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Bathroom Renovation Company Tips for Surviving Your Remodel

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You’ve likely spent months with magazines and Pinterest. You know the HGTV schedule by heart. Your bathroom remodel is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. Now the contract is signed, a construction date is set and reality sets in. Your bathroom is going to be under construction for some time. You need a bathroom! Here’s tips to survive a remodel from a bathroom renovation company that’s seen the good, bad and ugly of people coping with construction.

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Avoid Major Renovations

This doesn’t mean you should avoid performing major renovations. It means you should avoid them. If more than half of your house is going to be under construction at one time, you should consider moving out temporarily.

It’s hard enough to live without a kitchen or a bathroom. But, if your kitchen, bathroom and bedroom are all under renovation at the same time you should probably move out. It’s a great time to take that vacation you’ve been planning.

Just make sure that your kitchen, bedroom and bathroom renovation company know how to reach you while you are gone. That way if problems or questions arise, they can be solved before you return.

Think of it this way, you’re probably going on vacation for a week or two this year. Why not do it during remodeling if a major portion of your house will be unlivable.

Memberships Matter

Got a membership at the local gym? Then take advantage of the shower and bathroom facilities while your bathroom is out of order.

Pack a bag with your personal care essentials and make it a habit to shower at the gym. Many gyms even provide hair dryers!

Honestly, the gym management doesn’t care that you didn’t work out. After all, they’ve got your monthly membership fee and that’s what matters to them. Shower at the gym in the morning before work or in the evening when your day is done.

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Plan Carefully

Plan with your bathroom renovation company very carefully. Before work begins, remove all items from the bathroom that you need on a regular basis. Talk to them about how they will contain debris and dust while they are working. Windows should be open if possible. Not only should doors be closed, but a containment area should be set up if sanding is involved.

Talk to the contractor about protecting your HVAC ducting system from construction debris. If your unit runs while construction is underway, dust will be picked up from the areas under construction and deposited all over the house. If the climate must be controlled to protect the materials being installed, then the AC might need to be left on. In this instance, make sure  a thorough cleaning of the blower motor, coils, and ductwork is performed once work is complete.

Bathroom Renovation Company that Cares

Inspired Remodels knows your home is more than our work area. Your home is your castle. We pledge to minimize the stress involved with a major renovation. Get a single point of contact for the entire project, get designers and remodelers that work as a team, and get a truly inspired remodel of your bathroom in Orange County. Call (949) 716-1938 and schedule a consultation today.

 

Bathroom Remodeler Gets Creative with Tile

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Inspired Remodels, the inspired Orange County bathroom remodeler, has been getting creative with tile. Take a look at these recent jobs and you won’t look at tile the same way again.

Pebbles

Natural materials are so incredibly cool. That’s why they are hot. In the bathroom, pebbles bring to mind visions of bubbling brooks and babbling streams. Water and rock are paired in nature. That’s all the inspiration Jason and Joe Mueller need to create amazing bathrooms.

bathroom remodeler combines stone and wood for floorsThis soaking tub is perched on a pad of pebble tiles. The contrast with the wood is pleasing to the eye because wood and stone complement each other. Wood, water, and stone. It’s the beauty of the forest stream in your bathroom. Now your eyes may not see a forest stream, but your soul senses the spirit.

shower remodel uses tile that looks like woodPebbles are the basis of this shower floor and also provide an accent stripe on the wall. Once again, its wood, water, and rock. Except this time, the wood is tile. Just close your eyes and you are transported from your Orange County bathroom to the outdoors, showering peacefully in nature. It’s inspired!

Wouldn’t You Know – It’s Not Wood

While wood provides natural beauty to the bathroom, it’s not terribly practical. Water ruins wood. It softens wood. Water promotes the growth of mold and wood fibers provide the food for fungus to grow. That’s the last thing you want in the bathroom, mold growth. Water also causes wood to swell. So, Inspired Remodels is the bathroom remodeler that gets wood looks into the bathroom without using wood. They use tile!

These tiles so perfectly emulate wood many of them even have grain and texture. Your toes won’t know it’s not wood, your eyes won’t know it’s not wood, but your mop will know for sure it’s not wood. Wood look tile is cleaned like standard, ceramic or porcelain tile. Get out the vacuum, get out the mop, get out the Swiffer. However you prefer to clean, you can use that method to clean this wood-look tile.

 

Like the look of reclaimed or distressed wood but not the price tag? Wood-look tile is the perfect solution. You get the historic, rustic feeling without breaking the bank.

This tile gives you the look of reclaimed wood with the price and ease of care of tile. As a bonus, it’s much easier and more practical to install radiant heat under tile floor. Wood expands and contracts under heat. While it’s possible to install radiant heat under some wood floors, it’s not practical for all wood floors.

Radiant heat is perfect for keeping the chill in the bathroom at bay. Tile and radiant heat are easy to install together. Wood-look tile allows you to get the warmth of radiant heat and and warm look of wood without the hassle of actual wood floors.

 

Inspired Bathrooms Start with an Inspired Bathroom Remodeler

Need a little inspiration for your next bathroom remodel? Contact Inspired Remodels. Want to freshen up a guest bath, redo a half bath, remodel a shower, or create a new master bath spa? Harness the creativity of Inspired Remodels. From pebbles, to wood-look, to the latest pattern tiles, Jason and Joe make your dreams reality.

Call (949) 716-1938 or Contact Us online today.

 

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Shower Remodeling is Just Part of this Spa Retreat

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Refreshing or remodeling the bathroom is a perfect time to incorporate a spa feel. And everyone wants a bathroom environment to help them wind down at the end of a day. Shower remodeling is an important part of any remodel, and when you use the right materials it imparts a spa retreat feel. Combine the right materials and get the right look. Let Inspired Remodels show you how.

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Shower Remodeling for Spa Decor

Spa feel starts with lighting. Rimless glass design of this shower maximizes the natural light available through the frosted window.

Spas make free use of natural materials like stone and wood. These aren’t practical for a bathroom retreat that gets heavy use. But that doesn’t mean wood and stone are out. You just get creative with alternative materials.

shower remodel uses tile that looks like woodThis shower may look like wood but it’s not. Ceramic and porcelain tiles are now available that emulate wood. They are so close to natural wood only Mother Nature will know for sure.

You’ll know the surface stands up to the heat and moisture of the shower without warping, cracking, or fading. Because it is installed with minimal grout, its easy to keep clean. The fewer surfaces for mold to grow the better in any bathroom.

Arizona Tile brings warmth to any room with its line of Aequa tile. This wood look porcelain is manufactured specifically for use in showers, steam rooms, pool, and steam showers. It has the look and texture of real wood with the durability and maintenance requirements of tile.

Of course it wouldn’t be a spa shower without a rain shower head!

 

Soaking Tub Sensation

soaking tub gives spa feelOf course it’s not a real spa bathroom without the obligatory soaking tub. But this bathroom didn’t incorporate just any tub. This soaking tub is spectacular. The clean lines reinforce the simplicity of the spa bathroom. The pure white contrasts perfectly with the warmth of the wood cabinetry while still complementing the washed wood tile. Space is saved by utilizing the lower portion of the shower as the water wall for the tub.

Continuing the wood tile on the wall continues the spa look.

 

Spa Cabinets

While the shower remodeling set the tone for the bathroom, the new cabinets added more than substance. They added warmth. Light wood cabinets might make this space appear cold. That’s the opposite of what you want in a spa remodel. Your spa look must be relaxing and inviting. That’s the mood established by the dark toned cabinets.

shower remodeling job included new cabinetsThe whimsy of the drawer and cabinet pulls adds charm to this spa retreat.

Ready for Shower Remodeling Like this Laguna Niguel Home?

If you are ready to turn your bathroom into a spa retreat, then you are ready for Inspired Remodels. Inspired Remodels elevates shower remodeling to an art form.

Call (949) 716-1938 or Contact Us online today to find out how we turn inspired dreams into inspired shower remodeling reality.