subject: How To Lay Out Bathroom In A Basement ? [print this page] It is noticed that in large residential establishments, there are fewer bathrooms. This forces people, to queue-up, before the bathrooms for their turn. The residents are also sometimes found quarreling for getting late to the workplace etc.
More and more people are seeking to turn the basements in their homes into usable, livable space in which family and friends can gather and enjoy their time together. Installing a bathroom in the basement is a great way to add value to your home and improve your enjoyment of your current basement space.
If you are trying to increase the value of your home, this is a great way to do it. Most homeowners recover 80 percent of the cost of adding an extra bathroom to the home when hiring out for the labor. If you can cut costs by doing all or some of the labor yourself, then you should enjoy an even greater percentage of your investment.
First of all, decide a location for the bathroom in the basement. More appropriately, look for the place exactly under the previous bathroom on the ground floor. This can save you money, because you'll need to buy less material. It also prevents future problems with getting the correct elevation and rise for your piping.
Having confirmed the place for the bathroom, now prepare a rough structure for it. Construct the bathroom walls using wood, metal studs and drywall. Ensure that you use the moisture proof drywall for installing moisture associate bathroom fixtures and accessories.
Get all the necessary fixtures, and faucets like sink, commode, taps, shower heads, pipes etc. Purchase the fixtures of appropriate size so as to fit them in the bathroom.
If the bathroom is below the level of the sewage pipes, ensure you install a sewer ejector system. This is the only way to get waste water up and out of the basement. Install your new fixtures and run all associated piping.
For giving the final connection, employing a plumber is advisable because the entire piping job is done up, the plumber would require less time and money. Having finished with the plumbing, we can go in for the floor tiles, painting and other finishing work. This would provide the bathroom a perfect look.
