Bathrooms

How Much Money Can I Save Remodeling My Bathroom? - There's a big difference between remodeling your bathroom and doing simple home repairs. Simple home repairs can often be done by someone with limited skills in the construction business. bathroom remodeling is a completely different story.
The Best Home Remodeling Investment - Bathroom Remodels - The best home remodeling investment you can make today is to remodel your bathrooms. Obviously you're not going to plan on remodeling your bathroom, if there's nothing wrong with it, but if your bathroom is outdated or in desperate need of repairs, you might consider remodeling it.
Expert Advice on Bathroom Remodeling - This article is for anyone who is planning on remodeling their bathroom in the near future. The best advice I could give anyone about remodeling their bathroom is to keep the project simple and this usually starts with a good plan. Remodeling your bathroom could be difficult, if you don't have any experience remodeling bathrooms.
The $65,000 Bathroom Remodel - Unbelievable Story - The first bathroom that I ever remodeled cost $1800. That was a new bathtub, flooring, cabinet, sink, faucet, toilet, tiled tub surround and bathtub fixtures. Oh yeah, that included all of the labor and demolition also. $65,000 for a bathroom remodel, you've got to be out of your mind. I know that's what you're thinking, but there’s more.
Recouping Your Bathroom Remodeling Investment - Are the Numbers Wrong? - It's hard to tell how much money you would actually get back on any bathroom remodeling project, after you sell your home. I'm not going to give you an exact number, because that would be impossible for anyone to do, until you've actually sold your home.
Ask Your Bathroom Remodeling Contractor The Right Questions - Usually when I go to someone's home to give them a bathroom remodeling estimate, I provide them with most of the questions and answers, that they're ever going to need. This is how I do business, but some contractors don't do business this way.
Hiring the Best Contractor for Your Bathroom Remodeling Projects - One of the best ways to hire a contractor is to ask them a few questions about the project that you're planning on hiring them for. If you're planning on hiring a bathroom remodeling contractor, I would like to give you some very important questions that they must be able to answer.
Planning Your Bathroom Remodeling on a Shoestring Budget - If there's one thing I know about bathroom remodeling and saving money, it's the fact that you're going to need to plan for it. If you're serious about saving money, planning your bathroom remodeling project strategically can put you in financial wonderland.
Think Twice before Removing Your Medicine Cabinets Forever - I would say that more than half of the people that I give bathroom remodeling estimates to want to remove their medicine cabinet. I can usually talk them out of it, but some of them are so dead set in their way of thinking, that I can't do anything about it.
Use a Shop Vac to Unclog Your Toilet - Who would ever think that you could use a shop vacuum cleaner, to unclog your toilet. It might not work every time, but it's worth a shot, so why not try it.
Secrets to Generating Thousands of Bathroom Remodeling Ideas - If you're planning on remodeling your bathroom and you're not sure exactly what materials to use or what you want the bathroom to look like, you can always go online and type in the words,” Bathroom Remodeling Ideas” in your favorite search engine.
Effective Strategies for Hiring Bathroom Remodeling Contractors - It's hard to find good help these days and I've heard that my whole life. I wonder if there will actually be a day where we can find good help and we won't ever need to use that phrase ever again. I would like to offer my help as an experienced bathroom remodeling contractor to homeowners and give you a few tips and strategies for hiring good bathroom remodeling contractors.
Bathroom Remodeling Contractors Take Pictures, So Should You - If you are remodeling contractor and you don't have a digital camera, you had better make sure that you read the rest of this article. Almost every bathroom remodeling contractor today has a digital camera and takes pictures of all of their projects.
Extensive Window Sill Damage from Poor Shower Construction - If you're going to have a window in your shower area, it's going to be very important to make sure that the window sill area is waterproofed correctly. I don't know how many homes I've actually worked on that have extensive window sill damage from poor shower construction.
Working with Bathroom Designers and Contractors - Don't rely entirely on the information that a contractor or bathroom designer gives you. Use their information along with your own ideas to create your dream bathroom. Don't forget it's your bathroom and you're the one that needs to be happy with the finished product.
1964 Construction Bids Create Problems for Bathroom Remodeling Contractor - I seriously can't tell you how many homes I've personally visited, so that I could give remodeling estimates to the homeowners and collect some great stories. I usually ask some serious questions over the phone, before ever going out to the home. This often saves me a lot of time and the homeowners a lot of frustration.
The Contractor Forgot the Toilet - This might not happen that often, but when it does, it can be a remodeling nightmare for the contractor and the owners of the property. Get ready for a story that might just knock your socks off.
Slippery Bathroom Floor Tiles Create Safety Problems - If you've ever walked on a slippery surface and fell down, there's a good chance that you know what I'm talking about. Slippery bathroom floor tiles create safety problems in your bathroom.
Be Careful When Installing Grab Bars around Toilets and Bathtubs - There is nothing worse than installing a toilet grab bar around your toilets, only to find out later that they weren't supported properly. If you've ever went to grab onto a safety grab bar around a bathtub or a toilet, only to find out that it pulled off the wall, it probably wasn't secured properly.
Storage Problems Created from Wall Mount Sinks - This one isn't that hard to figure out, if you don't have a cabinet under your sink, you're not going to be able to store any items under it, conveniently. If you're planning on installing a wall-mounted sink, you can plan on eliminating the storage space for any items that you had previously stored there.
Framing for Specialty Toilets - Any carpenter worth his weight is going to understand, exactly how important it actually is to install wood backing for toilets, towel bars, grab bars, cabinets, sinks and even drywall in the correct position.
Ask Your Bathroom Remodeling Contractor - I can't really believe how many people ask me the same questions about bathroom remodeling contractors. These questions vary from how much money do these guys make, to how do you find a experienced and qualified contractor.
Contractor Sets Bathroom Remodeling Record - It was about 15 years ago, when I met this amazing man who could remodel a bathroom in three days. It didn't seem like something that was totally impossible, but this man could do it consistently and here is how he did it.
How to Make Easy Bathtub Choices - Choosing a bathtub isn't as difficult as most homeowners seem to make it. If you're looking for a particular color or a special tub that will wow all of your friends, with the possibility of Home and Garden magazines selecting your bathroom for their bathroom of the year award, this might be a totally different story.
Avoid Overpaying Your Bathroom Remodeling Contractors - One of the biggest problems in the bathroom remodeling business is overpaying your contractors, before the job is completed. If your bathroom remodeling contractor requires too much money up front or before the job even starts, you could find yourself at the mercy of any decision that this contractor makes during the project.
Important Bathroom Remodeling Contract Details - If you're planning on hiring a contractor, to remodel your bathroom, I would like to give you a little bit of advice that could make your job go a little smoother than it might have. When it comes to bathroom remodeling, the contract details are going to be one of the most important parts of the project.
Why Is My Grout Missing in My Shower? - Well hopefully your shower isn't very old, otherwise I would recommend redoing the entire shower. We're talking about a tiled shower of course and the grout is usually going to be installed in between the tiles. The problem is, what causes the grout to fall out and how do I repair it.
Making Money on Your Bathroom Remodel - I have seen a lot of contractors and I've read about it in plenty of magazines and books that remodeling your bathroom will usually give you an 80% return on your investment, when you go to sell your home.
Your Toilet Tank Lid Is Cracked - There are basically four parts to almost any toilet. The first and the largest would be the toilet bowl and this is the area that you will be depositing your waste directly into, the next will be the toilet tank which is the area that holds the water, before the toilet is flushed and is usually located on top of the toilet bowl.
Planning Your Bathroom Remodel Budget - As a bathroom remodeling contractor, I get calls from people, that have no idea what they want or how much anything is going to cost. Here's some simple tips that can be very helpful when planning a bathroom remodel budget.
DIY Bathroom Remodeling or Hiring a Contractor - The first question you need to ask yourself when remodeling a bathroom is can you actually do the work yourself or do you have someone that can help you with the remodeling. If you don't know anyone and can't do the work yourself, I would suggest hiring a contractor with experience remodeling bathrooms.
Using Referrals to Find Bathroom Remodeling Contractors - This is a process, I'm more familiar with than most, because I'm in the construction business and have gotten more referrals, from contractors and homeowners than you could ever possibly imagine. I have had problems with over 90% of all the referrals I have received during my career as a general contractor.
Small Bathroom Storage Solutions - Poor planning leads to storage problems. Creating bathroom storage is a problem with all small bathroom. The standard size bathroom is normally a 5 foot wide and 7 foot long and the only storage will be in the bathroom cabinet under the sink and in the drawers, if there are any. This usually isn't enough room if more than two people use the bathroom daily.
Storage Cabinets over Toilets - If you need extra bathroom storage, a simple solution would be to install a cabinet over the toilet. Some of these cabinets are large enough to solve all of your bathroom storage problems. More expensive cabinets have doors or drawers and come in different shapes and styles. Some of these storage cabinets can become the focal point in the bathroom. Usually the bath tub or shower is the main focal point.
Bathroom Remodeling Costs - Where do we start with bathroom remodeling costs, the bathroom is the most expensive room in the house. Completely remodeling your bathroom can start at around $4,000 and can go well into the $100,000 price range. You're probably thinking who would spend $100,000 on a bathroom a remodel, you'd be surprised at what involved in designing and building a custom bathroom.
Doing the Bathroom Demolition Yourself - If you're planning on saving money for your bathroom remodeling budget, you can always do the bathroom demolition yourself. Tearing stuff apart is something that most of us are pretty good at. Give someone a hammer and a crowbar and pretty soon their demolition experts.
House Water Shut off Valve Problems - Let me just play out a simple scenario to a bathroom remodel wear during demolition, one of the water supply pipes broke and no one knows where or how to shut off the water to the entire house. This has happened more than once from inexperienced homeowners doing their own bathroom remodeling to licensed contractors that should know better.
Bathroom Windows for Privacy - If your bathroom window is located in plain view from the neighbors yard, the front of the house or another one of your neighbors windows. There are quite a few things you can do to create some privacy. You can always hang curtains and these curtains of course come in all different shapes and sizes. You can use a light cloth curtain that will block out the peeping toms but allow natural lighting into your bathroom.
Five Rules for Bathroom Renovation - You're probably not going to see any of the jobs on the reference list that didn't work out very good. Call or visit a couple of these past clients to gain some insight on your contractors.
Spa Bathtub Delivery Problems - Purchasing bathroom products over the Internet is different than going down to your local home improvement center or plumbing supply warehouse. There can be difficulties returning these products, along with a the possibility of paying return shipping costs. Before you make the purchase, find out what their return policy is. You don't want to be stuck with any additional costs, if you're unhappy with the bathroom fixtures.
Returning the Spa Bathtub - Internet Purchase - This is the conclusion to spa bathtub delivery problems and the problems, that the homeowners had returning their bathtub. I was amazed at what you are about to read but this nevertheless is a true story and needed to be told. If this story can stop one person from dealing with the same problems that we had to deal with, then it was a success.
Simple Bathroom Remodeling Solutions for Contractors - Here's a list of problems that contractors run into when designing, planning, and remodeling bathrooms. These bathroom remodeling solutions listed below, often create problems for homeowners as well as contractors. Some of these problems have created contract disputes and could have been solved if the contractor or a homeowner was informed properly.
Bathroom Water Damage - Using the Wrong Bathtub - A couple of years ago, me and another contractor or working on a whole house remodel and this involved removing the exterior stucco on the home, so that we could install siding and stucco around the entire home. We had no plans to work on the master bedroom for the master bathroom. These plans were changed after the stucco was removed, from behind the bathroom shower walls.
Bathroom Ceiling Moisture Problems - Often when I'm working down by the beach. I run into moisture problems because of the ocean. As a general rule of thumb, houses that are located near (with any few miles) the ocean seem to suffer from extensive moisture damage. Some of these home have visual signs of metal rusting on the exterior and dry rot around the windows and doors.
Subfloor Damage From Poor Bathtub Installation - Read Bath Tub Fixture Manuals - You should never under estimate the amount of damage that water can do to your wood subfloor. Especially if this wood is underneath your bathtub. If the bathtub is not installed properly, you could find yourself replacing the wood underneath, within a short period of time. This repair is not uncommon and as more homeowners and handyman seemed to be doing projects like these, without the proper experience, it's becoming even more common.
Manufactured Shower Pan Problems - Read This before You Buy - Plastic, fiberglass or acrylic shower pans are usually easy to install, they can save you money and time during installation and can last for years if they are installed properly. The biggest problem is, which one do I buy and which one will actually last.
Problems with Acrylic Bath and Shower Panels - Most acrylic bath and shower panels look great at your local home improvement center or lumberyard. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and some of them even come in different colors. They look great, but what I'm about to tell you, might influence your decision, when thinking about installing one of them in your bathroom.
How Can I Remove My Old Fiberglass or Acrylic Shower? - Okay, it's time to remodel your bathroom and you don't know how you're going to get that one piece old fiberglass or acrylic shower out of your home. Even if you can get it away from the wall, how would you get it out of the bathroom, the door is simply too small.
The Most Important Thing to Do, When Building a Shower Pan - I've seen plenty of tips and advice all over the Internet and rarely do I find the most important thing that you will need to know when building a shower pan. Every once in a while I will purchase a book on home repairs or bathroom remodeling that mentions the most important thing you need to know when building a shower pan, but I rarely see it anywhere else.
Working with Plastic Bathtub and Shower Enclosures - Some of these plastic shower enclosures use extremely thin materials and you will need to be extremely careful when handling them. I've seen them crack, chip and break and when this happens, you need to either return the damage product, or purchase a new one.
Five Bathroom Remodeling Starting Tips - You're tired of your old bathroom and it's time to remodel it and you don't know where to start. You've went down to the book store and purchased a few books, magazines and have even read some great articles on the Internet. However, you're still confused and don't know really where to start.

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