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Renovate Your Bathroom Like the Pros

12 Key Steps You Won’t Want to Miss

4030-Stone-Grey-Caesarstone-bathroom-1At one point in time, your home’s bathrooms were modern, state-of-the-art designs that appealed to the generation of homeowners at that time. But now they are starting to show their age. Perhaps you’re just looking for a fresh colour scheme, or maybe it’s time for a complete facelift. Bathrooms are high-traffic areas and tend to show it with unsightly wear-and-tear. Whether you want a wider vanity, a larger shower, better lighting, or all of the above, it may be time to think about a new look for your bathroom space.

Not only will a nice bathroom compliment your entire home, it will help make guests and family feel more comfortable. It can also add value to your home – and all without costing you an arm and a leg. Extravagance is going out of style and most homeowners are now looking for something tasteful, smart, and long lasting.

Before you get started, make yourself a checklist. This will help you to stay focused and avoid any impulsive purchases or decisions. Here are 12 considerations you should use in your planning:

1. Countertops

Choosing the perfect material for your bathroom countertops can be a challenge, thanks to the abundant — and very attractive — options available for every budget. Bathroom surfaces typically don’t face the same wear-and-tear as those in the kitchen (hot frying pans, sharp carving knives, etc.), the final decision usually boils down to preferred style and cost. Luckily, the top bathroom countertop materials on the market combine beauty and brawn in equal measure. A few great options are Caesartsone, Silestone, and Viaterra. Check out our portfolio to see the renovations we have done.

2. Shower vs. Tub

Do you really want a bathtub? Will you actually use it? The idea that the main bathroom must have a bathtub is an outdated one. Once, a bathtub was crucial for the resale value of any home—but that’s just not the case anymore. It can be expensive to have a tub installed and it takes up a lot of space. If you aren’t going to use it, consider skipping the tub altogether. Or, add a tub to a side bathroom and leave the main bathroom free for features you will use more regularly.

3. All Grown Up

Is your vanity tall enough for you? The standard vanity height used to be around 30-inches high, which is just too short for most adults to comfortably use. Nowadays, vanities tend to be around 36-inches high, a much more appealing size. Or, if you want to customize your vanity to fall somewhere between 30- and 36-inches, consider a “floating” vanity, which can be installed at any height. Double-check the strength of your walls before hanging one, though!

4. Settling on a Showerhead

There are so many options today. It can be difficult not to get swept up in all the interesting and trendy choices: body sprays, handhelds, rain heads, and more. The more “high tech” your showerhead, the greater the cost of the project—so keep this in mind. Consider what works best for you and why. For example, if you have a bench in your shower a handheld showerhead works great for use while sitting down. You’ll also want to make sure that the controls are accessible without stepping into the shower to prevent being in the line of fire of that initial burst of freezing water.

5. Safety First

Mounting handlebars on the wall is not just for hospitals anymore. This vital safety feature not only assures the accessibility of your facilities to elderly family members, but it can actually be quite trendy design-wise. There are many ways to incorporate this safety feature without it looking sterile. Due to the important nature of these elements, you’ll need to confirm that your shower walls will provide adequate support before mounting them.

6. Take a Seat

Not only can a shower bench make your shower more accessible for disabled or elderly family members, it can be a nice resting place to relax or prop yourself up while shaving your legs. If you don’t have a ton of room to spare, a foldout bench is always an option and should only cost you a few hundred dollars. Like the handle bars, you will want to reassure that the bench is fastened securely to a wall that can hold it.

7. Tile-friendly Shelving

Having built-in wall shelving can come in handy for storing toiletries or candle for mood lighting, but if you are tiling your new shower you will need to make sure that the tiles line up with the storage niches. In order to do this, you will want to pick out a tile type early on and stick to it as well as doing a lot of measuring to make sure everything will line up neatly.

8. A Shower Shave

Do you have someone in your home who prefers to shave their face in the shower? You might want to consider the placement of a small shelf and a fog-free mirror to better accommodate them. Installing adequate lighting is important, too. You’ll have to decide whether or not it is worth the extra cost—but there’s no double it will come in extremely handy.

9. A Beauty Bench

Putting makeup on while standing in front of a mirror can be challenging and can even put a strain on your back, neck, and shoulders. Instead, you might want to consider a makeup desk. You can incorporate a stool and a personal mirror so that you can relax while getting ready.

10. Smooth Sailing

Pay a bit extra to remove all ledges and thresholds from your bathroom floor—you won’t regret it! Not only does this create a more open space, but it will continue to be useful if anyone in your family suffers from reduced mobility issues.

11. Get Steamy

Steam showers used to be hugely popular—and for good reason. Steam therapy is great for relaxation and can be good for your skin, as well. If you have the space in your home and budget, it may be a good thing to consider. Steam showers can increase your expected costs by several thousand dollars but if you decide to go for it, don’t just look for the cheapest steam generator. Measure the cubic volume of your shower and buy the recommended size according to the manufacturer’s suggestion.

12. Hooks and Rolls

You’ll want to plan where you will be hanging your towel hooks and toilet paper holder so that you can reassure that the appropriate support structures are installed in the walls where necessary. These can be a fun element to your bathroom, provided you don’t leave them until last and end up scrambling.

RJS Stonetops specializes in beautiful bathroom countertops serving Vancouver and the lower mainland.  Our showroom is located in Richmond, drop by for a visit and view our selection or speak with a specialist.  We even have samples you can take home to help envision your design.  We are your friendly countertop company and we look forward to working with you.

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Recommendations

The service provided by RJS Stone Tops was amazing!!
Tilde was incredibly helpful and took all the stress out of decision making. She expertly guided me through the process of selecting the best countertop for my situation. I highly recommend this company. They are the best in the business!!

suzanne.gray1234

These guys are a pro company from sales to install. They did a fantastic job. We also had them do the removal of our old granite counters and there was absolutely no damage to cabinets. Fast, on time, and the best price I could find.

Colin W

All around fantastic service from our first visit to the store to the actual install day…and all the steps in between! Charles' response time whenever we had a question was immediate. This was our first kitchen renovation and we did not use a contractor so for any one out there in our shoes…call Charles at RJS Stone Tops if you want to have a friendly, positive, knowledgable & experienced team to help guide you along!!

Marnie & Josh

Working with Shakeel and the RJS team is always a breeze. The staff is very knowledgeable and professional, and able to meet deadlines without sacrificing quality.

Designs by Katerina & Silvie

Hello Tilde,

Again, we are so grateful and pleased with our countertops from RJS!! They look amazing!!

Can you get a message to Nic for me please? Our plumber came last night to install the sink and he said that it fit perfectly. He was in awe as he typically has to make adjustments and alterations to the sink because counters, cabinets and sink do not align. In our case, sink and faucet and everything ended up masterfully in sync!! He also really appreciated the 1/8 of an inch overhang to the under mount sink. He was very impressed!

Renee H.

Hi Tilda! It's Selma!  I just got home to the installed countertops. The white pieces are PERFECT! Thank you so much for knowing exactly what was perfect for me. You took a big stress out of this Reno.  Thank you so much ⭐️

Selma

We are actually enjoying our morning coffee on our beautiful new counters. We wish to extend our appreciation to you and the entire RJS team that were involved from start to finish in our countertop. Each step of the process starting with yourself, followed by Nic, then Mario, and installed by Marek and Henry was managed in a thoroughly professional and smooth manner. This is often not the norm. Great job!

Mairi and Howard

The RJS installation team came this afternoon to install our kitchen countertop and sink. They did an awesome job. We love it!!

Thank you all at RJS for working together to make this happen. I had no idea the work involved in a quartz kitchen countertop installation. The knowledgeable team at RJS were wonderful to work with. I really appreciate the time everyone took to talk to me. Thank you Paul for your patience educating me, helping me with stone selection and answering all my questions. Thank you Ron for explaining the cutting process and different edge finishes. Thank you Mohammad for taking the time to discuss the best reveal for my sink. Thank you Nic for your attention to detail and getting our accurate measurements. Thank you Mario for your drawings and meeting with me personally to review some questions I had. And please thank all the other crafts people behind the scenes involved in producing our beautiful kitchen countertop

Your commitment to detail and customer satisfaction shines through. We will highly recommend you to anyone looking for stone project expertise.

Ellen&Jeff

The RJS installation team came this afternoon to install our kitchen countertop and sink. They did an awesome job. We love it!!

Thank you all at RJS for working together to make this happen. I had no idea the work involved in a quartz kitchen countertop installation. The knowledgeable team at RJS were wonderful to work with. I really appreciate the time everyone took to talk to me. Thank you Paul for your patience educating me, helping me with stone selection and answering all my questions. Thank you Ron for explaining the cutting process and different edge finishes. Thank you Mohammad for taking the time to discuss the best reveal for my sink. Thank you Nic for your attention to detail and getting our accurate measurements. Thank you Mario for your drawings and meeting with me personally to review some questions I had. And please thank all the other crafts people behind the scenes involved in producing our beautiful kitchen countertop

Your commitment to detail and customer satisfaction shines through. We will highly recommend you to anyone looking for stone project expertise.

Best wishes,

Ellen&Jeff

Hello Tilde,

Sorry it took so long to send off photos. I wanted to wait until the hood fan and back splash was all in place, and that was not until towards the end of January. So excited to have it done and show it off.

The crew were very good coming out and installing. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the countertops and the joins are in perfect spots.

Thank you so much. I have given a good review to Scott Dunsmore from Kitchen Elements and he has been up and inspected everything and was very impressed as well.

Thanks again,

Patty Perens

Shakeel I would like to let you know that the counter top and back splash are amazing. Your guys were excellent, very professional and dedicated to their work. A pleasure to see. Bill your cabinets are great and your installer Brad, well what can you say he is a real pro.

If either of you want a recommendation for your website or another contract let us know. I am sure you don’t as the word of mouth is better than the internet and you guys must have a great word of mouth reputation.

It is so nice to see skilled people doing great work.

Thanks  a million and please let your crew know they were great. Canadians are quality.

 

Chuck and Jacquie Meagher  

From start to finish, it was a great experience working with Ron and his entire team. He was patient and professional as our project was not an easy one and he came through for us with a fantastic finish product! Highly recommend them.

Donna Siu

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