Bathroom Remodeling Trends
A bathroom remodeling project is a serious project and you must deal with it cautiously. The average person visits the bathroom about 6-8 times a day, making it an average of 2,500 times a year. That adds up to about 3 years of your life on the john. If we factor in how much the average person spends in the shower or bath, taking into account here that we live in a hyper clean society, we have to tack on a couple more years. At least. And then think about everything else you do in there, from bathing your kids to getting ready for a night out. That’s a lot of time in that small space we call the bathroom.
Bathroom remodeling has become a much more involved process that takes into account, rather seriously, the varying needs of the people using the space and the various design elements that can be incorporated into the space.
Create Your Dream Bath
Here are some things that are changing and that you too, with a bit of planning, can change in your own bathroom:
Bigger bathrooms:
Bathrooms are getting bigger and bigger. People are knocking down walls to give themselves more room in the space, making it a veritable room instead of the traditional closet like space that we have gotten used to entering sideways and exiting as quickly as possible. People in older homes are knocking down walls to make room while those building new houses plan ahead for a larger bathroom space.
Fancier appliances:
More room lets you explore the space more. People have been making the best of the larger areas and there has been a surge in high end appliances. Not only is there more room for them, but the appliances are getting affordable, accessible, and people are starting to view them as an essential part of the bathroom rather than as a luxury. This includes steam and jet showers, whirlpools, Jacuzzis, bathroom furniture and cabinetry, to name a few.
Less limiting designs:
The options open to someone remodeling their bathroom are limitless. Part of this comes from the new found perception that bathrooms can be aesthetically and stylistically interesting places and people’s newfound willingness to make them so. But new materials, like specially treated, water resistant hardwood flooring, paint, lighting options, furniture, cabinetry and hardware appropriate for the bathroom and specially designed for it have made their way onto the market. For example, while most people still opt for traditional, porcelain, white sinks in the bathroom, there are many other options available, like colored glass bowls, antique-looking ceramic bowls and even stainless steel bowls. Additionally, vanity designs span the entire spectrum from antique designs to the ultra contemporary. New flooring options can also transform the space completely. The addition of color and mixing of materials in the bathroom are both on the rise as well.Bathroom remodeling is easier than ever. There are tools on the internet that let you roughly design your new space and go from there, establishing a more detailed palette. There is also a plethora of remodeling companies that offer free bathroom remodel estimates in your home to help you plan and visualize the renovation you want to accomplish and help you figure out the most efficient and effective way to transform the space.
The bathroom has evolved from a simple necessity in the home to a retreat, where people are spending more and more time relaxing and regenerating. Bathroom designs have followed suit, growing more elaborate and comfortable while at the same time acquiring an aesthetic flare all of their own.
Bathroom Visualizer
Click on any part of the bathroom below to change it
Bath Remodeling Cost
By remodeling baths in particular, you could raise resale value of a property and improve cost recouped to well over 100%, says Remodeling Magazine. That is especially true if you plan to sell the property within the year, as such renovation would guarantee a high resale value with recouped cost even at 120%.
So tear down those heavily stained tubs and replace it with a new tub. The same goes true with that toilet seat and toilet cover, tiles and window panes. Install a superior pressured balanced single lever shower (earlier models are far inferior from today’s design). How about installing that new vanity you found to be gorgeously complimentary to the overall bath environment? While most common high end vanities are double sink, it isn’t generally required for upscale purposes. Those cabinets, lighting fixtures and windows may need alteration too. For the bath remodeling cost, check further for more data.
Cost Versus Value
Cost vs. value is a discerning issue in remodeling with intentions of resale after. Shrewd remodeling options could at least offset costs made in weaker areas, such as replacement of windows or tiles and severely weaker areas like basement and sunrooms, or those areas that do not directly contribute to the visual yet add to the beneficial value.
A Cost versus Value example by Remodeling Magazine
Bath Remodeling Cost at $9,000 with resale value of $140,000
Updates: new tub installation, new toilet installation, added vanity, added medicine cabinet, improve lighting and replaced tiles. Cost recouped is 111%.
Bath Remodeling Cost including additional bathroom now at $14,000 with resale value of $18,000. Cost recouped is 140%.
As obviously illustrated, a minor addition to the first entry and the closing value rises 10%, already a substantial factor in terms of recouping loses. While 111% cost recouped is already a noteworthy achievement, the further 122% is maximizing cost recouped. Remember, this is only the bath remodeling. Windows are decidedly different and may add only slightly to the overall property value, therefore, cost recouping in window remodeling may not always be 100% or higher.
Remodeling always involve the ability to sniff which areas are value hot spots, or remodeling payoff areas. While remodeling other areas are required, some remodeling you can do are for purely cosmetic reasons yet they add significantly to overall value, which also leads to a higher cost recoup. Do you know where those remodeling payoff areas are? They are the kitchen area, bedroom and bathroom areas.