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DIY shower tip: If you live in Colorado Springs, consider remodeling or adding a shower bench to your renovation project. Some steam radiators can make a room seem cramped. Installing a heater (for winter months) allows the radiator to be removed. In modern, remodeled bathrooms, a glass-walled shower replaced the bathtub and a new custom cabinet in the corner takes the place of an inefficient closet.
Bathroom tip: Groove paneling is an ideal way to hide ugly pipes and fittings and easily creates a false wall to conceal a cistern. It is inexpensive, fairly easy to fit in works brilliantly in a wide range of styles. Look for fake paneling which comes in large sheets, it's even easier to find. Remember it will need to be suitably water-proofed.
More Colorado Springs Shower Remodeling Tips - Renovation Help
Before tiling floors in your shower (a popular remodel options in Colorado Springs and surrounding areas), make sure the floor surface to be tiled is sound, smooth and clean. The exact surface preparation will depend on whether you are using an existing or a new substrate. In general, repair any cracks in the flooring and remove any waxes, finishes and dirt from all surrounding shower surfaces after making any of the preparations listed on our site, and perhaps again after the layout step of the renovation process to ensure that the adhesive is applied to as clean a surface as possible. Plan new traffic patterns while the floor is curing or prepare some plywood squares that can be placed on top of newly set tiles and used as stepping stones. Walk cautiously and check tile alignment if ou feel any movement as you step on the floor.
Because the shower tile will raise the height of the floor, especially in areas of Colorado Springs where the weather can change on a dime, you will probably need to trim the lower edges of all doors in the room. Interior doors require a decent clearance; exterior doors should be measured to determine necessary clearance. If a door needs trimming, remove it prior to installing tile. Remove doors by tapping out hinge pins. After the tile job is finished, measure distance from bottom of lower hinge on door jamb to top of the floor tile, subtract at least 1/4th of an inch and mark that distance from corresponding points on the shower door and cut the door to a new length. Or call us - the top remodelers in Colorado Springs!
Because the shower tile will raise the height of the floor, especially in areas of Colorado Springs where the weather can change on a dime, you will probably need to trim the lower edges of all doors in the room. Interior doors require a decent clearance; exterior doors should be measured to determine necessary clearance. If a door needs trimming, remove it prior to installing tile. Remove doors by tapping out hinge pins. After the tile job is finished, measure distance from bottom of lower hinge on door jamb to top of the floor tile, subtract at least 1/4th of an inch and mark that distance from corresponding points on the shower door and cut the door to a new length. Or call us - the top remodelers in Colorado Springs!
Bathroom Baseboard Remodel Info
Baseboards are a popular addition to any Colorado Springs home. You may decide to install new baseboards to coordinate with the tile. Tile, wood, vinyl and plastic baseboards are available readily in Colorado Springs. No matter which type you select for your renovation job, installing a baseboard over a completed tile installation looks and functions better than butting tile to an existing one; the baseboard hides rough edges of tile with ease. When remodeling, remove the existing baseboard during the preparation stage.
Remove a baseboard by first removing the finishing nails. Either pry them away from the wall using a pry bar, or hammer them completely through the board and into the wall using a hammer and an awl. Then life the baseboard away. If you intend to reinstall the same baseboard, use caution during removal and mark each piece to ensure that it is returned to the correct position.
In some older homes the baseboard is finished with a strip of shoe molding, a rounded strip that sits directly on the floor. If that is the case, remove only the shoe molding from the shower and leave the remodeled baseboard in place. The edge of the newly-remodeled tile will be covered when the shoe molding is replaced.
Remove a baseboard by first removing the finishing nails. Either pry them away from the wall using a pry bar, or hammer them completely through the board and into the wall using a hammer and an awl. Then life the baseboard away. If you intend to reinstall the same baseboard, use caution during removal and mark each piece to ensure that it is returned to the correct position.
In some older homes the baseboard is finished with a strip of shoe molding, a rounded strip that sits directly on the floor. If that is the case, remove only the shoe molding from the shower and leave the remodeled baseboard in place. The edge of the newly-remodeled tile will be covered when the shoe molding is replaced.
