Is It Time to Call Your Plumber for a Bathroom Upgrade? | Carrollton, TX
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Are you starting to think that just maybe your bathroom needs an upgrade? Maybe you’ve been trying to figure out just what it needs or even if you want to spend the money. Well, there are a few reasons that you probably should be changing out some fixtures and making some upgrades and maybe some reasons that you just feel like it. So, let’s take a look at what your plumber would have to say and just when you should be calling them to your Carrollton, TX home.
Rusty Fixtures
If your fixtures have seen better days, it might seem like a good time to get something new. Maybe they’re just old and covered in soap scum but no matter what you do you can’t get rid of it. Maybe they’re actually rusting or they’re from when the house was built (which seems like 100 years ago). No matter what, if they’re starting to look old, they could actually be contaminating your water as well. Calling a plumber to replace those fixtures entirely could spruce up the look of your bathroom in no time at all.
Dripping Fixtures
If no matter how much you tighten that off knob you can’t get your shower or your sink to stop dripping, there’s likely something going on inside. Now, you can call a plumber to see if they can fix it. In most cases the fix won’t be a problem with a professional to help. But you could also decide that you wanted new fixtures anyway. After all, by the time those fixtures break down they’ve generally been around for quite a while, right? And they’re starting to look a little worse for wear.
Bad Connections
If there are bad connections somewhere and you’re getting any sort of leaks, then you absolutely need to contact a plumber. If a connection gets stripped, it means something needs to be replaced because it won’t tighten. But what can you do? Well, the best thing that you can do is call a plumber to come out and change the connection. And then you can actually change out the entire fixtures that are attached to them if you want. After all, if they’re in there taking care of things why not get all of it taken care of at once?
Cracked Floors
If your floors are cracked or if the grout has seen better days, it’s definitely time to replace them and call a plumber. Now, you could re-grout your floors and get some more time out of them, but if they’re already starting to come apart or come loose it’s a good time to work on just pulling them out of there and getting things taken care of right away. You could pick out a flooring type that you like a whole lot better and then you can make sure that you’re getting everything taken care of right at the same time.
Shower Cracks
If your shower or bathtub has cracks or if the grout that’s all around it is failing that could mean that leaks are already a problem, or they could be coming soon. So, what are you going to do? The best thing to do is either get a totally new unit and reset it or to reset the old one. If you’re going to have to reset something why not upgrade at the same time? You could have something totally new that you like even better. And that’s something a plumber can help you with easily.
Peeling Paint
Now, peeling paint could be a sign of something serious that’s going on in your bathroom. It could mean that you’re getting too much moisture and that could be a sign of mold or other damage. That’s why it’s so important for you to look at that paint and find out the cause of it. From there, you want to replace it to get a great look and feel in your bathroom. And you can paint your space whatever color you want, so what could possibly be better? Just make sure you’re getting a type of paint that’s best for bathrooms and high humidity areas.
You Feel Like it
One of the best reasons to get new fixtures or new bathroom upgrades is just because you feel like it. After all, this is a room in your house that you can’t help but use, right? You have to go into the bathroom, and you have to see it. So why not make this room something that you can enjoy? Why not turn it into something that you’re not going to mind walking into every day (multiple times per day)? There are so many things you can do in the bathroom that it just makes sense.
The Next Step
If you’re ready to do something about your bathroom then the next step is to call a plumber. They can work with you to figure out just what you want to do and to create an entire plan for your bathroom. After all, you want to make sure that you have a great look, right? You want to make sure that your bathroom is going to be stylish and somewhere that you’re okay with walking into. Maybe it will even turn into a room that you want to show off by the time you’re done.
Make sure you call bluefrog Plumbing + Drain of North Dallas to find out more about what you could do in your bathroom. Whether you just need to swap out a few fixtures or you want to upgrade the entire thing, this is definitely the time to do it. Give us a call and schedule an appointment. We’ll send a plumber out to your Carrollton, TX home to figure out the next steps in the plan. In fact, we can help you create the entire plan for your home, and we’ll get it all done in no time so you can enjoy your brand-new space.