Getting your own bath room refurbished
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010Hassle-free checklist to a successful bathroom redevelopment
The Plumbing. Your plumber can change existing fittings and install additional showers, baths and fittings. Ensure your plumbing company has a detailed floorplan with the exact placement of drains, pipes, fittings and hot water systems, the walls, and flooring surfaces, as well as the dimensions of any cavities.
Consider being eco-friendly. Talk about that type of fittings and systems including waste water recycling, composting toilets, rainwater tanks and low-flow showerheads with your experienced plumbing Brisbane specialist. Overall installing them will significantly improve your water efficiency. Think about if you’ll be getting a new bath or shower during your bathroom renovation or staying with the the one you have. If the latter, you might want to consider whether you’ll be getting it resurfaced.
Step two: Electricals. An electrical contractor may commonly be needed early in your bathroom redevelopment to install ventilation, lights, heating, sauna or spa electricals, outlets and switches. Tell your electrician about the type and positioning of electrical fittings, existing circuitry, wiring and outlets. Depending on the condition of electricals, you should upgrade the entire electrical system to make it fully functional and safe. Remember that health and safety has to always be most important when you’re dealing with an electrical system.
Third step: Doing the water proofing. After you have the floors and walls ready, but before you do the tiling and finishes or fittings are set up, a licensed contractor has to make sure your bathroom is completely waterproof. When the renovated bathroom is not on the lowest floor you should consider installing a shower area tray for extra water proofing. This provides extra coverage in case of structural movement cracks in the waterproof membrane.