The down side to this choice is getting out from a nice warm shower and stepping onto cold floor. You can consider installing an ...
Skylight
With a bit of basic carpentry skills and confidence working on the roof, you can install a self-flashing skylight. Make sure you have a helper and good safety equipment. This project will be easier if your roof is made of asphalt or wood shingles and has a moderate slope. A skylight in the bathroom will ...
Preparing your Bathroom for Renovation
Prepping your bathroom for renovation is like opening up a box of chocolates. Bathroom renovation typically are the most expensive to do when remodeling a house. The reason behind this is because the bathroom which is typically the smallest room in the home is a humid environment and plumbing infrastructure often creates problems especially in ...
Choosing a Bathtub
People often underestimate the importance of selecting the right bath tub. Surprisingly, most people spend a large amount of their time in their bathrooms. Bathtub sizes can range from 40 to 85 inches in length, 22 to 72 inches in width and 12 to 32 inches in depth. Deeper tubs are more suitable for soaking, ...
Pre-Fabricated Shower Unit
When renovating a bathroom, you may get stumped on deciding on whether to install a pre-fabricated shower stall or to construct a tiled shower stall. Pre-fabricated shower stall units come ready to install from the factory, Pre-fab shower stall units were considered below par to tiled stalls because manufacturing techniques were not sophisticated. These days ...
Installing a Toilet
Whether its time to just change the toilet in your bathroom because its cracked, or if you’re remodeling your bathroom and desire a new look, or you just want to go greener and conserve water per flush, installing a new toilet isn’t quite as hard as you think. Before you begin installing a new toilet, turn ...
Removing and Installing A Bathtub
If you’ve decided on replacing an existing tub, and have ruled out other options like re-glazing or adding a new bathtub liner- where both these options make use of the existing walls and plumbing, and they don\'t require that you physically remove the old tub – then make sure you get adequate advise and guidance ...
