| lass="bottom-link"> | | | | further with the project. Installing a whirl pool bath |
| If you have ever been to a spa you will remember | | | | with its multi jest can take a day and a half to |
| the luxury. The towels are thick and soft, the soap | | | | remove the old tub, prepare the space and install a |
| thick and enervating, the bath — a luxury to | | | | new tub. More time is involved if you have to patch |
| die for. Longing to return to this experience? | | | | the walls and repair the tiles. If there is damage, why |
| Can’t afford the daily visits you crave? Why | | | | not redo the walls and floor as well. Maybe, just |
| not create a spa in your bathroom? | | | | change the tiles near the tub to create a separation |
| First, sit down and list what you would like to see as | | | | between the spa and the rest of the bathroom. |
| part of your new spa-splendiferous bathroom. Things | | | | In lieu of replacing the tub, you might simply replace |
| to consider include a whirlpool bath, multi-purpose | | | | the shower head. There are many different types of |
| shower head, tile floor, surround tub, and coordinated | | | | multiple shower heads on the market guaranteed to |
| accessories. | | | | provide a sensuous experience. The benefit of this |
| Next, examine your budget. Bluntly put: “How | | | | replacement is the facility with which it can be |
| much can you afford?” The amount of money | | | | installed. Even a raw rookie can install a new shower |
| you can spend will help determine what you buy and | | | | head within an hour. Simply make sure you have the |
| where you buy it as well as where to focus your | | | | right tools and supplies: adjustable wrench, channel |
| remodeling plans. | | | | lock pliers and a slot headed screwdriver, pipe |
| Speaking of budget. Remember, there are various | | | | compound or tape, masking or duct tape, cleaners |
| possibilities to obtain less expensive materials to | | | | e.g. white vinegar or a decalcifier. You unscrew the |
| create your splendiferous bathroom spa. Check | | | | old showerhead, clean the area around it, apply pipe |
| bathroom supply warehouses and outlets for used, | | | | joint compound around the water pipe’s |
| but not abused, material. Consider show cases and | | | | screw threads, screw on the new showerhead, |
| last-of –the-line models. Visit shops which have | | | | tighten it, then turn it on to test it. Tighten more if it |
| recycled building material stores. Some places, like | | | | is necessary. Your body will appreciate the effort you |
| Habitat For Humanity, have opened stores where | | | | have made and you will proud of yourself if you |
| such material can be obtained relatively | | | | have never done this before. |
| inexpensively. In the summer, check garage sales. | | | | There are other things you can do to create the |
| And this is not for the faint of heart, check out the | | | | sense of a spa. Replace all your old and worn towels |
| remodeling happening in your neighborhood. While | | | | with big, fluffy new ones. Buy them in attractive and |
| you might not obtain a new whirlpool bath tub, you | | | | relaxing colors. Coordinate them with the shades of |
| might pick up some accessories or other material for | | | | the new or old tiles. Purchase an inflatable pillow to |
| a reasonable price. | | | | use while in the bath and, if you can’t afford |
| There are some jobs you can do yourself. There are | | | | to install a platform around the bath tub, buy a tray |
| others you might want to hire an expert for. It | | | | that will suit the purpose. You can place on it a book, |
| depends upon availability of money and time and is | | | | filled glass and such decadent edibles as chocolate. |
| also a question of expertise. Decide what you can or | | | | Don’t stint on the bubble bath, burn incense |
| are willing to attempt or do before proceeding | | | | and relax, relax, relax. |