Are you interested in remodeling your bathroom? If so, you are not alone. Each year, thousands of homeowners make the decision to remodel their bathrooms. Many make the decision to have a professional do the remodeling for them, while others choose to do their own remodeling. Have you decided what you would like to do yet? If you have yet to make a decision, you may be wondering whether or not it is worth it or even possible for you do your own bathroom remodeling.
One of the reasons why many homeowners choose to remodel their own bathrooms is because of the money that they can save. If you want to have your bathroom professionally remodeled, you can do so, but you will have to pay for a professional contractor. Depending on how much of your bathroom you want remodeled and who you hire to do the work, you could end up paying a fairly large amount of money; money that you may not necessarily have to spend.
Therefore, if you are looking to have your bathroom remodeled, but without having to go broke, you may want to think about doing your own bathroom remodeling. In fact, if you have prior home improvement experience, there is a good chance that your remodeling may appear as if it were professionally done.
Another one of the reasons why many homeowners choose to doing their own bathroom remodeling is because of the freedom that they have when doing so. If you decide to remodel your own bathroom, you can not only decide what you would like replaced or repaired, but you can also change your mind if you want to.
Of course, you can also change your mind when relying on a professional contractor, but your changes may result in extra charges. That is why if you plan on remodeling your bathroom as you go along, it may be a good idea to do your own remodeling. Not having to have everything planned out, such as your replacement tub or toilet, is one of the many benefits to doing your own bathroom remodeling.
Although there are a number of advantages to doing your own bathroom remodeling, there are also a number of disadvantages. One of those disadvantages is the time that it may take. The time that it will take to complete a kitchen remodeling project will depend on a number of different factors. Those factors include the amount of remodeling you need done, the amount of time you can devote to working, as well as your remodeling experience.
One of the reasons why professional contractors are able to remodel whole bathrooms in a relatively small amount of time is because of their experience. Their experience often allows them to work quicker. If you have prior home improvement experience, there is a good chance that you would get your remodeling done in a decent amount of time, but there are never any guarantees.
The risk of injury is also something else that you may want to think about, when looking to do your own bathroom remodeling. Your risk of injury will all depend on the type of bathroom remodeling project that you are working on. For instance, if you are using sharp remodeling tools, you are putting yourself at more risk.
Although it is important to worry about staying safe, you will not want it to consume you. As long as you stay aware of your surroundings and know what you are doing, you should be able to complete your bathroom remodeling project without any problems or injuries.
The above mentioned advantages and disadvantages, to remodeling your own bathroom, are just a few of the many that exist. When it comes to determining whether or not you could or should do your own bathroom remodeling, you may want to keep the above mentioned points in mind.
If you find that the benefits out weight the disadvantages, it may be a good idea to perform your own bathroom remodeling. However, as you already know, the decision is yours to make, you can do whatever you want to do.
Should a bathroom remodeling all be done at once?
I am wanting to remodel the entire bathroom. Is it okay to just do the floors and new sink cabinet, etc and then wait until later to do the tub surround area? There is also a half wall between the toilet and tub area that will probably come down during second phase. Or is it better to do it all at the same time? Why?
the tub will be replaced and I do have a second bathroom to use.
U could split into 2 jobs..Just be sure if u have to mess with the pipes that belong to both sink and tub can be done in 2 jobs. If u have to do the pipe work in 1 job then do tub and cabinet and see if u can wait to do flooring if possible. Get ideas from Lowe’s or Home Depot for the remodeling work.
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I would ask a contractor this question, but I think it would be better to do the whole thing at once. You said you wanted to replace your floors and if you do that, and then go back and do other work, won’t you mess up your new floors?
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Consider the entire project for a moment. Understand that you will have a lot of things torn open, removing the flooring, the sink cabinet, etc. Wouldn’t it be easier to do it all at once instead of possibly damaging your new floor or sink cabinet while trying to remove the old tub surround later? Also think about the mess, two messes instead of one. Not to mention your tools and all the materials, you will basically be doing things twice. If you are hiring someone, it could cost you a lot more to have them come back.
It’s always best, if you can afford it and if you have the time and resources, to do the entire project at one time.
I hope this helps…..
rentahandyman@yahoo.com
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Certainly the plumbing issues should be resolved in coordination and asap. Finish work need not tie up the fact that you may have to bathe in a kitchen sink, or at your neighbors.
All the "Stuff" that relates to decorating can obviously be done in steps/stages, depending largely on how long you are Ok with a bathroom unfinished, budget, material availability, etc.
In your case,,, and yet you don’t state you’re replacing the TUB,, I suggest, again,,, anything that delivers, or flushes water should be the number one priority. After those are in working order, you should be able to endure bare walls, floors, etc. for a tolerable amount of time.
Rev. Steven
More bath remodels than anything else? Yikes!!!
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40 plus years as a contractor
No no no you can only get two models at a time into a bathroom
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Trial with error
no because you’ll probly mess up.
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If you only have 1 bathroom, then doing it in phases is best. If you have 2 bathrooms! Tearing out everything first makes it easier to rebuild. Or a neighbor who doesn’t mind the pit stops!!
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Do you have a second bathroom to use in the meantime? If so, take your time, otherwise do it in one fell swoop.
There’s nothing worse than trying to use a half finished bathroom.
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If you are doing it yourself, it is fine to break the job into phase 1 and phase 2. But if you are re-tiling, buy all the tile in 1 lot. And, of course, is this your only bathroom? If you are paying a contractor, it would probably be cheaper to get it done as 1 job.
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it is nicer to get it over with all at once and you will enjoy it when it is totaly completed . but finances may play a role and then you do as you feel comfortable.
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i wouldn’t even think of doing such a project in halfs. things have to knit together. how can you do a floor when you’re gonna pull down a wall later? if you’re remodeling you’ll want new walls and the tub surround goes over yet you can’t use the shower without the tub surround cause you don’t want the wall to be wet. Just does’nt work out. I remodeled two bathrooms this summer and insisted everything was new (including tub, shower and stool) knowing if it wasn’t something would have to be replaced at some later date. besides there is the pride thing and the mess thing.
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Method: Do it in stages.
Why: So you can get your mind around each project, and so it will come out better, because you can concentrate on doing a great job each time.
Method: Do it in stages.
Why: So you can still afford to buy groceries.
Method: Do it in stages.
Why: So you can brag about the excellent work you do, and gain the compliments of the people to whom you show it, as it is being completed.
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Concentration, money and praise. How can you go wrong? Good luck on creating the best bathroom in the United Kingdom! – Chris in the U.S.A.
speaking from a drywall fiishers standpoint,by all means yes,
get it all done at once so you dont have to interupt your daily
routine.
living in a remodel can be a real pain.
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If you put in a new floor and then a month later tear out a wall you have to fix the floor under what ‘was’ the wall. And what if the new sink cabinet is just a tad smaller than the old one. Then you have to fix the floor around that. To install a complete wall to wall new floor you need to take everything out. So you might as well replace with all new stuff. Not to mention it would be one big mess you could clean up and be completely finshed.
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The plumbing and floor are the major problems, if you run into something unexpected. You don’t want to have to do it over.
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it would be best if you can hold it that long or have another bathroon
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As a person that sells people their bathrooms, I always suggest that everything is done at once. Saving time for people to come back and forth. And it narrows the chance of anything getting damaged. Which is good.
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ALL AT SAME TIME SAVES MONEY AND TURMOIL
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do it all at once the results will show. most contractors don’t want to mess around. They want to get the job done and paid. And a lot of us don’t like to drag a job on. to do it properly and most cost effective you would demo everything that is going to be changed. this will give the carpernters , plumbers,hvac
electricians, time do do their thing then the whole thing gets closed up("sheet rocked") and the gang has one more go at it
to finish it and put the final touches on. this way all the seams mouldings and tile work are all done at the same time making for a much better finished product.
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electritian
All that work and you are leaving the old tub? Just rip out the entire bathroom and do it right. In fact, hire a contractor.
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