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LET'S REMODEL
Remodeling ugly bathrooms can be exciting
Q: We an considering remodeling
a bath la our 1966 ranch. We
need Ideas for adding apace to the
bathroom aad aay considerations we
might want to give to design options.
In sdditloa. what type ef question*
should 1 aaka UVe Installer for totally
redoing the Ule?
A:lf your bathroom is like many,
vummonly found in the ranch homes
built in the 1960s era, sea foam green
tile running up the walls, peach and
black countertopo, or love marigold col
ored futures, then I'm sure it's been at
the top of your "it'a gotta to" list ever
»ince you moved in. I find it amusing
that so many prospective clients I meet
tell me that their bathroom must be the
ugliest balhroon I've ever encountered
Well I've seen my share and they all
M-em lo have their own unique charm
tor lack thereof).
On the up aide, with all the new produits
on the market today remodeling a
bathroom can be one of the most exciting
rooms in your home lo remodel! Solid
surface countertops, numerous aiiea
and styles of ceramic tile, coordinating
Imthroom future ensembles, the selections
and availability have vastly im
pros ed over the years.
The ulanninc of your bathroom is a
fireplace
barbecue
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ASSOCIATION
crucial step in the remodeling process.
A bathroom can be one of the moat expensive
rooms in your home to remodel,
so establish some budget guidelines
and determine to what extent you wish
lo take this project first. For example
you are indicating a need for increased
space to your bathroom. Thia can be accomplished
• couple of ways. First,if it
is storage apace you are looking for. consider
increasing the amount of cabinetry
in your bathroom. Also make them
more accessible, cabinets with roll-out
trava snd drawer* seem to give better
storage than doors Possibly add a tall
linen cabinet or a wall cabinet over the
toilet.
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because of tight clearances you might
have to purchase custom cabinetry with
reduced depths or special widths to fit
some areas. This still might ba more
economical than some of your other options
In addition to adding cabinetry, lack
of counter-top space ia a common problem.
In many, bathrooms that we remodel.
we often continue the counterlop
from the vanity over the toilet at a
reduced depth, which offers approxi
mately. 3 linear feet of added counter
top space. This also gives us an opportunity.
to add a full mirror over the
countertopa that gives the illusion of a
larger bathroom.. Another way to give
this illusion is to use recessed lighting,
which concealed in the ceiling, does not
cloae in a room like a bulky light bar or
future.
If it ia actual physical apace that you
are looking to gain, our options would
be to add an addition off the bathroom
or to steal some space from an adjacent
room or closet. My experience haa been
that you don't have to draatically in
crease the square footage of a bathroom
to improve the layout; in many cases
gaining the area of a closet is sufficient.
Although, if you are doing your own de
*ign you should consider how this will
affect the room you are borrowing apace
from. If you take over a bedroom closet,
I would suggest adding a closet in this
room to replac it. In any case, ooce you
figure out bow to gain the space you
need, and if you are able to keep the
plumbing fixtures in the same location,
your new layout should come together
quite easily. In some cases though you
may have to move the location of a toilet
or tub to give you the layout you de
sire. If you are considering a contractor,
a good design/build firm can provide
you with the design layout as well as
the materials and labor to complete all
phases of the bathroom remodel.
For your home improvement queations
or a copy of our roster booklet, call
Gayle Walters of the Michigan Remodeling
Association (MRA) at 810-335-
3232. or send questions to "Let's Remodel."
2187 Orchard Lake Road. No.
103. Sylvan Lake. Mi. 48320 Answers
are provided by members of the MRA.
the local chapter of the National Association
of the Remodeling Industry
(NARI). Members include professional
contractors, manufacturers, wholesalers
snd lenders representing all facets of
residential and light commercial re
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