Bathroom Remodeling can be one of the best things that you can do if you want to increase the inherent market value of your house or if you want to breathe new life into your interior.

🛁 Bathroom Remodeling

Bathroom Remodeling - The do's and don't'sBathroom remodeling allows the addition of a personal touch, and it can also be a status symbol particularly if you are planning on upgrading the space with top of the line fixtures and styles.

Bathrooms tend to be much smaller than other areas of the house, so be warned that a bathroom renovation is quite a sizeable investment.

As such, it requires careful planning, precise execution, as well as sufficient time for the project to be completed correctly.  

Bathroom remodeling, much like any other space in the house, will require just as many aesthetic and functional decisions if you want your vision to become a reality.

To get you started and to ensure that you do not make avoidable mistakes, here are some do’s and don’ts of remodeling your bathroom:

✅ Dos

Bathroom Remodeling - The do's and don't's 2Find inspiration

Every excellent bathroom remodeling projects take shape with a vision and a plan.

Before you make the call to your designer, it is essential to have an idea of how you want the space to look like after the bathroom remodeling is complete.

There are plenty of social areas online that can give you the inspiration needed to get you started.

Call a professional

If you are a DIY wanna-be enthusiast, you may be tempted to handle the project yourself, but don’t. Instead, call a professional that can do the job correctly.

Pick finishes that you LOVE

Bathrooms are also affected by trends so make sure that the fixtures that you pick will still be as trendy in five years as they are now to avoid disappointments.

Keep high-end materials such as showers and flooring neutral as it will make it easier to change the design in future should the need come up.

Clean Like Crazy

Construction work leaves dust everywhere.

When I say everywhere, I mean in every nook and cranny imaginable.

Make sure to take the time to clean your new bathroom properly so that it looks, feels, and smells new.

Get some detailed advice from Allen Michael at Home Viable on how to do that bathroom cleaning job right.

Allen doles out detailed tips on everything from equipment to methods.

Be sure to bookmark that article so that you can come back to it in the future.

⛔ Don’ts

Ruined bathroom that didn't follow the Don'ts in Bathroom RemodelingIgnore your budget

If you want your bathroom remodeling to be successful, it is crucial that you remain realistic about your budget.

Though it may not be pleasant, you should consider delaying your project until you can afford it at a later date if the finances do not make sense to you yet.

Wing it

bathroom remodeling sound like a piece of cake, but they are quite daunting.

The bathroom involves a lot of plumbing work, and if you do not have the necessary skills, your remodeling project can fail even before it begins.

Buy things just because

The key to pulling off a successful remodeling project is to shop around and compare.

Avoid buying things only because they appeal to you. Additionally, do not buy the first thing that you see.

It helps to talk to your contractor about some of your ideas so that he or she can guide you in the way you should go.

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