Basement Design

The goal of a basement bathroom remodeling is to have another place in the house where someone can use the facilities. But you do not want to have a narrow and fusty smelling basement bathroom, do you?

Lighting of the basement bathroom

You need to remember that your basement doesn’t have the same sources of natural lighting that an upstairs bathroom does,  so artificial lighting is a vital consideration during the planning phase of your basement remodeling project.

Bathroom ventilation

Ventilation is also an important consideration in basement bathroom design. You need something to pull steamy hot air away from the shower, something to remove odors from the use of the facilities.

It is a creative solution to feed the ventilation duct into the outgoing air stream for your central air or heating system.

Plumbing of the basement bathroom

You need good plumbing to work at all. First, check to see where the drainage pattern on your floor is to see if you need to install a floor drain .

Second, be aware of where the plumbing fixtures are, and understand their flow rate capacity. If it is possible, give your new bathroom its own hot water heater.

Some of the things you’ll need to do for any basement bathroom remodeling project include using water resistant paints and materials, making sure the flooring is something that won’t attract moisture, mold, and mildew, and being certain you’re doing the plumbing and drains correctly.

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