When Should You Remodel Your Bathroom?

So firstly, when is the best time to remodel your bathroom? Our recommendation is spring and early summer. This is because trade workers such as plumbers and electricians tend to have more availability in the first half of the year compared to the second half. Sometimes half of the bathroom renovation is waiting for the trade workers and products to be available. Therefore, it’s great to start in spring or early summer to start your bathroom renovation because products and services should be a lot easier to procure for your new bathroom.

What NOT to do When Renovating a Bathroom

If you’re to take anything from our blog post on renovating your bathroom, it’s our what NOT to do advice that will really make a difference and safe you hassle.

Our first important bit of advice is: Do not ignore your bathroom fan/ventilation. Yeah we know, this is a boring one. But this is crucial. Moisture creates the perfect environment for mould. This means that if you do not have adequate ventilation; paint, grout, and metal can deteriorate in your bathroom no matter how premium quality it is or how much it costs. Do NOT forget ventilation options as this can affect you later down the line.

Old Fashioned Bathrooms Top Tips

We understand that sometimes you can read walls of text without learning much about actually renovating your bathroom. So here are our quickfire tips that you can jot down and take away!

Quality – Choose good quality materials so you don’t have to do the bathroom again 5 years down the line. Think limestone baths over acrylic.

Budget – If limited, focus the budget on brassware such as taps and shower valves. These are the working parts of the bathroom and if you buy cheap they are more likely to fail. Causing you to purchase replacements and spend money on plumbers to do the work.

Finishes – Think about how you want the product to look 5 years down the line. Are you still going to want to give as much care to special finishes 5 years later?

Design – Send dimensions over to bathroom specialists! Old Fashioned Bathrooms can draw your bathroom to make sure everything fits. This is a free of charge service that we provide so don’t hesitate to ask for advice and help.

Research – Do your research, you can ask bathroom specialists such as Old Fashioned Bathrooms as many questions as you want about products, delivery times, and any worries you have about your bathroom. 

Patience – Make sure you have the items delivered before booking your plumber to do the installation. This way there will be no hold ups if an item is out of stock. Also, you will have to pay more if your plumber has to come back once an item is delivered.

Practicality – Start to question the practicality and how an item can benefit you. For example, Lever handles or Crosshead Handles? If you have children or someone in your house suffers with joint problems, lever handles may be the better option.

Installer/Plumber – Do you research in the local area. Get a fitter that has been recommended either by a friend/relative or has lots of good reviews online. A bad job can give you a real headache and cost you more in the long run.

Conclusion

So yes, although bathroom renovations can be a daunting task. Remember, as long as you plan plan plan and consider quality, functionality and design you’ll achieve the bathroom of your dreams. It can take a while to get everything done, we’d love to magically have a new bathroom the next day. But once it’s sorted, you’ll be soaking in that tub in no time and forget any stresses that occured.