| Bathroom remodeling ranks up there with | | | | hot water. This can make everyone using them |
| kitchen remodeling in the U.S. | | | | safe. |
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| I thought when I thought I should remodel my | | | | Bathrooms should include grab bars that are |
| bathroom that a simple spruce up would do | | | | well set into the walls for people to balance |
| costing maybe tops $1000. I had a new toliet | | | | themselves. They should be roomy enough to |
| and vanity. I badly needed a new tub. I | | | | accomodate a Wheelchair or walker. Perhaps |
| didn't count a wall having to come out to | | | | when choosing a tub you could choose one that |
| accomodate a new tub. Also that meant that | | | | allows you just to step in. These things may |
| the new tub surround I had installed just two | | | | be more costly now but your needs will change |
| years before had to be taken out. The bids I | | | | and then these features will pay for |
| got were closer to $10,000. Too much we would | | | | themselves. |
| just have to put up with the old bath. | | | | |
| | | | The shower should be equipped with a water |
| My new toliet did not work very well. While | | | | pressure-equalizing device so that when a |
| the toliet itself looked just fine it did not | | | | toilet flushes, someone in the shower doesn't |
| flush well. The federal government outlawed | | | | experience a sudden increase in water |
| the standard toilet homeowners have used for | | | | temperature. Also, the shower should have a |
| decades, so they are no longer being | | | | seat. |
| produced. Now, you must install a toilet that | | | | |
| only uses 1.5 gallons of water per flush. So | | | | A flexible hose attached to a showerhead |
| if you have an older toliet you may just want | | | | makes it easier for someone with disabilities |
| to replace the inards toliets don't wear out. | | | | to wash. It also makes it easier to bathe |
| Some higher-end toilets also come with | | | | small children or the family pet. |
| pressure-assisted flush mechanisms. Available | | | | |
| for years in the commercial market, these | | | | Many people now isolate the toilet area from |
| toilets use compressed air to assist in | | | | the rest of the bathroom with a partial wall |
| flushing. However, these toliets can cost | | | | or privacy glass. |
| from $150. to $500. | | | | |
| | | | There are many wonderful features that can be |
| So think about whether it is worth the new | | | | installed in bathrooms now. Heated floors, |
| look or the toliet flushing well before you | | | | large windows or extra lightening, ceramic |
| buy a toliet. | | | | tile, 2 sinks, jacuzzi tubs. Of course |
| | | | ceiling fans are now part of the regular |
| While you are thinking about remodeling the | | | | options. I installed a skylight as my |
| bath you might think about your needs | | | | bathroom is tucked in between the bedrooms |
| changing in a few years and safety factors. | | | | and garage with no outside wall. |
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| Bathrooms should be designed with floors that | | | | These are all things to think about when you |
| do not become slick when wet. Avoiding things | | | | are deciding on a bathroom remodel. |
| like sharp corners, hard edges, and scalding | | | | |