Maria Elenita Tetangco

Promo copy: There are many reasons why a bathroom remodel is both practical and desirable. Read on to find out more. Safety, Functionality, and Beauty: The Benefits of a Bathroom Remodel There are many reasons why homeowners might choose to go with a bathroom remodel over other home improvement projects. Whether you're looking to improve your bathroom's functionality, enhance its safety features, or are just looking for a way to add value to your home, you should know that opting to redo your bathroom is one of the best home-improvement decisions you can ever make. Check out the benefits: Increasing home value If you're thinking of selling your home somewhere down the line, then a bathroom remodel is a great way to make your home more saleable. For many potential home buyers, the bathroom can make or break a potential sale; after all, if you're looking to invest in some place to move in and make your home, the last thing you want is to have to put up with a non-functional bathroom. Things like broken tiles, loose faucets, and stained walls all detract from a home's overall value; on the flip side, bright, shiny tile, gleaming faucets and countertops, clean surfaces, and a spacious shower all make a home so much more attractive. Historical data from Remodeling Magazine's annual Cost vs Value report shows that, on average, you can expect around a 71% return on investment for a bathroom remodel. Even if you're not thinking of selling your home, however, all the benefits of a nice, well-ordered bathroom will certainly help to make your home more comfortable. With the amount of use our homes' bathrooms get, there's nothing like a clean, well-ordered and functional bathroom space to help keep you both healthy and safe. That's money well spent, no matter how you look at it. Upgrading for safety and comfort There's nothing like a clean, well-lit, and well-ordered bathroom. Many homeowners have a tendency to put off repairs and upgrades to their homes, waiting for a better time; over time, however, putting off necessary upgrades and updates to the bathroom can become a habit, and bathroom features are allowed to grow old and dated. It's not just about those little bits of broken tile, or those little leaks in the plumbing you've gotten used to dealing with. Things like structural and water damage, rusted pipes and plumbing, insufficient ventilation, and the propagation of mold and mildew can be a problem, especially with older homes. Left unchecked, the totality of your bathroom problems can suddenly overwhelm you. Mold and mildew, in particular, can be particularly insidious: not only can they be a persistently frustrating problem to get rid of, but they also pose a clear danger to your health and well-being. While you're updating the hardware of your bathroom, don't forget to install safety features, like non-slip tiles and grab bars, if you don't already have them. Upgrades that increase your comfort ad safety while in the bathroom are a great idea, too, especially if you're already tearing up the floor anyway to fix the plumbing. Heated floors, for example, help offset the chill when you get up to use the bathroom first thing in the morning. Simple things like improving the lighting in the bathroom, and installing soft, waterproof rugs, all contribute to your safety, too, in addition to making the bathroom more comfortable. Efficiency and conservation If you've gone a long time without upgrading your bathroom plumbing it's a virtual certainty that you're wasting water. Recent innovations in bathroom technology allows for showerheads, toilets, and faucets that use up to 20% less water than the previous standard. Toilets that pass the standards for the Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense program can save the typical American family roughly 16,000 gallons of water, and over USD 100.00 in costs per year, as compared to older, less efficient toilets. That's great savings, both in terms of money spent and water used. Functionality It's not just about usage; it's also about what you want in a bathroom. So far we've made a big deal of how, and how often we use our bathrooms, so it's equally important to make sure that our bathrooms are both safe and comfortable to use. Building on that is the issue of functionality: sure your bathroom might be nice and comfortable, clean and well-lit, and with all the safety features you could ever want, but does it function the way that you want it to? For example, if you have a bathtub in your bathroom, but find yourself never really having the time or inclination to use it, relying instead on showers, wouldn't you rather just get rid of the tub and maximize the available space? For many years, the standard size for a bathroom stall was a rather cramped box three feet on each side; when you consider that bathrooms tend to be cramped in general anyway, having a bathtub in there using up additional space when you're hardly ever going to be using it is just impractical. In a similar vein, if all you have is a cramped shower stall, and you find yourself thinking wistfully about a long soak in the tub at the end of the day, why not make it happen? There's certainly nothing wrong with treating yourself to a little luxury; if a tub bath is what it takes to make you happy after a long, tiring day, then that can only contribute to your health and comfort. Special needs and accessibility The differently-abled have additional requirements for a properly functional bathroom. Functionality isn't just about the size of the shower or the fixtures in the bathroom: for some of us, it's about just being able to use the bathroom itself. People with special needs, like the differently-abled, need to have their specific requirements taken into consideration when planning their personal spaces. Things like wider doorways and shower entrances, to accommodate wheelchairs, for example, are a prime consideration when planning bathrooms for the use of the differently-abled. Other options, such as door handles and locks installed at a lower height, automatic door openers, and house-wide intercom systems also make good sense. Thus, when planning for such adjustments to the home, you need to make sure that you're including the bathroom in your plans and renovations. Taking the plunge Ultimately, your reasons for remodeling your bathroom are probably going to be a mix of a couple of the above factors, instead of anyof them singly. Nevertheless, any one of the factors mentioned above remains a good reason to go ahead and remodel your bathroom. As with most things, letting the problems pile up will eventually cost you more in the long run. Get started with that bathroom remodel today! 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