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Improving your Bathroom

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Why improve your bathroom?

Bathroom renovations are a clear money investment. Many renovations are made without a clear idea on the return on the investment. Unlike other renovation projects, bathroom renovations can recoup their costs by up to 98%. As equity in your house rises, the additional improvements made to your bath will also rise. It's the number one area that a homeowner should consider when thinking about renovation projects.

How much should you improve your bathroom?

Swapping bath fixtures

You have to decide in the beginning how far you want to go in improving your bathroom. Replacing towel holders with heated towel bars, replacing sinks with stone basins may be the extent of what you want to do.

Surface level Renovation
The next level involves a surface level renovation - keeping the basic layout (no removal or repositioning of walls), only replacing surface areas with other higher end products. Walls can have travertine tile installed, copper bathtubs that have a patina applied through a firing process can replace standard acrylic tubs, and new cabinets and shelving updated. High-end items such as steam showers and infrared saunas, and/or whirlpool baths can be purchased and placed without any additional layout changes.

Bathroom Layout Changes
The next level is actually changing the layout of your existing bathroom, perhaps expanding into other rooms or spaces such as existing hallways. You can keep the structural elements defined by the current joists and walls, but then change the positioning of the tub and toilet and other elements to better suit the space.

Complete Bathroom Remodel
This is the bathroom improvement that has the highest cost and highest amount of work involved. This may mean expanding existing space, tearing out exterior walls and create new interior walls. Ceilings and flooring may have to be replaced as well. This involves a lot more than replacing your current sink with a travertine sink placed on a flat cabinet surface.

Those are the basic options for improving your bathroom, from the most basic to the most advanced. Please keep an eye on this section where we will be giving more renovation advice, as well as tell you more about our high-end luxury bath options such as our stone sinks, marble sinks, travertine sinks, copper bathtubs and clawfoot tubs.