DIY Bathroom Remodel: 7 Successful tips and information about a Bathroom redesign

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7 Steps to Bathroom Remodeling Made Easy
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• If you are a do-it-yourselfer, and have done some
  remodeling in your home, than you may feel ready
  to tackle a small bathroom remodeling. A bath
  remodel is a more unique experience than any
  other kind of home improvement job. While its
  true the bathroom is probably the smallest room
  in your house, it also is one of the most
  technical and complex areas in the home.
  Plumbing pipes and electrical wires are
  strategically run in, around and through the
  space to operate the many functions and can cause
  big problems for homeowners tackling a bathroom
  remodel. Here are some quick tips and
  information to consider before you go it alone on
  your DIY bathroom remodel.

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Begin the Plans for Your Bathroom Remodeling
Project

• 1. Planning
• Planning a new look in your bathroom is much
  different than moving around the furniture and
  pictures in a living room. Its not possible to
  move a bathtub or toilet to a different area
  whenever you feel like making a change. Make a
  detailed bathroom remodeling plan and think
  carefully about where you would like everything
  to go. After you have a design plan, consider
  your bathroom remodeling costs such as designer
  bathroom accessories, to make your bathroom look
  more stylish in your budget. Try using a
  bathroom remodel cost estimator. Some can be
  found on line
• 2. Demolition
• It can take some practice in patience to remodel
  your bathroom. It may be difficult to hold off
  on making improvements while you are doing the
  demolition work. Shut the water off in the
  bathroom and remove everything that is going
  including walls and appliances. Thoroughly clean
  and tidy up the demolished space before you begin
  to rebuild anything.

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How Much Will it Cost for a Bathroom Remodeling
Project?

• 3. Be Budget Conscience
• Bathroom remodeling costs can add up quickly.
  Repair or refinish as many of the items you
  already have as possible instead of just buying
  everything new. Chrome polish can do wonders on
  old corroded faucets and knobs. Home improvement
  stores also sell a bathtub refinishing paint like
  substance to spruce up an old porcelain bathtub.
  A tub liner is also a good option for those of
  you who cant replace the old bathtub.
• 4. Vents
• Bathrooms without proper ventilation become a
  breeding ground for mold and mildew. The
  bathroom must be vented out to fresh air via a
  vent somewhere in the bathroom. Preferably near
  the shower where the most steam and moister are
  created. Bathroom lights often have a
  multipurpose vent/light fixture.

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• 5. Paint properly
• Unlike most remodeling projects in other areas of
  the home oil based paint is recommended in the
  bathroom. Water based paints are usually
  preferred in other areas for easy of clean up.
  In the bathroom oil based paints will look better
  longer because they are impervious to water and
  moister. You will need paint thinner for clean
  up, make sure thats ones of the things on your
  shopping list during the planning stage.
• 6. Flooring
• Using ceramic tile or snap and lock flooring
  looks great in a bathroom remodel, but they are
  expensive and difficult to install in small
  spaces. Using solid sheet flooring will give you
  easy maintenance as well as easy installation
  that is light on the pocket book.

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• 7. Leave Your Pride at the Door
• Even with the best of intentions and a wealth of
  information, there may come a time when you
  realize you are in over your head, or you
  realized you came across a plumbing issue that
  you arent sure how to fix. Call in a
  professional remodeling contractor if you are
  ever in doubt. There is no sense causing
  yourself more money by trying to avoid paying a
  professional for a small job, making more
  problems on top of the problem that already
  exists. It will be much more costly for the
  plumber or electrician to come out and fix
  multiple problems that were caused by you
  attempting to do more than you could during your
  bathroom remodeling process, instead of coming to
  repair one small issue.

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