In an economy where we need to save rather than spend, any project that you can do yourself should be at the top of your list. Enlisting the workmanship of an outside source can be time consuming and unnecessary for routine household upgrades in the bathroom or kitchen, so why not DIY? These projects all relate to the bathroom, but doing any project around the house is much simpler than you have been taught by various handymen and other construction workers.
Installing a New Toilet
Upgrading your toilet can be vastly beneficial for a world in which a higher efficiency toilet can save you a large amount of money every year due to the smaller amount of gallons that are used per flush. This type of toilet upgrade can also save time in the long run, because rather than call a plumber to come out and fix your toilet, it should be much less prone to disastrous encounters and easier to fix. Following step by step instructions requires only a few hours of your weekend to complete, and in the end you will have a better functioning toilet for a small price of time.
Replacing a Bathroom Vanity
Your bathroom may look the same way it did when you first moved in, and this is a sight that is in desperate need of an upgrade. Most bathroom sets like this are easy to find for a low price, and installing it yourself further aids in savings. This is a fairly simple do-it-yourself task that mostly revolves around your knowledge of your bathroom and the tools that are needed to take apart your existing vanity and attach a new one. This type of project makes you appreciate the overall finished result, since you were in charge of causing it to look the way it currently does.
Wallpapering
Wallpaper is a relatively easy task that simply requires the purchase of a few additional tools that help with the process. Obtaining a wallpaper brush, paste, and a paste brush usually do the trick, although you will need to also keep a utility knife and seam roller handy as well. Measuring each piece and then determining the exact placement on the wall (lining up properly) is one of the most tedious parts of wallpapering, but the end result is one that can change their entire atmosphere of your bathroom, or any other room for that matter.
There are many more upgrades that you can perform on your bathroom that are cost-efficient and easy to complete while transforming your bathroom at the same time. Many other diy-ers have discovered the joy of changing your bathroom to fit your needs and work on your time frame which saves so much money in the long run.
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My husband replaced a toilet once. It was hard work and he struggled with it for hours. In the end he figured it out though and he told me that it was worth it (I thought it was all along
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I also paint the house and I find that the more I paint, the better and faster I become so my suggestion would be to not be afraid!
I vote for painting over wallpapering. In fact the thought of wallpaper has made me cringe ever since I removed 6 layers of it for my mom. It was really bad.
I find that wallpaper is very dependent on the environment that you are in. High humidity areas should avoid wallpaper if possible, unless of course you are willing to change it often.
I find wallpapers nicer when they are new and when they are used for a small room though.
Great videos and DIY step by step books are available thru your library
The library videos were a GREAT help!!! The mini glass tiles on my bathroom cabinet top turned out fantastic!
They have led me thru tile setting, sheet rocking/taping/spraying, and some cabinetry – all new skills for me. Any my entire house was handpainted by me! If a 50 something yr old woman can learn new skills, you can to
You just have to be realistic about the time it will take and you skill level before you start a project. In older homes simple projects tend to grow to be bigger projects before you are done.
You just have to be realistic about the time it will take and you skill level before you start a project. In older homes simple projects tend to grow to be bigger projects before you are done.
BTW I love your blog!
That second Ryan Smith is not me!
Wallpaper, probably the quickest upgrade. Changes the feel of a bathroom overnight… “Measuring and then determining exact placement on the wall” are most tedious, true.
Great post! Little improvements can make a big difference!
All these “ENERGY SAVING” or “WATER SAVING” things are weird because you have to keep it for a least 20-30 years before it pays you back.
-Mike