New bathroom installation or old bathroom renovation is a multistage building process. It consists of several steps, which may be performed all sequentially from zero to the final bathroom renovation. Also a bathroom refurbishment works may be performed selectively - then you would have newly renovated bathroom performed at your own pace and desire.
Depending on the desire, bathrooms refurbishment could be complete new bathroom installation project, or partial renovation works such as new bathroom units installation, re-tiling, old paint refreshing, new shower cubic installation. As a matter of fact even bathroom accessory replacement could be considered as bathroom renovation works because of the amount of building works involved.
To make a decision regarding what kind of bathroom refurbishment works you need, it is worth to get an advise from bathroom suppliers as well as from bathroom fitters. A new bathroom installation works may be staged in three important steps: removals, installations, decoration. Old bathroom removal works consist of walls and floor tiles removal, old bathroom units stripping, ceiling stripping if necessary, walls demolition, again if necessary.
Then coming installation stage. New ceiling installation, new walls, floor if necessary. Bathroom plumbing and electrical works should be done almost at the same time. These works are important for the location of the new bathroom units (bathtub, toilet, sink, bidet, shower) and electrical equipment installation(lightning, extractor, shaver, under-floor heating, towel heater etc) Then plastering (levelling of the walls and the floor surfaces), walls processing with special waterproof sealant. Tiling, painting decorating, accessories fitting works are the last ones on the final stage.
It is necessary to mention that bathroom units relocation is quite complex bathroom refurbishment works and can only be undertaken by builders company specialising in bathroom installation projects. Bathroom tiling is an important decoration works and needs careful approach depending on the tiling materials to be used (ceramic, porcelain, natural stone) size of the tiles (big, small, mosaics). The bigger is size of the tiles you use, the less the premise seems visually. If the kerb tiles are placed horizontally, the floor area of the premise will be increased, if vertically - the height will increase. Choosing your bathroom tiles might be the hardest part of the bathroom refurbishment project. There are literally thousands of colors, sizes, styles, shapes and grades to choose from.
The bathroom has become a valuable part of the house and according to the quantity of accessories is highly competitive with other premises. Your new bathroom design is one thing if not the most important one. To begin with, you should make yourself certain about the style. Special web-sites, magazines and catalogues shall be helpful for the decision making.
Bathroom accessories would be not only useful for the bathing but emphasise your perfect choice and taste. Suppliers of bathrooms and bathroom accessories are trying to succeed each other offering new design almost everyday, but the suppliers are usually not the best advisers. The choice today is limitless and there are no rules. Bathroom refurbishment is a very specific kind of building works. Therefore, it is advisable to entrust it to the bathroom installation experts.
When the new bathroom installation is completed and the It is especially pleasant to take a bath, coddling in sweet-scented foam, when around you there is not only warm water, but also the bathroom atmosphere that helps to relax.