subject: Updating Your Home With a Bathroom Renovation [print this page] Updating Your Home With a Bathroom Renovation
You may finally have some money to renovate your bathroom that you have been patiently waiting to do. You know what you want done in your older home, now you just need to choose the items to update your bathroom. When updating your older bathroom it is best to call a professional. A professional can give you a consultation and an estimate on how much the bathroom renovation will cost.
For example, a professional will know if your bathroom needs new electrical wires placed in your bathroom. It is important that you do not try to put the electrical wires in your bathroom yourself as you may hook it up incorrectly and start a fire. Plus, if you are not a professional electrician, your home owners insurance may not cover the damage the fire did to your home if you installed it incorrectly yourself.
The professional can also tell you if you have the legal amount of outlets in your bathroom as well. You can have more outlets installed when the electrical wiring is being replaced. This is very helpful as you may want to sell your home in a few years and you will have this update taken care of.
A professional can look at the piping in your bathroom that you are planning on renovating. He or she can install the new piping so your older home's bathroom will not only look like new on the outside but it will be like new on the inside. This is a great selling point when and if you move in the future.
Once the necessities are taken care of you can start to look at the cosmetic changes you want to have done during your bathroom renovation. Do you want a new bathtub or shower? You can choose to have new ceramic tile put on the wall or a shower encasing. The ceramic tile will cost more but you have so many choices to choose from.
If you have a window in your bathroom you may need to have that replaced. If the window is leaking cold air in the winter months and warm air in the summer months you want to put in a new window that is much more efficient. You may also decide to put in a larger window if you so choose. A professional can cut the area to fit the new larger window for you.
Make sure that the fan in your bathroom is working properly. If not, have the home renovator you hire put a fan in your ceiling or at the top of the wall. You need a fan to get all of the moisture out of your bathroom after a shower or bath to keep mold away.
You may want a heated light fixture installed in your ceiling. This is an added extra comfort amenity to treat yourself while you take a shower or bath. It is wise to have two separate light switches. One of the light switches will turn on the light fixtures above the medicine cabinet or mirror that do not have a heated light fixture. The other light switch will turn on the light on the ceiling when you want to have a heated bathroom.
When doing a bathroom renovation on an older home make sure you hire a professional so the job gets done right the first time. You do not want to waste time fixing mistakes nor waste money from damaging areas in your bathroom.
