Expert Tips

5 Mistakes To Avoid When Renovating Your Bathroom

Avoid these five mistakes and you are onto a good start

We all love a beautiful bathroom, and giving an aging bathroom a well-thought-out facelift could add an enormous amount of value to your home. According to experts, bathroom renovations can add up to 10% to the value of your home. Other than being an investment, you could enjoy it for years to come.

 
But there’re few things you must keep in mind to get your bathroom upgrade right! If you make the wrong decisions or fail to follow some simple steps, you could potentially have a disaster on your hand with a budget blowout and a remodelled bathroom, adding little to no value to your home.
 
Let’s have a look at five potential traps you must look out for when remodelling your bathroom.
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6 Ways To Stop Mildew Growing In Your Home

Avoid these five mistakes and you are onto a good start

Keep mold under control

It is perfectly normal to locate Mildew spores inside a house in areas such as outfits, wall space, and furniture. Quite often, Mildew spores found inside your home are from outside sources. Regular cleaning of your house can help to keep Mildew generally under control. Cleaning small areas of Mildew where it’s visible, like the Mildew around your shower, is a good practice to maintain sanitary conditions.

On the other hand, it a more of a concern when your home develops large-scale active Mildew growth. Such problems are likely to take place when there’s been an on-going water leak, Rising damp , flood, or excessively higher levels of humidity in the house. Indoor Mildew growth may lead to high levels of airborne Mildew spores, which, subsequently, can set off the spread of Mildew growth from where it started initially to areas of the house with high levels of moisture.

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Handy Tips To Plan And Maintain Your Bathroom Right

Avoid these five mistakes and you are onto a good start

Planning and maintaining your bathroom

Cleaning:

With so many great cleaning products out there in the market, for general cleaning, you can easily find a cleaning product that can cut through soap scum and mold to give your bathroom that beautiful clean look. When it comes to cleaning the fittings, just some soap and warm water can equally be effective. You can simply wash them down after use with warm soapy water and polish dry with a soft dry cloth to give it a finishing touch. Your Ceramic or porcelain fitting can be safely cleaned using bleach or other acidic based cleaners. Still, little more care is needed when cleaning taps and accessories made out of Cast Iron or plated with Gold or Chromium.
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