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Bathroom Remodeling

By: Deepak Bansal

When you start a bathroom remodeling project, you’re always concerned with design, deciding whether to do-it-yourself or hire a contractor, cost and so on. Then, when the job is nearing completion, you start thinking about the cosmetics of the project. Big mistake. The final appearance of your bathroom needs to be considered from the very beginning.



Things to consider



If there’s a possibility you will be selling your home and moving in a few years, then resale value is an important consideration. A conservative approach to your bath’s final appearance would be best. You can still be creative, but just lean to the conservative side. In other words, no giant polka dots, even if you’re crazy about them. Planning on being there for the rest of your life? Then let the creative juices flow.



Regardless of your approach, the available space has a bearing on your choices of wall treatment, colors, etc. Large patterns don’t work well in a small room. Certain colors, particularly dark ones, wind up making you feel claustrophobic. Finally, some designs and/or treatments simply don’t fit your tastes, no matter how well an interior decorator will tell you it works. Keep in mind that you’re the one who has to live with it when you’re done. Don’t choose something just because a magazine or decorator store recommends it.



Wall paneling



Melamine tile board used to be commonplace in bathrooms, especially as tub/shower surrounds. What the stuff is, is a slick plastic coating bonded to a 1/8” thick fiberboard (masonite) backing. You can get it either smooth or patterned to simulate ceramic tile. Cheap (under $20 at the big box remodeling centers), you can do an entire bathroom in it and squeeze it into any budget. Do keep in mind that it must be glued to the wall with panel adhesive. Doing it yourself? Since you’re dealing with 4’ x 8’ panels, you’ll need a circular saw to cut it to size, a drill with the appropriate size bit to create holes for the supply lines to poke thru and a sabre saw to cut rectangular openings where the panels fit over wall switches and electric outlets. When installing large panels, be sure to measure three times and then measure again before cutting any openings. You have no idea how easy it is to be off a half inch, leaving you with the problem of how to cover your mistake when all’s said and done.



At the opposite end of the price range, at least where paneling is concerned, is high end real wood paneling. As with melamine, it comes in 4’ x 8’ sheets and requires the same tools…but that’s where the similarity ends. This is quality wood paneling on a ¼” thick wood backing that carries a price tag in the $45 and up area. Installation is usually done with panel nails that match the color of the panels, though some manufacturers recommend panel adhesive. If you’re going to use a manufactured wood paneling, this is what you want to consider but it still won’t be suitable for every bathroom. No two bathrooms have the same moisture level and there’s a point where wood paneling

simply isn’t going to work.

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