10-08-2008
Small Bathroom Remodeling
Home Bathroom Remodeling Tips and Tricks
These home bathroom remodeling tips and tricks are to help you speed up your remodeling process. This is directed more to the “Do-it-yourself” people out there who had rather do their own repair jobs, rather than using a licensed contractor.
I will give you some tips about repairing small jobs in the bathroom and then I will cover some tips to make your bathroom look larger than it usually is (this area is the one that many people want to know about).
No matter what size job that you need to repair, you should always inspect the area around the bad area. Write down everything that you think you will need to do to the area, including cleaning the surface, what is involved in the process, make a list of what types of tools you will need to use, and what materials, you think that you will need. This is just a reminder that you can go over and change if you need to. It has been my experience that if I didn’t write it down, I would always forget something at the Home Improvement Store and I would end up making an extra trip, which cost time.
Always check things out on the internet to give you an idea of what is involved in the procedures you are going to do. The reason I say to check your computer first is that it is closer than having to drive to find out what you need to know, however that option is up to you. I find that when I just type in a sentence in the top search bar, and try to explain what it is that I want to do. It will give me a list of websites that I can scroll through, usually there will be a website that has some type of information, which is quite a big help. If you have any trouble, the employees at the Home Improvement Store are there to help you with any questions you may have.
Now many people ask me about how they can make their small bathroom look larger than what it is. I have had that same situation, so I take them into my bathroom and show them what I have done. The first thing is to paint the walls a pastel color, and add an extra mirror to reflect the light. Then I purchased a 3 shelf storage shelf that goes over the toilet. Then my sink was on one side of the wall and was just more or less a wash basin with a cabinet a around it, I remove the cabinet and built a wall to wall counter, underneath I installed a 3 shelf storage that was 12” wide, and I did this on both sides, in the middle I put 2 long shelves and maneuvered them around the sink drain and water lines. Then I installed doors on the outside of that. At the top of the sink I took the old mirror down and installed a multi-light mirror, which put out more light. In the bathtub/shower I installed a couple of corner shelves, one on each end, and then I put a couple of shelves 2 feet above the tub, and screwed some hooks into the wall to hang scrubies on.
I hope these few home bathroom remodeling tips and tricks have been a big help, and good luck with your bathroom remodeling.
Tags: Home Improvement