Bath Shower Home Design

Have you noticed any foul odors in your basement that you just can't get to the bottom of?  It might be sewer gases coming in to your home.  Every plumbing fixture needs to be equipped with a trap, which is basically a dip in a pipe that water fills up.  This water sitting in the trap is what prevents sewer gases from coming in to your home.  The photo below shows a "P-trap" - this is the type of trap you'll find below sinks, showers, and bath tubs. Toilets have their own built in traps, and so do floor drains.  The trap on a floor drain is located below the surface of the floor - the photo below shows a floor drain as seen from the side. The problem that home inspectors often find in basements is that floor drains or other plumbing fixtures in the basement never have any water flowing to them, so the water in the trap eventually dries out and allows stinky, hazardous sewer gas to come in to the home.  Because of this, abandoned or shut off plumbing fixtures are a...

How To Get the Best Contractor Bathroom Remodeling Steps TIPS DEAR TIM: I'm adding a bathroom in my house. The framing is complete and I am a little confused as to the order of the rest of the tasks. When do I install the plumbing pipes ? Do I tile before or after the tub is installed? When are the vanity and the toilet installed? When do I drywall? Mark O., Chicago, IL DEAR MARK: Adding a bathroom is tough enough, but the job can be even harder if you goof up the sequence of events from start to finish. Not only can you make things more difficult, there is a chance of ruining completed work that is already in place. As you might expect, there is a logical order that professionals follow to maximize profits and minimize the amount of time spent working . CLICK HERE to get FREE & FAST BIDS from local bathroom remodeling contractors . © 2017 Tim Carter Overall Size One of the first things that should be done is to determine the proper placement of the bathroom walls . This req...

Happy Monday, all!  Remember last week when I said I had a project in mind for the shower in my tiny little bathroom?  Well, it’s (almost) finished!  I made a removable cedar shower floor mat . Removable Cedar Shower Floor Mat " src="http://www.addicted2decorating.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cedar-shower-floor1.png" width="457" height="690" /> I was inspired by some of these (obviously much higher end and super expensive) wood shower floors . If you’ve been around here long at all, you know I love the warmth that wood adds to a room.  All of the countertops in the condo (kitchen, living room bookcase wall , bathrooms) are wood. But also, this project was kind of a test run for the house.  You see, I’m trying to come up with a solution for a shower that is easy to use for Matt when we get around to remodeling the master bathroom in the house. For those of you who don’t know, Matt (my husband) has M.S. and is in a wheelchair.  So when we get aroun...

Wall Mounted Pedestal Sink " /> How the heck do you install a wall mounted pedestal sink ? Today we’ll show you…and you’ll be ready to tackle your own project. A wall mounted pedestal sink is awesome if your bathroom is super tight and you want extra storage. The space under the floating pedestal can be used for anything – step stools, baskets, scales, magazines, dirty laundry….okay, maybe not dirty laundry! Plus, wall mounted sinks show off tiled bathroom walls and create a more open space versus traditional pedestal sinks . Installation can be tricky. We made a few mistakes ourselves. But you’ll be more confident and love the look of your bathroom after our tutorial. Here are the supplies you need: The links above go to either Amazon or Home Depot. We thought it might be helpful to have links to the supplies we used. We partnered with American Standard on this tutorial. Our other  tutorials show how to install a bathtub and how to replace a shower valve. Those videos are ...