Bathroom Remodeling / Makeovers

Bathroom Floor Tiling, Door Installation
Bathroom expansion and upgrade information including tiling and installing a new door is explored through this step-by-step guide. Broken into four steps, links provide visual aids and descriptions of how to strip an old bath down to studs and sub-flooring, leveling the bathroom floor, and enlarging the room. A ceramic tiling floor was installed, and cutting backer-board was necessary after leveling the bathroom floor. Cutting tiling was next, followed by grouting the floor for bathroom tile placement. Door installation completed the project.

Choosing a Contractor
This website gives useful information on bathroom remodeling ideas such as replacing sinks, showers, bathtubs and toilets, painting, wallpapering, installing ceramic tile or baseboards, or selecting bathroom rug choices. For those looking to hire a contractor to complete the task, tips for how to choose a bathroom-remodeling contractor are included. Links to a searchable database of contractors by location, including some of their credentials, makes finding a contractor easy.

Bathroom Sizing Guide
Brought to you by Bed Bath and Beyond, this handy web guide contains specific information to help you find the measurements you need to conduct bathroom makeovers. Shower curtains, bath rugs and towels can easily be purchased with the help of the guide. Shower curtains in standard and stall sizes are detailed, as are bath rugs in four common dimensions. Sizes of bath rugs specify what is best for carpeting pedestal sinks, outside tubs, areas that require runners, and large bathrooms.

First Hand Account of a Bathroom Remodel Job
It took $3,000 and eight months of elbow grease for the Kersnicks to finally have the bathroom of their dreams. Was it worth it? Read their detailed account of their rocky trip down the road of bathroom remodeling and then you be the judge. Start by looking at the before and after photos of the bathroom. The Kersnicks walk you through the entire process, from their original design concept to the step-by-step day-by-day descritpion of how they proceeded, what pitfalls they discovered along the way (and how, hopefully, you can avoid some of those same pitfalls) and they also describe their many triumphs. Learn which parts of the project were the biggest challenge and discover which parts of the project the author feels in hindsight should have been done by a professional. Learn from this do-it-yourselfer's mistakes and hard-knock lessons. The bottom line is that it can be done and you can do-it-yourself and save a bundle while getting the bathroom of your dreams at the same time.

Bathroom Remodeling from Do-It-Yourself.com
This is an extensive site from Do-It-Yourself.com on how to remodel your bathroom, from top to bottom or simply how to replace a single fixture. Some of the topics covered in depth for the do-it-yourselfer are how to install a tub, bathroom cleaning tips, a bathroom planning checklist, How to install a bathroom drain waste vent system, how to install a bathroom sink, how to install a shower/bathtub, how to install a toilet, how to install a water supply system, how to replace a showerhead, how to repair cracks in fiberglass showers and tubs, how to make a bathroom fit for a wheelchair, how to choose the right shower door, how to remodel your bathroom for under $50, how to make the bathroom safe for children, how to build a bathtub enclosure, how to install a whirlpool bath, and a lot more. Each article is detailed and complete with all the information a do-it-yourselfer will need.