With rising housing prices in Maple Ridge, Burnaby, Coquitlam and Langley, a renovation of your bathroom is a better choice than moving. However, Bathroom renovations are one of the major renovations that will require a quality contractor. The combination of plumbing and electrical along with the aesthetic requirements make bathroom renovations quite labour intensive and require a variety of expertise. As such, bathroom renovations are not something that a typical do-it-yourselfer is qualified to perform. The blog post highlights some of the reasons why bathroom renovations can be a challenge and thus require hiring a professional.
Quite often a bathroom renovation centers around an old bathtub. A few minutes with a measuring tape will likely leave a homeowner perplexed as to how the tub can even be removed from the bathroom, let alone replaced with something larger. A qualified contractor will immediately assess various options to find a solution - opening up an adjoining wall, incorporating nearby closets, even cutting through an exterior wall. None of these options should be tried by an inexperienced handyman.
Other options are even more limiting, particularly if you are in a multi-unit complex such as a townhouse or condo. In such a situation, your contractor will likely have researched products in the past that have been designed specifically for limited access spots, such as multi-piece bathtubs or shower stalls. Even though these items may be available at a hardware or big box store, they may be of poor quality, or designed in such a way as to make installation difficult. Again, this is where an experienced contractor can save not just time and money, but the grief of having to tear out a poorly done renovation and start again.
Any quality contractor or renovation company will also have an on-going relationship with a bathroom fixture supplier such as Robinson Lighting and Bath. In such a case, the contractor will be able to get discounts unavailable to a typical homeowner, which can add up to thousands of dollars in savings depending on the fixtures desired. Plumbing contractors can also recommend other bathroom fixtures that match your requirements, such as toilets, sinks and vanities that may be designed for improved comfort, installation or usefulness.
As with any major renovation, experience can make a huge difference between happiness or disaster. Nobody wants to end up in the disaster zone. But with bathrooms, that can be easy. So, if you are wondering what to do with your old blue bathtub, or that chipped bathroom sink, then give us a call for a free estimate and let us help you get your bathroom renovation done right, the first time, without the stress.
