What are some simple bathroom upgrades?
Many simple bathroom upgrades can refresh the look and functionality of your space without breaking the bank. Here are some ideas:
- Replace hardware: Update towel bars, hooks, toilet paper holders, and cabinet knobs for a quick, low-cost transformation.
- New shower head: Upgrade to a rain shower head or a water-saving model to improve your shower experience.
- Fresh paint: A new coat of paint can instantly brighten up the room and give it a fresh feel.
- Replace or clean the grout: Grout can become discolored or moldy over time. Replacing or cleaning it can make your bathroom look cleaner and more polished.
- Update lighting: Replace outdated fixtures or add more lighting to improve the ambiance and functionality of the space.
- Install a new faucet: A modern faucet can change the look of your sink and make the bathroom feel more luxurious.
- Add storage: Install floating shelves or an over-the-toilet cabinet to maximize space and organize your bathroom.
- Replace the vanity: A new vanity can provide more storage and give your bathroom a fresh look. Choose a modern design or a classic look, depending on your taste.
- Install a new mirror: Replace your old mirror with a larger, more decorative one, or add a frame to your existing mirror to give it a more polished look.
- Update window treatments: Choose new curtains or blinds that complement your bathroom’s color scheme and provide privacy.
- Add plants: Bring some greenery into your bathroom with small potted plants that thrive in humid environments, such as ferns, ivy, or orchids.
- Upgrade towels and rugs: Invest in high-quality towels and bath mats to create a spa-like atmosphere in your bathroom.
- Install a new toilet seat: A soft-close or decorative toilet seat can be an affordable way to improve the look of your toilet.
- Add artwork or wall decor: Incorporate decorative items to make the space more inviting and personalized.
Remember that even small changes can make a big difference in the look and feel of your bathroom, so don’t be afraid to experiment with these upgrades to find the perfect combination for your space.
Upgrading Hardware in the Bathroom
Right now (if you are home), look in your bathroom. Specifically the bathtub and shower. Do you still have separate handles to turn on the hot and cold water to regulate bath or shower water? Does it look something like the photo to the left?
Chances are it may be an original bathtub/shower faucet setup, probably done in the 1950s – give or take a decade. At one time, it was state-of-the-art. Now it’s old and prone to needing washers, seats, and handle replacements. UGH!
Imagine. No more drips!
The above dual-handle setup starts to drip soon after it’s replaced. That’s because there is a seat that the rubber washer sits in, and it also gets tired from wear, and anyway, water can find its way into the faucet – it will. You can permanently eliminate the regular drips as the rubber washer fails. The rubber washers and seats that stop the water from flowing out of the faucet eventually break down, get waterlogged or wear away to nothing. In the meantime, you’re wasting water, possibly fuel to heat hot water, creating a nice home for water bugs and insects.
You might think that replacing the two water faucets and diverter valves (the one in the middle determining if it should fill the tub or the shower line) will involve much more expensive tile work besides the plumbing. Well, Muccia Plumbing, Heating & AC has good news…
Yes, you can upgrade just the handle!
Here’s an inside peek into how Muccia Plumbing, Heating & AC takes a two-handle, ancient, and prone-to-failure faucet and integrates it into a single, functional, attractive upgrade fixture. As you can see, the hot and cold water sources are redirected into the single valve body and installed between the former locations to cover the holes left by the no-long-necessary hot and cold handles.
The final step in the upgrade!
Once the interior valve body is replaced and without damaging the nearby tile, Muccia Plumbing, Heating & AC offers Bergen County NJ, clients a slick, reasonably priced alternative. Instead of that old, and often need of attention rubber-tipped faucets, Muccia Plumbing, Heating & AC can upgrade your existing outdated dual-handle setup to a modern, maintenance-free, single-handle bath/shower faucet like this one above. It brightens the entire bathroom, and you will never waste water again.
Call Muccia Plumbing, Heating & AC at 201-343-1414 and learn how easy it is to upgrade your bathroom.
PS. Want to enjoy your shower? Add a rain shower head.
PPS. Upgrade your bathroom basin or your kitchen sink and modernize both to a new single-handle faucet. You won’t believe the difference it makes!
About Muccia Plumbing, Heating & AC
Exclusively Serving Bergen County, New Jersey
Michael Muccia is a Master Plumber and the owner and operator of Muccia Plumbing, Heating & AC. Muccia Plumbing, Heating & AC is a full-service Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) service company based in and serving Bergen County, NJ, since 1978. The Muccia Plumbing, Heating & AC team of trained and certified service technicians offers various services, including general plumbing and heating maintenance, for residential and commercial clients.
Whatever your plumbing, heating, air conditioning, or ventilation needs are, it’s easier with Muccia Plumbing, Heating & AC. We treat our customers, large and small, with the best service in the industry. We know you have a choice when considering an HVAC company, and no matter what we do for you, we treat it as the most crucial job in our history. Our experience proves that we know how to work efficiently, which keeps costs low, uses only the best components within budget, and stands behind the work we do.
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