Adding an extra bathroom to your home can have lots of advantages. You’re less likely to have to wait for someone else to finish showering or getting ready before you can use the bathroom, especially helping to save time in the morning. It can also be an added attraction for house hunters, helping you to sell your home quicker and improve your home value if you decide to move house.
But how do you go about planning and adding an additional bathroom? The Kitchen Center can help you design custom bathroom cabinets and more to give you your dream bathroom. Here are some considerations to take when adding an extra bathroom…
Choose the location
The first thing you’ll need to decide is where your extra bathroom is going to go. Will your home need an addition to accommodate it or is the space already there? A large bedroom, for example, could be renovated to use some of the space for an en suite. Or perhaps an unused closet or pantry somewhere in the house can be converted to a bathroom.
Understand the costs of adding a second bathroom
The cost of adding a bathroom will depend largely on the size of the room, whether or not an addition is required, and how extensive the plumbing work will be to accommodate the new bathroom. HomeAdvisor states the average cost as anywhere between $5,000 and $35,000. Research the costs involved in adding a bathroom to your home to make sure you have the budget for it.
Consult a plumber
It’s a good idea to consult with a plumber when designing your bathroom and choosing its location. They will be able to advise you on what’s involved and help you choose the best location in your house in terms of where piping already exists, helping you to potentially cut costs.
Planning the design
Once the technicalities of planning are dealt with, you can start thinking about how you want your new bathroom to look. Think about the style you want to go for. Can you model it after your existing bathrooms or do you want to go in a different direction?
Most modern bathrooms use a neutral color scheme, but you could add splashes of color to the walls or the floor tiles, for example. Think about storage, too. If you’re going to have a bathroom vanity, then bathroom cabinets underneath this are the perfect place to store toiletries, towels, and more.
If you’re looking to design a new bathroom or remodel an existing bathroom in your home, then contact The Kitchen Center to find out how we can help you design the bathroom of your dreams around Clemmons, NC.