Eco-Upgrading Your Bathroom Could Add Value To Your Home – And Save Energy
Bathrooms are sometimes overlooked in a property – but they could make a huge difference!
Today’s families are not only looking for energy efficient additions to a home – they are looking for the eco basics as well – I mean, who would want a ginormous sunken bath or a thick carpet in the bathroom these days?
People want to feel warm and – lets be honest – a little spoilt in their bathrooms. We might want underfloor heating to keep it warm, a shower enclosure to reduce moisture or spills or even low-flow taps to reduce waste. But we still want the mod cons in there.
Everyone visits your bathroom at least twice a day – so why ignore it for it’s eco potential – and for it’s ability to sell your home when you need to move on.
The Eco Benefits:
I’m not suggesting that you start renovating your bathroom now for no reason other than for ‘a change’ as this really would be a waste of resources – but if you have been staring at the same old tiles for years now, or need to make a change for financial or growing family reasons – then why not start considering your options.
For example, if you have many people living under your roof, you might now realise the simplicity (and water-saving ability) of a shower. With 3 or 4 people needing to wash in the morning, a bath each just isn’t an option – and neither is sharing your bath with your grown-up children!
Toilet flushing for a large family can also be a particular drain on water (and your expenses) – so installing a smaller flush facility might well be something you would be considering in the near future.
Personal Change:
Younger children on the way or already in the home might make you think of a smaller bath tub. Well, they certainly don’t need the whole length of it filled with heated water – being only a few feet long themselves. However, reducing a few feet of your bath could leave room in the corner for that lovely shower you have been waiting for (and save litres and litres of water every week!).
Older people may well also be considering a change around in the bathroom for safety and mobility issues – both being great opportunities to swap old fixtures and fittings for more eco friendly options.
Selling Your Home:
If you are thinking of changing your bathroom for a house sale – then it could well be worth it.
Making sure that this particular room is clean, fresh and full of eco friendly money-saving features could well swing the sale – and people just love to ‘move right in’ without the added worry and cost of having to redecorate.
Also, some people don’t want to work too hard to save energy, so by opting for modern fixtures that do it all for you could have real selling appeal!
And even if they don’t even notice it’s all eco friendly – it will still look great!
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