Basement Improvement – Adding Basement Bathroom
Enhancing your home’s value is always good, if you want to sell it later on, you will have something to offer the buyer(s) that extends beyond the normal amenities. One way to increase the appeal to any basement is to add an additional bathroom. Although there is a lot of work that goes into adding another washroom, the benefits far outweigh the time and labor that it takes.
Any kind of basement addition is a big project, so you will probably want to leave the work to a professional (unless you happen to be one yourself). They can give you an estimate based on the addition you want. If you have the room, go ahead and add a tub or anything else that will fit. However, if there’s only room for a sink and a toilet, stick with what will fit in easily.
Getting the assistance of a professional can keep you from making some very expensive mistakes – it can be a lot cheaper to have a contractor do the job in the first place than to have them fix something which wasn’t done right! You should begin by measuring the space you have available so you know what you’ll be working with. Be sure to measure the placement of electrical fixtures in particular.
With this information at hand, you can start looking for some of your materials. You can buy the same kind of fixtures as you have elsewhere in your home if you want the basement bathroom to match, or you can choose to match it to the rest of your basement – or go with your own creative d?cor.
A lot of basement bathrooms have only a sink and a toilet. However, a shower stall makes a great addition if you have the space for one. They take up relatively little room, but you will have to be sure that the plumbing in your home will support this. Your sump pump may be used for draining and to control flooding, but a shower stall will not work with every home plumbing system.
You can also use unique fixtures to make your basement bathroom an even more value-adding feature in your home. You can user a stand-alone sink and a shower stall and use any kind of wallpaper or paint you like! Your extra bathroom will make a great addition to your home regardless of how you choose to decorate it – most homeowners would actually prefer an extra bathroom to an extra bedroom.
The real benefits of adding another bathroom, not to mention the convenience, is the comfort. Having an extra room in the house that everybody can use is always a plus. You don’t need two kitchens or two outdoor sheds but almost every home today could use an extra bathroom.
By adding a bathroom to your home, you are making an investment which will bring you a payoff in the long term as well as offering the benefit of convenience in the short term. Having multiple bathrooms lets you command a larger selling price for your home which will more than equal the amount spent in making this addition.
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