Virginia Tile Contractor

could be worse

Visualizing:
When we start to think about re-doing a bath, there is a definite emotional rollercoaster ride ahead of us. I have seen it many times.
It goes something like this: we are not happy with our current bathing facilities or they start to fail. Initially, we tend to over-think all the details.

We think about how it could be, tempted by all the images of over-the-top baths posted online. We look at the vast array of possibilities and start to get motivated, but it is easy to get over-whelmed with all the choices involved, especially if we want to enlarge an existing bath by moving walls.

Creating Parameters:
Sometimes there are easy solutions, but more often we run into the complications of changing a lot of the original plumbing and electrical which was done when the house was first built and before all that nasty drywall was in the way.  So now things have to be taken apart in order to be reconfigured.

Limiting the choices:
And then there are all the different options of hardware, tile, colors to consider, etc.  The online choices just seem to make it more complicated because items are presented one at a time with no reference point to the sequence or to a complete list of required parts.

At some point you hit up against the awful reality that the manufacturers have created products not just for the plebeian tastes of the fifties but for the deep pockets of the filthy rich of the ninties.
You can literally spend any amount of money you desire in your quest for a pleasing and restful bath.  So what is the solution?

Proceding in a deliberate way:
One approach is to break stuff down into smaller segments and make each choice by limiting the number of variables. You can do this.  But it always helps to have a little guidance.  Keep in mind that you cannot make an omelette without breaking some eggs.

Emotionally, I think it helps to take a breath and aim for the middle ground.  A pleasing result without breaking the bank. There are plenty of good products out there without having to have golden geese waterspouts.  But if you want that…

The Reality:
There is going to be a demo phase, a roughing in of new 2x4s, pipes, and wires, a closing in phase, and the installation of the new finishing touches. (not only the tilework, but also towel bars, mirrors, and such). Rome was not built in a day. It is usually a good idea to have everything on site or at least available at short notice when the work commences, so there is no lag time.
If you have done all the thinking and the design work, everything should go as planned in an orderly way.  When it is time to pull the trigger on the actual job, patience is still required.  Time frames vary, but the shortest possible time you have workers trouping around in your home, the better.  And if you can pace yourself to put up with the process of each phase, you should be rewarded with a beautiful new bath.