That's good news since most bathroom remodeling jobs can cost thousands of dollars. A minor bathroom renovation can easily cost $10,000.
That's good news since most bathroom remodeling jobs can cost thousands of dollars. A minor bathroom renovation can easily cost $10,000.
View Bathroom Renovation RSS feedAdding a bit of luxury to your bathroom will go a long way towards enhancing comfort and convenience. Depending on your budget, making your bathroom more luxurious is not too difficult if you follow some of these tips.
Next to the kitchen, the bathroom is the room where people spend the most time during their waking day. From the time you get up to the time you go to bed, you'll find yourself going in and out of this room.
It's no wonder that The National Kitchen and Bath Association, www.nkba.org, says that nearly 11 million bath renovation or building projects are completed every year, with nearly 7 percent of all homes having bathrooms redone.
A real incentive to redoing bathrooms is the return on investment. A renovated bathroom can return over 70 percent of the cost to the homeowner even if the house is sold within one year. That's good news since most bathroom remodeling jobs can cost thousands of dollars. A minor bathroom renovation can easily cost $10,000. That repair amount may double should you desire a truly luxurious bathroom. If your budget is tight, the tips below may be able to save you some money.
Many people escape the day's stresses in a whirlpool tub. Another relaxing option is a shower with water jets and multiple shower heads. This cannot only give you a full-body massage as you shower, it can also reduces the amount of time it takes you to get clean.
You can also turn your bath into a steam room or sauna for working out any muscle kinks. You can buy an electric steam unit to fill your bath with a relaxing vapor. The machinery to run a unit such as this can usually be hidden.
If you have a sauna or similar set up, you must realize that it will inevitably produce water vapor, which can be a bathroom's biggest enemy. Regular drywall doesn't hold up well when wet, even if it's painted or covered with wallpaper. You'll want to use a higher grade of wallboard for the bathroom, especially in any place where water will splash. The best products to use are gypsum-based green board or cement board. These types of material are moisture resistant as a special emulsion has been added to the core and the paper. Green board is easier to work with, but cement board is better at resisting water.
Two more things you can use in your bathroom for water damage prevention are vapor barriers and adequate venting. Tough plastic sheeting be added to bathroom walls to help them avoid water damage, and a good fan can whisk away both heat and humidity. This will not only alleviate any problems with mold buildup, it will also keep the room cool so you don't feel clammy when you step out of the shower.
This is an open letter addressed to all of the struggling mortgage borrowers (and their lenders) sitting on their haunches waiting for the government to come to their rescue.
U.S. Senate lawmakers have decided to press on with their unethical and irresponsible mortgage bailout bill despite a veto threat from the White House.
The housing crisis is a big issue for many voters. Not surprisingly, John McCain and Barack Obama offer vastly different plans to solve it. Let's see where they stand.
Falling prices are eroding the value of U.S. homes. According to a new Fed report, the equity that Americans have in their homes has dropped to the lowest level on record.
A survey commissioned by a national federation of state and local apartment associations shows that most renters will not be jumping into the U.S. housing market anytime soon. Has renting become the smart decision?
Some politicians are in favor of providing assistance to the millions of homeowners who are facing default as a result of poor decision-making and falling home prices. Others are dead set against it. Let's see where the American people stand.
Small banks and big ones alike are on the verge of bankruptcy, due to all of the bad loans that have been approved over the past few years. Although people tend to assume that their money will be safe even if their banks fail, history has shown that this isn't always the case. Find out if your hard-earned cash is at risk.
When it comes to home prices, location matters. Consider this: a $210,000 home in Atlanta, GA would be worth $1.4 million in Beverly Hills. The same home would be worth $509,000 in Washington D.C. and $207,000 in Phoenix. Find out how much homes might be worth in different cities in this home price comparison.
An open letter to all of the lawmakers and taxpayers who think a mortgage bailout is what we need to solve the housing crisis.