Gabriel Kitheka

10 SIMPLE TIPS FOR BATHROOM RENOVATION Renovating your bathroom is important. It may seem the smallest but it's among the most important places in your home. Renovating your bathroom adds value to your home. Giving it new looks will definitely make things better and especially when you need to re-sale the house. On the hand, everyone would like to have better bathing experiences from classic and appealing bathrooms. The process is quite simple. However, you should be careful with the renovation strategies you decide to use. Be sure of what you want and carefully prepare a detailed plan for the whole renovation process. To make things simpler for you, I have prepared a comprehensive list of 10 simple tips for a bathroom renovation. 1. Make a simple plan: It's always important to plan on something before doing the actual stuff. There is a reason as to why building contractors and engineers need an architect of a house. A plan helps you stick to the correct procedure and resources. In other words, a plan is just like a guide in this case. Here, you should put down the activities involved in the renovation process from day one to the last. If possible, you can actually go professional and prepare a Ghent chart for the same clearly indicating the activities and the required resources in terms of time, personnel and finance. Good and successful plans can be used in the future for similar projects. 2. Do not tamper with the plumbing: For the purpose of saving cash and other resources, it's always advisable to keep the original plumbing in your bathroom when renovating. You can change everything else but try your best not to replace or remodel the existing plumbing. There are many good reasons as to why you shouldn't interfere with the plumbing. One of them is to save resources. You will agree with me that remodeling and changing the positioning of the bathtub, the sink, the tab, and all other bathroom accessories will definitely have a great impact on your budget. Most definitely it will increase the budget. On the other hand, the original plumbing in most cases works better. It’s possible to make things worse with the plumbing system in the name of renovating it. There is no need to risk. Just let the existing plumbing remain intact. 3. Consult a plumber: Consulting a plumber is important especially when you are not sure about your existing plumbing. With an expert in plumbing, you will be able to know whether to keep the existing plumbing accessories or introduce a new one. Even when you are sure of the plumbing, you still need an expert to affirm on the quality of the existing plumbing. Unless you are an expert/professional in plumbing, you will definitely need one to make things perfect and reliable. Pro note: Apart from the plumber, you may also need other experts like an electrician, a carpenter, and a flooring expert. Building and renovation companies always have a team of these specialists. Experts can be helpful during budget planning. 4. Picture the design: Do you remember that theme you always want your bathroom to take? It’s time to make it real. It’s a matter of preference but there are certain things and basics you should still stick on to. You and I know that that you cannot give your bathroom a kitchen design or a bedroom design. In most cases, this will give you a bigger picture of what you need in the renovation process. It should be encompassed in the planning stage but I thought it wise to have it as an independent point. Before settling for any specific design, it's good to do thorough research for better bathroom design and themes. Consult experts, websites and magazines for great bathroom designs. Actually, this is the most reliable way to come with a perfect design/theme for your bathroom. Just be sure to keep the design in line with the theme of your home. I would recommend that you settle for simple but appealing bathroom design ideas. 5. Consult your family members: This may sound minor but trust me it’s as important as all other tips in this list. You don’t have to make decisions about your home all alone unless you stay alone. Consulting those whom you share the house with may be much more helpful. Especially when choosing the bathroom design or theme, it's good that you consider your partners' views and proposals. A decision made by more than one person is in most cases perfect and more reasonable compared to that which you make alone. Give your family members a chance to contribute to the renovation process for satisfaction purposes. 6. Make note of what you need to change: As far as am concerned, renovation is all about making changes on what is not right. If something is in a perfect condition, what then is the need to change it? Unless you just want to waste money and resources, there will definitely be no need to replace accessories that are in good condition and position. Therefore, it's wise to make a list of the things that need to be replaced or changed. But then, during the renovation, new features and fixtures may be introduced. Put down the things that must be introduced during the renovation process. Make sure that anything you decide to keep in its existing condition and position is able to serve you in the present date and in the future. It's wise to replace that which you doubt its quality and services. 7. Plan out the lighting system: Lighting is an essential requirement for a bathroom. Most people do not need to renovate the lighting system. Of course, if your existing lighting system is still intact and perfect, there will be no need for a replacement. If you feel that your existing bathroom lighting system is not upholding the standards of your bathroom, you are free to settle for a different lighting system. When working on the lighting, try your best to utilize both artificial and natural lighting just to make things more classic around your bathroom. For efficiency, it's recommendable to introduce glass accessories on the walls to help light up the bathroom through the reflection of light. You don't have to spend too much on buying expensive lighting accessories, doing it right makes things more simple and perfect. 8. Use mirrors on the walls to create a larger view of your bathroom: This will be essential if your bathroom is less spaced. Some of us love it when the bathroom looks bigger and spacious. When your bathroom is small sized, it’s almost impossible to make renovations as far as its space is concerned. It may unreasonable of you trying to increase the space of your bathroom during the renovation stage. It entirely means that you must interfere with the spaces of the other rooms in your house. Now that will be a hell of a mess to your entire plan. This is where science and fiction come in. Be a bit careful and make use of mirrors to give your small spaced bathroom a bigger space look. 9. Choose better tiles: Tiles are now so available and affordable. You may choose to replace your existing floor with new better tiles. Tiles are made with different designs and textures for different purposes. For the floor, you may need to choose tiles with a better texture. Do not install slippery tiles on the bathroom floor. Slippery tiles may be dangerous when wet. For the walls, you may decide to use decorative tiles and especially on the shower areas. This will give your bathroom a different look and feel. For a better look and style, you can use tiles with different patterns and colors. 10. Try to stick to your budget: When you decide to go shopping for the renovation items, you will have multiple choices to make. The good thing to do is to choose the best hardware retailers around your home. This will help you figure out what items are available and which are necessary. When shopping around, it’s possible to find out that some unnecessary items are too expensive. If you definitely do not need them, then it’s wise to exclude them from your list. Do not buy things because you have them on your list and then realize later you overspend on unnecessary things. Make good considerations of the must-have and the lust-have. When you differentiate the two, then you will be sensitive to your budget. Conclusion: In conclusion, renovating your bathroom is not necessary but when things get out of hand, you are definitely left with no choice but to renovate it. When you finally make a decision to make changes in your bathroom, it’s always important to make note of what you need to be changed, what to introduce and what to keep in the existing condition and position. If you heed on the above tips, you will have nothing but success at the end of your bathroom renovation project. 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