5 Common Mistakes When Renovating Your Bathroom

The bathroom is an important space in every home. Whether it’s getting ready in the morning, or winding down before bed, the bathroom serves as a nice little retreat where you can get some much needed alone time. So when it comes to a renovation, it’s important to do what you can to make sure it’s perfect. A bathroom renovation is a big project. Here are 5 common mistakes to avoid when renovating your bathroom.

Not Having a Clear Plan

The last thing you want to do is jump into a demolition without a plan. You can wake up one day and decide to paint a wall but you can’t just embark on a whole bathroom renovation on a whim. You need everything sketched out before you get started. Figure out your budget, your timeline, what materials and tools you’ll need to get started, and who will be doing the work. If you try to wing it, it will affect the end results.

Failing to Budget Correctly

There is a tendency to underestimate just how much renovations cost. It’s important to remember that the price for materials is only part of the total cost. People tend to forget that the cost of labor and construction always end up being a lot higher. You also don’t want to be unrealistic about your budget either. Don’t try and attempt a $30,000 renovation when you only have $10,000 in the bank. It’ll only lead to cutting corners at the end of the project and botch your results. Make a budget and stick to it.

Falling for Trends

If you’re going through the effort and money to remodel your bathroom, you should try to make it as timeless as possible. It’s so easy to get carried away in the showroom with all the amazing new features and gadgets that are hot right now. However, trends go out of style as quickly as they come in. To avoid having to remodel your bathroom again every five years or so, make the more permanent items (like your shower or toilet) more classic, and the things that are easier to change (light fixtures and paint color) more trendy.

Overestimating Your Skills

It’s easy to have ambitious goals when going into a renovation project. But don’t lose sight of your own abilities and underestimate the difficulty of some of the tasks involved in redoing your bathroom. Attempting certain tasks can actually turn life-threatening, like attempting to relocate pipes without using proper ventilation. It might be easier to hire a contractor for a couple days than spending a few weeks on it yourself.

Neglecting the Details

Details matter. You need to pay attention to things like your caulking, paint strokes, tile sizes, grout color, and more. It’s important to take your time and do it all right. Always fix mistakes as you go on, even the smallest ones. Don’t convince yourself that you can learn to live with something. Those mistakes will always bother you and you will never be able to unsee them. Avoid these five mistakes when renovating your bathroom and your project will be off to a great start. 

To avoid all mistakes completely, hire someone to do it for you, like KBUILD! We hold the industry standard with our renovations and custom builds. We guarantee your bathroom makeover will go smoothly and exceed all of your expectations. To learn more about how we can help, read more about our remodeling process, or email kbuild@kbuildit.com.