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Remodeling Your Bathroom: How You Can Pay for It
Friday, January 15th, 2010 at
1:35 am
Have you lately decided that you want to have your toilet remodeled? If that is the case have you already started to make the changes? As much as some householders would like to have their toilets reworked, not all do so. One of the explanations for that's the price. Sadly , rest room reworking can get quite pricey. although it may appear like you can't afford to have your toilet remodeled, you can still be ready to. There are a range of different ways you can go about paying for your rest room remodeling. One of the commonest methods that toilet reworking is paid for is by financing. If you're a house owner, your house could also benefit from a bit of transforming. This benefit is a rise in value. Since many houses see a rise in worth, after a lavatory transforming project has been finished, many financial establishments feel comfy giving out loans to qualifying homeowners. If you are looking to have your toilet transformed, but you don't have the money to do so, you may wish to approach one of your local banks for a loan. These loans are commonly called renovation loans. Depending on your credit, you need to simply be able to afford a toilet transforming project with a loan. As formerly discussed, most money establishments only had out loans to well qualifying individuals. A well qualified individual is often somebody is has a spotless credit report or at least a reasonable one. If you're looking to have your lavatory reworked, but you aren't able to get financing, you do not always have to hand over your transforming dreams. An alternate way that you might pay for your reworking is by only taking it one step at a time. Though you could have hoped to transform your full loo, you'll only need to concentrate on one some of it at a time.
For example, you might commence with replacing your loo floor, and then get a new tub and perhaps even a new sink after that.
Chatting little steps is one of the finest paths to afford a rest room reworking project, particularly if you're unable to get financing.
An alternate way that you might afford to have your lavatory transformed is if you place the repairs on your Mastercard.
The sole issue with doing is the high costs that you could be charged ; cards are great alternate choices to home-improvement loans. Actually, if you're doing your own lavatory transforming, rather than hiring the help of a pro, it could be less complicated for you charge your remodeling costs. This is as all you'll actually need to pay for is the supplies, materials, and tools required. Depending on the costs related to your Visa card, as well as the general price of your loo transforming project, you'll also need to take your transforming in tiny steps. Doing just one transforming project at a time is a good way to reduce the quantity of money you are made to repay straight away. As you can see, there are a selection of different ways you can go about affording to have your rest room transformed.
Before making any calls that'll be carved in stone, it could be an excellent idea to relax and totally inspect the benefits and drawbacks of your options. Doing so may help to stop you from having to pay additional cash for your kitchen refurbishment project than you want to.
I’m remodeling a basement and want to put in a hallway. What is the minimum width it can be?
Monday, January 11th, 2010 at
8:40 am
I was thinking at most 36" with for the hallway (pre-drywall width). Is this too narrow? Can I go smaller? The hallway leads to a bathroom and a bedroom.
TOOOOO SMALLL.. Nat. building code would put 36" pre dry wall as too skinny. I would go with a 42" min. so casing trim can be easily installed without riping it down. Good luck.
We are remodeling our bathroom and have asbestos tile in it. How do we remove it?
Friday, January 8th, 2010 at
1:30 am
We are remodeling our bathroom and while we were tearing out the cupboards we found that there are three layers of linoleum, the bottom layer of which is asbestos. We can't afford to have a professional come out and do it. Is there any way that we can remove the tile ourselves? We don't want to encapsulate the floor either, we just want to get the asbestos out of there. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Ok, so their all wrong. You can easily and safely do the job yourself if you have any common sense. Yes, asbestos has been linked to cancer-disclaimer.
The truth is asbestos is very common, it's even in most soil. Asbestos not airborne is not a problem so you keep it from getting airborn by keeping it wet.
How you do it. soak the floor completely and let the tile soak it. Next simply use a tile scraper (30 bucks at Lowe's or home depot) and scrap it up. Keep wetting the tile as you pull it up and those around it. Just toss in a plastic bag and send it to the dump.
Key- keep it wet at all times. Asbestos is only dangerous if friable.
Later.
when remodeling a basement, would you use carpet or hardwood?
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 at
7:24 pm
Because basements can sometimes get damp, i don't know if carpet is a good idea. But also for the same reason, would the wood shift if it became damp? What do you think works best both for practicality and also for future re-sale?
The best thing to do is to first check to see if you have an moisture in the basement. An easy way to do this is to get a 2'x2' piece of plastic and duct tape the edges on to the concrete floor. Leave it for 72 hours if you have no visible signs of moisture you can install almost any type of flooring.
If you have moisture then I would either recommend sealing the basement or go with a vinyl tile that would look like wood. (they have some that look very real today). So that would be the safest choice.
If you have no moisture problem you can install carpeting. I would recommend that it be made of synthetic product like nylon, polyester or olefin. Carpet is warmer & many people like that, however, it is not a feature item for resale, unless you install a branded product like CornCarpet or StainMaster recently. If you go with wood, I would recommend an engineered wood floor (like UA / Mirage) This can be installed by glued down or floating methods on concrete. These woods have a plywood construction of 5 to 7 layers. Small amounts of moisture can effect any wood but if you leave the expansion space and have no major flood your wood floor will last a long time. Also wood is always better for resale.
Remodeling bathroom, will no tub prevent me from selling?
Monday, January 4th, 2010 at
3:19 pm
We moved into the house I grew up in. We're fixing it up and remodeling a number of things. The bathroom is the current project, and we don't want to put another tub in.
From what I've been hearing though, I may not be able to sell the house without it. The house is 2 bedroom/1 bath. Is there anyway around this? Like maybe building in a tiled bench into the shower?
I don't think a tiled bench in the shower is the way to go, you might as well just put a tub in there. It all depends on how you do it. If the shower is just a regular shower and there is nothing special about it, it has curtains, etc, then that is the same as an apartment and will hurt people liking your bathroom I would say. If your shower is nice and big, with sanded glass door and panes around it, then I wouldn't see it being a problem with no bathtub. People don't really take baths anymore, usually for just small kids.
I would say, if the shower is a cut above, a very nice shower, then go for it, you don't really need a bathtub. I wouldn't recommend a tiled bench, as this may be costly, timely, not turn out the way you thought, may collect mold, etc easily. Realistically, do whatever you want to do with the remodel unless you are possibly downgrading from what is currently in there.
I know that the tub issue will hurt whether or not people like your bathroom or not, but as far as resale, people care about the NUMBER of bedrooms and bathrooms, not what they have, overall area of the house, area of the land, location within the community (safe, accessible?), year house was built, monthly fees. If someone doesn't like your bathroom they will just redo it the way that they want to.
It's why artists paint their paintings and simply paint the sides instead of framing them, or they frame them in pretty generic frames. Because they don't want to waste precious money or time when the next owner may just change the frame themselves no matter how nice or expensive the original frame that came with the painting was.
Any suggestions for remodeling the bathroom for aging parents?
Friday, January 1st, 2010 at
8:58 pm
A few months ago my mom fell down while getting out of the bathtub. This worried me. She gets around pretty good except for a cane to walk. My dad is healthy and has no problems of moving around.
They are on vacation and I would like to remodel the bathroom for my mom's saftey while they are on vacation. It has a standard tub, standard toilet, and pedistal sink. I don't want to change it too drastically because I am sure my dad would be really mad. Any ideas on remodeling the bathroom for the elder?
I have the same issue with my mother. Hand-graspers are great. They need to be attached to a stud and in the right place for them to be handy. If it's not too drastic, you might consider a step-in tub. If your mom prefers baths to showers, these can be a great addition to a home with aging parents. If that's not possible, maybe a tub chair -- it's a little stool that you can adjust the height on to sit in the tub and shower, and once the shower is finished it can be removed. If either of them have poor balance or find it difficult to stand to take a shower, the chair is a great asset. You might also think about a riser or comode to put over the toilet if they have trouble getting up and down from the toilet. You can even buy handles that attach to the toilet, so they have something on each side to help. It's tough when our parents get older and start having physical limitations, but there are so many wonderful product out there now to help them so that they can continue to live independent lives. Good luck.
I’m remodeling my basement I’ve studed and insulated the walls. What kind of drywall is best for the walls?
Friday, January 1st, 2010 at
8:58 pm
I used 3 1/2" fiberglass paper backed insulation. Would water proof drywall be better? The basement walls have no leaks appears dry.
You've done everything right so far. Go ahead and hang green board while you are at this stage. It doesn't cost that much more and might save you down the road. Here are some links t5hat might help you...
