Here is a renovation idea to help reduce your bathroom renovation costs by simply doing some of the renovation work yourself. Most bathroom renovation projects whether you are tiling your floor or resurfacing your lavatory walls will require you to remove your toilet. If you are confident and you have consulted a plumber, then the actual time it will take to remove your washroom toilet will be approximately thirty to forty minutes depending on if you encounter some stubborn anchor bolts. Whenever you renovate your bathroom, as always, safety should be a main concern, so be sure to turn off the water supply and any electricity going to your bathroom. Removing a toilet is actually quite Read the rest of this entry »

When planning a bathroom makeover, future accessibility should seriously be taken into consideration. A general rule of thumb is to make sure your bathroom layout is universally useful for all family members now and in the future when their accessibility needs will ultimately change to possibly include a wheelchair or walker. Family members should be able to effortlessly enter and exit the bathroom as well as access all necessary fixtures and there should be grab bars at convenient locations for general stability and incase someone slips or falls. Read the rest of this entry »

The National Association of Home Builders and The Canadian Home Builders Association both stipulate that whenever you hire someone for bathroom renovation in your residence, it doesn’t matter the size of the job, you should always get a written and signed contract or statement of intent. The more indebt and detailed the contract, the better. Even if you have been using the renovator for a while and you have a good working relationship there is still a short list of prerequisites that must be covered and agreed upon before the work can begin. Read the rest of this entry »

In part one entitled: Do-It-Yourself Corner Ceramic Shower Seat Installation, we talked about the pros of installing a more permanent solution in your shower enclosure. Now we will discuss the materials and procedures for installing your brand new ceramic shower seat. You have already decided where you want it to go now lets get on with what you will need to get the job done and the skill set you will need. Read the rest of this entry »

Walk-in showers are great because you can, well simply walk in and take a shower but it would also be nice if you could sit down while enjoying a good soak. Installing a corner ceramic shower seat in your bathroom is not only a great convenience, but it is also an attractive installation where you can sit while you enjoy a refreshing steam bath or it can be used as an easy to reach storage ledge for your bathroom accessories. There are many portable plastic shower seats you can buy but if you are wanting a more permanent solution that blends into your current shower wall tile, then a custom installed shower seat is Read the rest of this entry »

If you are on a remodeling budget but you’re tired of the bleak appearance of your c, you can creatively solve the problem through faux tile effects. Instead of going through the hassle and expense of installing commercial flooring, you can simply paint your wooden subfloors or concrete basement floor to enhance your bathrooms overall appeal? With a magnitude of different eye catching designs, you can inexpensively paint your bathroom floor to mimic real flooring materials. The advantage to this is that it is far less expensive than installing the real thing but with Read the rest of this entry »

Bathroom renovations come in many different forms, some jobs are big and some are small but can be time consuming. It seems that its sooner rather than later that your shower needs its corner and tub seams recaluked. An important thing you should take into consideration is the formation of cracks in your shower caulk. What most people don’t realize is that if you repair the seams right away, the job itself will take you less than half an hour and maybe cost you around five dollars for a tube of caulking. If on the other hand you wait until dry rot sets in, the resulting repair bill could run you up several hundred dollars when you have to repair mold and mildew damage. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have to completely retile your bathroom, you know it can be a rather expensive proposition. There are two ways you can save money on tile when redecorating your bathroom, you can buy inexpensive, plain tiles and then enhance them by painting on creative designs or you can decorate your already existing plain tiles. You don’t even have to paint every tile. Just by painting a border or stenciling an image on a select few tiles can do a lot to enhance and freshen the look of your bathroom décor. Read the rest of this entry »

There are many different decorative options you can use for your bathroom window treatments, from shutters to curtains to Venetian blinds. The main difference between curtains and blinds is that curtains open horizontally whereas blinds open and close vertically. Not only do blinds provide privacy and regulate the natural light into your lavatory, they also add an important decorative appeal to the room. Other things that you should consider are the function of your window treatments, if for example they are purely decorative, then you don’t need to purchase a more costly hanging system. Your budget and overall theme of your bathroom will also determine your stylistic choice. Read the rest of this entry »

Bathroom ceilings, like bathroom walls and floors must be resistant to moisture and humid conditions. Many times the same surface materials are used on the walls and on the ceiling. Usually along the lines of plaster (stucco) or wallboard covered in paint, wall paper, prefinished paneling or solid wood. Yet you are not limited to these common materials, with a little creativity you can use such materials like sound absorbing tiles or translucent back lighted panels suspended from a ceiling grid to add intrigue and style to your bathroom. Of course your choice of surface materials will in a large part be determined by your Read the rest of this entry »