If health, cleanliness and proper hygiene is of utmost concern to you we propose a few features for your bathroom which can definitely help. A bathroom being a high humid environment should always have a vent for the steam to escape the closed space. A window or a mechanical vent is the number one feature in keeping the shower or tub mold-free. If you notice black spots on your grout lines or on your shower door caulking it is a sign that you have mold! One of the problems our clients have today in their existing bathroom is having wide grout lines. A grout line that is 1/8” – 1/2” wide is considered to be wide. If that is a concern to you, tile that has a square edge is your perfect fit. With these tiles we can perform what’s called a grout-less tile installation. The tile is installed with each piece butting up against the ones next to it and the space between these is minimal – less then 1/16”.
In the "old days" we installed tile on green boards using what’s called mastic glue. This is not a proper vapor barrier and does not provide your wood framing (see bathroom addition page) with the best water proofing possible. We use two different ways to perform the best waterproofed sub layer. Water proof paper, cement wire, ½” – ¾” of cement, mortar, tile and sealer will all be installed on the shower or tub walls. Plywood, sand mix, hot tar 24” high and cement will be installed on the shower pan. This is one way. The other is installing cement boards on the shower walls with nylon taping and patching at the sym lines between, mortar, tile, grout and sealer on top. Either one of these methods should provide you with proper water proofing for the most humid room in the house.
How to rearrange your bathroom?
Even though some of the bathrooms are as small as 5’x8’, there are ways to max on practical use of space without getting into a second mortgage…see our 3D design page for more information
What do I need to remodel my bathroom?
A few major decisions will be made by your household designer. Tile! Tile! Tile! The first and possibly the guide in your bathroom colors and style would be the tile. I always suggest to my clients to drive down to the local tile store (the bigger the better). See suggested vendors list on our "Why trust us?" page.
