When you come right down to it, it is just a room with a bath. Even that isn’t quite true; a room with just a toilet and sink still counts. Well, it counts as a “half bath”. The modern definition of a full bathroom includes four plumbing fixtures; bathtub, sink, shower, and toilet. It is … Read more
For some time we have been discussing how Bathroom Remodeling jobs can run from the simple, new paint and a few updated fixtures, to a complete, “strip to the studs” rebuild of the entire room. Generally, there is a lot of satisfaction to be gained from the simpler, more direct remodeling jobs. A few simple … Read more
This almost sounds like a remodeling “chicken or the egg” question. In actuality, the answer is much simpler than that old conundrum. While the chicken question has great philosophical import, when it comes to vanity cabinetsand floors, it really doesn’t matter that much. At least, that is the feeling of most contractors we’ve talked to. … Read more
A bathroom remodeling job should be a fairly straight forward process. Even though the fixtures and features for the bathroom have gotten nicer over the years, the only real change has been to make them simpler to install and replace. After all, the bathroom is a relatively small space (although I have been involved in … Read more
Any remodeling job is going to be a series of trade-offs, especially with bathrooms. Generally, the things that you will be trying to balance are time, budget, and results. Conventional wisdom says that we can maximize any two of these, but only at the cost of the third. In other words, you can have a … Read more