| Bathrooms demand a builder's best work. As the average size of the bathroom continues to grow, so do the challenges that face anyone undertaking a bathroom remodeling project. This collection of articles from Fine Homebuilding magazine covers the broad range of design options, materials, repair procedures, tools, and installation techniques that can transform an ailing bathroom into an exceptional one.
Written by the pros who actually do the work, these articles will help you to:
- Redesign a bathroom for improved function and appearance.
- Choose and install a toilet.
- Tile a bathroom floor.
- Install a leak proof shower pan.
- Use caulks and sealants to prevent moisture problems.
- Create an accessible bathroom.
From the Introduction
You might think that a builder's best work should be reserved for the living room, or maybe the kitchen, the big public parts of a home. But consider the bathroom. Where else do people sit for extended periods of time with nothing better to do than scrutinize the width of your grout joints or the state of the caulking around your bathtub?
But close scrutiny aside, there are other reasons why bathrooms demand a builder's best work. On a square-foot basis, bathrooms are the most expensive rooms in a house, in part because they aren't just lavatories anymore. They're also miniature health spas where we seek sanctuary from the stresses of modern life.
Bathrooms have come a long way from the outhouses and wash basins of our forebears. But the price of all that comfort and convenience is tremendous complexity. They are intense little rooms, condensing electrical needs, plumbing fixtures, and ventilation into as little as 40 sq. ft. Fortunately, this book is here to help.
Collected here are 18 articles from Fine Homebuilding magazine. Written by architects, builders, plumbers, and tile setters, these articles will help you design a great bathroom, choose the right materials for it, and install them correctly. Unfortunately, the information in this book won't guarantee you'll have time to soak in the tub once you install it. But if you do, the grout joints will look beautiful.
- Kevin Ireton
Editor-in-Chief, Fine Homebuilding Magazine
Table of Contents
Introduction —Part 1: Design Ten Important Elements of a Good Bathroom, Accessible Bathrooms, A Gallery of Favorite Bath Details; Part 2: Showers, Toilets, Faucets Choosing a Toilet, How to Install a Toilet, Plastic Tub-Showers, Installing a Leakproof Shower Pan, A Walk Through Shower Doors, Residential Steam Showers, Choosing a Lavatory Faucet; Part 3: Tiling Tiling a Bathroom Floor, Tiling a Tub Surround, Tiling a Shower with Marble, Tiling with Limestone, Silicone Caulking Basics; Part 4: Lighting, Heating, Ventilation A Look at Bathroom Lighting, Choosing and Installing a Bathroom-Vent Fan, What's Hot in Bathroom Heaters?; Credits; Index. |
