Tiling bathroom walls has become a very popular trend in home remodeling right now- as it is a quick way to totally change the look and feel of your bathroom but also fairly simple for a homeowner to do themselves. Continue reading →
Better Living Design in the Bathroom
You have a bathroom that you just love and adore. However, you feel it is time for a facelift or in construction design terms, remodeling. Remodeling your bathroom is the process of taking your current restroom, water closet, lavatory, or whatever word you prefer to call it, and giving it a make-over. A make-over can consist of rebuilding or redesigning your vanity and or mirror, installing a better or more water-efficient toilet, or even transforming your shower-in-bath, to just a seven-person spa tub, or a two-person rain shower room. Wouldn’t we all love to do that? Continue reading →
How To Shop For The Best Shower Head
Which is the best for YOU?
Let’s face who doesn’t look forward to their shower? And who doesn’t rate the shower in someone else’s home, hotel or vacation spot? We all long for that perfect shower the one with just the right amount or pressure, maybe it has the added feature of a message spray or it is hand held. What type of shower head is for you? And who doesn’t walk into a hardware store go by the bath department and are captivated by all the LOVELY shower heads? Everyone even small children love a good shower and to do that you must start with the shower head. Continue reading →
How to Easily Install Shower Surround
Installing walls for your shower may seem like a difficult project, but it is actually easier than you think. Successful shower surround installs shouldn’t take more than a day with the proper preparation.
If you already have securely fastened ceramic tiles, you can simply install the surround wall over them. Plastic and any loose tiles will need to be removed and the wall behind them needs to be prepared for the shower surround install by sanding smooth. All new shower surround installations will need a waterproof backboard as a wall surface. Continue reading →
How to Grout a Bathroom
When you want to sell your house or just make it look and feel more modern and up to date the first thing you think of is the bathrooms. How can you make your bathroom the star of the party? Changing the fixtures will add that new look but it isn’t quiet done. Replace or recover your shower or tub, replace the vanity and mirror it is almost there still it looks a little dull no shine to it. Yep you guessed it Grout and Tile. Continue reading →
How to Repair that Leaky Faucet
One of the most common household repairs involves leaky faucets. Not only can these be a major annoyance, but expensive as well. Learning how to repair that leaky faucet yourself can eliminate costs associated with hiring a plumber and waiting for help to arrive. Follows are some simple steps that anyone can use to troubleshoot and fix the problem. Continue reading →
How to Take Charge of your Bathroom and Kitchen Design Like a Pro
Designing your new kitchen or bathroom can be frightening and exciting at the same time. The entire process can seem extremely overwhelming before you even know where to start. It is natural to want to jump in and start picking out fixtures, pour over cabinet designs and compare color swatches that will eventually fulfill your design vision – but try to resist that temptation. There are several key necessary steps you should always do for any big design project first that will shape the overall outcome. Continue reading →
How to Prevent Mildew in Your Bathroom
Everyone wants to have a clean house, but most importantly everyone wants to be sure that their bathroom is the cleanest room in that house (aside from maybe the kitchen). Your bathroom is the place where you go to get cleaned up after a long day’s work; if it’s dirty, you’re not truly clean after being in there. The bathroom is also one room in the house that your friends and neighbors will judge you on. Not everyone is judgmental like that, but it’s hard to want to go somewhere when you know that their bathroom is worse than a truck stop and you’re afraid of catching something from being in the same vicinity as those mold/mildew ring around the bottom of the toilet or tub. So here’s the skinny: Continue reading →
How to Fit a Bath Tub
You do not have to be too handy of a handyman to fit your new tub. Just follow these simple instructions and you will be on your way to that first relaxing bath.
Before Beginning
Plan, plan, plan. The first key to success with any DIY project is to plan out every step in order to make sure you have all of the supplies necessary and that everything is done in the proper order.
If you have decided to fit the new bath in a different place than the old one you will need to alter the pipework before hand. You may need to install new 7/8 in. supply pipes and spurs to the existing runs.
Measure out and draw for your reference the bath, piping, and bath waste positions. Continue reading →
How To Remove an Old Tub and Shower
With spring time upon us, a fresh start for your bathroom is in your reach. Adding a new bathtub can be easily done, removing the old fixture and adding a new bath tub can be done is a few easy steps. This one simple thing can add that new fresh look to your bathroom! So lets get started.
How To Remove an Old Tub and Shower…