The start of the year is the best time to do home remodeling or at least to plan for it. 

Now that you can go to Pinterest and save home remodeling inspirations so easily, it’s also easy to design your home anew according to what you see online. 

However, a complete home remodeling project can be very expensive these days. We have a suggestion.

How about starting with one small part of your home?

Home remodeling does not need to be a one-time-big-time project. You can divide it into different parts and spread the whole project across several years.

If you’re asking where to begin this year, you may want to check your bathroom. To guide you through this task, we’ll talk about the five signs that you need to start remodeling your bathroom this 2021.

Faulty faucets and bathroom fixtures

We don’t know how frequently you check your faucets and other bathroom fixtures. But keep in mind that they get worn out just like the other things inside your house. If they have been there for many years, let’s say five or more, without being repaired or replaced, chances are they need some help. 

When you see your faucets leaking, the toilet bowl keeps clogging, and the showerhead, the sink drain, and other bathroom fixtures being covered in rust, you know that you have to replace them. If several plumbing parts of the bathroom need replacing, then it’s a sign that you need to start remodeling this precious part of your house.

Leaky pipes

Another sign that you need to remodel your bathroom is when you see pipes that are leaking frequently. When bandaid solutions like sealants and plumbing tapes are not effective anymore, you know that it’s time to replace these pipes.

Don’t take this plumbing issue lightly. Leaky pipes can cause damage to your home. Without addressing this plumbing issue, the leaking pipes will soon turn into a bursting pipe that can cause indoor flooding in your house.

When you see rusty and leaky pipes inside your bathroom, and they’re not just one or two pipes, you may consider remodeling the whole bathroom. Let professional plumbers inspect your plumbing network inside the bathroom and replace damaged pipes and other fixtures that are affected by the leaky pipes.

Permanent stains

There is dirt inside the bathroom that can be cleaned by regular mopping, wiping, and scrubbing. But if you see the bathroom walls filled with dark stains that can’t be removed by scrubbing as well as sink and toilet bowl that have already discolored due to permanent stains, it’s time to think about doing complete bathroom remodeling.

Give your bathroom a fresh look by repainting the walls, replacing the stained sink and toilet bowl, and retiling the whole bathroom. A beautiful bathroom will always give you the comfort of a wonderful shower before the start of your day or before you sleep at night.

Degrading tile and grout

We mentioned retiling the whole bathroom, and this is one of the reasons why you should do bathroom remodeling.

If your tile and grout system has been there for a long time, and you haven’t repaired or replaced it yet, chances are, you are beginning to see cracks and permanent stains on them. 

This ruins the whole look of the bathroom and makes the area seem dirty no matter how many times you clean it. There are stains that cannot be solved by cleaning anymore and there is tile and grout damage that makes the bathroom look messy. 

If you see this happening inside your bathroom, you seriously need to reconsider bathroom remodeling by retiling the whole floor. In the process, you can consider installing fixtures that complement the new tile design.

Boring and old ambiance

Lastly, there are times when you can trust your gut if it tells you to remodel your bathroom.

If you start feeling like the bathroom is starting to look old and boring because it hasn’t been repaired or remodeled for five years or more, we can’t blame you. Sometimes, remodeling your bathroom is the only way to address this.

In this day and age, bathroom remodeling is not just a whim or caprice. It is also a wise move to preserve your house and protect it from impending damage and accident that you may not be aware of. Don’t feel guilty if you decide to work on this project.

Before you go, here’s a checklist of bathroom fixtures to consider as you remodel your bathroom!