The Home Renovation Blog

Walk-in showers are great, but many of them are not built or equipped to properly and safely serve the elderly or disabled persons. When you think about it, a standard walk-in shower creates many challenges for people who may have special needs depending on their living situation. Let's take a quick look at a few aspects of a standard shower that may need to be adjusted to better suit those who have special needs. 1) A regular shower usually has a curb, which creates a step-o

The pictures you are about to see are of a shower that we took a look at in a basement bathroom. There is a disturbing trend of basement bathrooms being renovated to an especially low standard of quality. If it's a bathroom in your home to be renovated or installed, then that means it will be used by people in the household. Therefore, it should be done properly and with all the care and attention that would go into any other bathroom in your house. In inspecting this basemen

If you've got a bare wall in a room, you could turn it into an accent wall that completely changes the character and feel of the space. Accent or feature walls can work well in highly visible spaces to serve as a grounding point for a design theme you're trying to communicate in your home. For example, if you're trying to create a "rustic" feel in your space, you might consider using barn board tile or natural stone to spruce up the area. Or, if modern is your preference, you

As we head into the new year I think it would be a good idea to cover how to compare renovation quotes that you've received from different contractors. As is often said, "the devil is in the details." For any renovation project, you must have a reasonably detailed scope of work in order to be able to effectively compare quotes that you've received. Sadly, the level of detail and transparency offered in the scope of work will vary from company to company, and as such, this can