A troubled tub

May 3rd, 2010Design Matters, slide0 comments

In this before picture, you can see a really dated jetted tub. This tub was never used because the first time it was turned on the water turned black from the residual that was in the jets—YUCK! The white tile tub deck and backsplash, as well as the polished brass hardware (that has oxidized), makes this tub replacement a must.

In this progress picture, the new, free-standing pedestal tub with air jets (no more water resting in pipes) is sitting off to one side. A shelf made of the same material that will be used for countertops and all other horizontal surfaces in the bathroom is tucked in the corner. This shelf is curved to match the curve of the tub and will rest on the high part of the tub lip. This shelf will house the water faucet and handles, as well as the “eye” for the tub’s remote control.

This is going to be a great change, and I am sure that this new tub will get lots of use.

Getting into hot water

April 13th, 2010News and Events0 comments

While visiting a job site yesterday, I came across this repair job on a hot water flue. (Please note that we did not make this repair, it was done previous to our arrival on the job.) The repair is an old Folgers coffee can clamped around a furnace flue pipe. Probably not the best way to make a repair as it will most likely allow some flue gas to escape into the basement. It did bring back some memories of my own father and some of the repairs he would make around our old house I grew up in.

2010’s bathroom remodel trends

April 1st, 2010News and Events, slide0 comments

CBS’s MoneyWatch recently posted a really great article about kitchen and bathroom trends.

We at Schloegel Design Remodel and One Week Bath, KC have seen a huge increase in calls from people that want to talk about bathroom remodeling — so much so that bathroom remodeling is surpassing kitchens and additions by a significant margin. So we felt it was only proper to share these four bathroom trends from MoneyWatch‘s  “11 Kitchen And Bath Trends For 2010“:

1. In With the Old, Out with the New. Bathrooms will apparently match the kitchen, according to the NKBA. Look for traditional styles and an absence of all color.
2. Ceramic and Granite. Ceramic, porcelain tile, and natural stone will be the dominant materials in bathrooms this year.
3. Simple Fixtures with Almost No Color. In times of trouble, white becomes the dominant color for bathrooms because everything goes with it – or at least that’s the thinking. Look for white, bisque and off-white and simple undermount sinks.
4. A Nickel for Every Finish. The most popular faucet finishes this year will be brushed nickel (doesn’t show fingerprints or scratches), polished chrome, satin nickel, bronze and stainless steel.

One-Week Bath: Round 2

March 26th, 2010Design Matters0 comments

This is a photo of our lead carpenter, Ted Kincaid, working on installing a tile floor in one of our bathroom remodels.

This complete, custom bathroom remodel was completed in 6 days in an 80+-year-old house.  This is the second One-Week Bath bathroom we have completed for this homeowner.  Their return business is proof that this program is a successful approach to bathroom remodeling.

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