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Bloomfield Hills Info: "Bloomfield Hills is an attractive and prestigious residential community of about 4,000 residents. The community is home to several world renowned educational institutions. It also has several outstanding office developments. The community is centrally located in the Detroit / Oakland metropolitan area. Bloomfield Hills is an attractive and prestigious residential community of about 4,000 residents...
The community is home to several world renowned educational institutions. It also has several outstanding office developments. The community is centrally located in the Detroit / Oakland metropolitan area.Bloomfield Hills is an attractive and prestigious residential community of about 4,000 residents. The community is home to several world renowned educational institutions. It also has several outstanding office developments. The community is centrally located in the Detroit / Oakland metropolitan area." -BloomfieldHillsMI.net
Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling Tips: Fixtures can make or break a bathroom remodel, especially in suburbs like Bloomfield Hills. The sinks, tub, shower, faucets, toilet, and accessories give the room not only its visual style but its functionality. Beyond looking great, they must operate easily and reliably for many years.
Tubs: Bathtubs are available in three types, according to how they are installed. Recessed tubs fit into an alcove or corner, and they usually have two or three unfinished sides that are hidden by walls. Drop-in tubs are mounted on a platform or dropped into an opening in the floor, so they have no finished sides. Freestanding tubs such as the old-fashioned claw-foot tub are completely finished and usually have four visible legs. Within these categories, you can choose a whirlpool tub or conventional model.
A standard bathtub is 60 inches long, but all tub styles are available in a variety of shapes and sizes. A tub with a higher rim will allow for deeper baths, a plus particularly for taller people. Large tubs, however, consume more water and require more energy to heat. A hand-held shower unit allows for easier cleaning. Read more>>
Sealing Bathroom Windows During a Renovation Project
Most new wood and metal casement windows come with their own built-in weatherstripping. On older-style wood casement windows, you can use spring metal strips, tubular gaskets or metal-backed vinyl and felt strips. If using gaskets or metal backed strips, close the window and tack the strips to the stops on all four sides to seal the crack between the stops and window sash. Attach metal spring strips to all four sides of the window frame with the open end facing the stops. If the gasket material won't stay in place, run a thin bead of clear silicone seal into the gasket groove and press firmly in place. This should help ensure your bathroom remodeling project goes smoothly.
Installing a Simulated Sunken Bathroom Tub - Renovation Tips
A popular choice of bathroom design in Bloomfield Hills and surrounding areas of Michigan is a sunken bathroom tub. A sunken tub conjures up images of resplendent luxury, but it is rarely practical and almost never easy to sink a tub in the course of remodeling a bathroom yourself. Filled with water, a tub can easily weight more than a ton, and it must be supported. Ordinarily, the floor joists provide the primary support for a tub. To sink a tub, you must several several of these stout timbers, build a new frame for the tub and construct some additional support for the floor.
However, with a little ingenuity, you can create the feeling of a sunken tub by raising the level of the surrounding area rather than lowering the fixture itself.
Tools: hammer, screwdriver, circular saw
Supplies: 2 by 4s to size, common nails, finishing nails, toggle or molly bolts, plywood or waterproof wallboard, white construction glue.
1. A basic tub enclosure is simply a frame made of 2 by 4s with supporting studs placed every 16 inches. Build one frame for each of your tub's exposed sides. The frames should be just enough lower than the rim of the tub to accommodate the combined thickness of a plywood covering and your chosen finish material. For example, if you want to finish the frame with tiles, which are generally fairly thick, you would build your frame the height of the tub minus about a 4th of an inch. Use toggle or molly bolts at the wall if your frame does not abut a stud.
2. To extend the storage ledge on any exposed side of your tub, merely build an extra frame identical to the first one, and set it parallel to the first frame as far away as you want your ledge to be wide. If you want a ledge wider than 16 inches, build another frame, and space the frames evenly so your ledge has adequate support at all points.
3. Cover the tops and sides of your bathroom frame with 1/2 inch CDX plywood or waterproof wallboard. Caulk all junctures of tub and frame. Complete with your chosen finish material.
