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No one likes a cold tile early in the morning!
There are many different ways to heat a home/ bathroom. A popular choice is to use under floor heating. While the technology has changed over the years, the concept is still the same; heating an area at a modest temperature (20-24°C / 69-76°F) produces the most comfortable and efficient form of heating possible.
Keeping with the minimalist design without heaters attached to your tiles, underfloor heating keeps your family warm and also helps keep that nasty build up of fungus away!
Ask us how to improve the warmth in your bathroom!
Tapware has come a long way since back in the day!
The average tap purchased for a bathroom basin contains up to 70% less water than those purchased 10 years ago. Check your tapware for it’s product specific star rating and start helping the environment and you’ll also see the savings you make on you water bill! Have you got tenants that rack up a massive water bill????
Check your tapware today and SAVE $$$$$
Nothing say luxury like a freestanding bath. Commonly found in 5 star hotels, freestanding baths have become an everyday trend in the modern family bathroom. Utilising your space creatively with a freestanding bath not only adds the wow-factor, they are easier to install and can save you money on carpentry. Unlike traditional inset baths, freestanding baths can easily be replaced and are offered in a range of different sizes and textures.
Looking to create the ultimate design statement? Take a look at the latest trend flooding the European market – Ceiling mounted basin outlets.
Specifying a high end project with a minimalist design? Maximise your bench space and make cleaning super easy, ceiling mounted tapware oozes sleek design and clean lines.
Tiles come in hundreds of different sizes. We find many of our clients choose bigger tiles over smaller tiles. Here are some of the reasons why: Less grout lines and a larger tile surface gives a greater sense of space. Larger tiles often come with the same if not cheaper price tag than smaller tiles such as mosaics, therefore you get more bang for your purchasing buck! Along with getting more bang for your buck, you can get more creative with your tile choice.
Want to create a unique space without spending a fortune on feature wall tiles? Easy! Keep it simple by wrapping the floor tile up one wall, all the way up to the ceiling. This trick creates continuity throughout the bathroom and allows the room to flow from the floor up. Especially when working with whites and greys, this trick will give the wow factor without breaking the budget.
Saving space is one of the most common challenges we face when renovating a bathroom. By building a false wall and concealing the cistern we create the illusion of space by mounting the toilet pan to the wall. Keeping the toilet off the floor really helps open the space and we’ve found a way to do it for a fraction of the cost! Building a false wall also creates a hob behind the toilet which enables more opportunity to tailor your! bathroom design.
Tile insert drain covers are the new innovation for concealing those grimey plastic waste holes in your floor! This clever invention enables water to move around the waste and flow through to your floor trap whist keeping out anything big that may clog up your drains. Your floor tile is cut into a 100mm x 100mm square and simply sits inside the waste. The waste is fully removable to enable access through to your floor trap. This waste is ideal for giving your bathroom that modern and simplistic look.
Heat globes in bathrooms are still a very popular product. The innovators at IXL have managed to create a heat, fan and light unit which sits flush with the ceiling. A contemporary twist on the old 3 in 1 systems. These popular modern designs feature LED lights so there no need to worry about changing a bulb in the near future. Available in different colours, be sure to check these out when looking to add some light to your bathroom!
Would you like to see some examples? Click to see our innovation center, where you can see what is trending in the bathroom renovation industry.
Do Not Spend More Than You Can Recoup – Sure, this seems obvious, but you’ll be amazed how many people decide to throw vast amounts of money into a house that they will never again enter for the rest of their lives. Why spend $4,000 on new flooring if the resale value is less than that?
However Kitchen and Bathrooms remodelling should be Priority #1 – Any big expenses should go into the kitchen and bathrooms over other rooms. Why?
Potential Buyers: Considering that the kitchen and bathroom are two of the most common rooms to remodel, homebuyers will look at these rooms first. They almost always check your bathroom as thoroughly as any other room in the house. They are going to check the water pressure. They are going to check around the toilets. They are going to check the lighting and natural sunlight that comes through in the morning. They are going to look at it all so you better have a “wow” factor before putting it on the market.
On the other end of the spectrum, if you are staying in your home, you want your bathroom to have a personal touch. This is the only room you will probably step into every day (we hope, unless you are on vacation), so it should feel and look as comfortable as your master bed. If you are choosing to update your master bathroom, feel free to step on the creative side. Not many outsiders will be viewing this part of the household so you have the creative freedom to make any update you ever imagined. Don’t be shy when it comes to perhaps the most trafficked room in the house.
Increase your home value: Industry professionals, like Marie Leonard, home improvement expert and author of Marie’s Home Improvement Guide say
“As far as getting a return on your investment, the best money is in upgrading or remodelling your bathroom or kitchen,” Leonard said. “All the realtors will tell people that you have the greatest chance of getting your money back on those two.”
The most used room: Your bathroom should be a peaceful relaxing place which is visited numerous time throughout the day. Why not make it feel truly awesome and bring it up to scratch.
Bathrooms are supposed to be intimate spaces within a house that allow homeowners to refresh, relax, and unwind. To facilitate this, bathrooms are designed to be extremely convenient and ergonomic as possible.
It can still be frustrating, however, for home owners to organise their bathrooms when such spaces typically lack surfaces and/or storage space to put their toiletries aside.
This is where the recessed shelves come into play. Crystal Bathrooms can custom build a shelf in the shower, near the bath or vanity, to the clients’ size requirements.
They can be done in double skin brick walls and timber framed walls.
They offer seamless storage for your shampoo, soaps and personal items.
If you are thinking of using bar soap to cleanse and you have a recessed niche ask us for a special treatment on your tiles in the recessed niche which will ensure that soap scum is easy to clean.
We will always advise our clients based on design, however keep practicality in mind.
Linear drainage not only looks great but functions even better. Allowing the drain to be positioned not only centrally, but against the wall or as a threshold. The elimination of complex floor grades ensures improved drainage and faster installation by simplifying tiling and eliminating complicated angle cuts. They are stainless steel and do not rust.
We at Clientel Developments recommend the linear grill drains as opposed to the tile insert drains for adequate water flow. However both do work.
Pre-set sizes are fine and you can consult your builder what size fit best.
Alternatively custom sizes are available but incur an additional cost.
Neutral colours. This design principle will ensure your bathroom does not date and will be timeless. You can accessorise to suite your taste.
Taking the neutral approach will mean if you are thinking of re sale or renting down the track you will not offend anyone and you will be open to a much larger market.
In 10 years’ time your bathroom will still look great.
Company director Mr Tony Younan prides himself of ensure this principle is presented to all clients. While it may not be for all it is given as an option.
Our bathroom designer Julie Elleson agrees. “Bathroom that are timeless feel fresh and you can accessorise to suite your mood. If you have white walls jazz it up with some colourful towels and even bring some plant life into the room. The potential with a neutral bathroom is endless.”
Do you think that laser levels are a bit of a gimmick? They’re like a chalk line level and plumb bob rolled into one.
We use a laser square for planning your tile layout: Our tiler sets it on the floor and measures from the lines to see how your tile layout will work. And it’s perfect for actually setting tile too, because the lines won’t get covered by the waterproofing.
They self-level and are the most accurate way of getting a square or plum line.
Crystal Bathrooms’ site managers ensure our in house trades use only the finest laser levels. These devices are updated on a 12 monthly basis to ensure calibration is 110%.
The lasers are perfectly safe to use.
We are a family owned and operated business that has been designing and building beautiful bathrooms for over 30 years. We are highly dedicated to providing you with quality, affordable bathroom renovation services. Our quality work and excellent customer service has made us one of the most trusted names in the business.
Wall-hung toilet suites ingeniously conceal the plumbing and cistern within the wall cavity; creating an open and spacious feel.
Frameless showers create the illusion of openness, rather than dividing the space like a traditional shower would. The shower screens Clientel Developments supply come with a lifetime manufactures guarantee on the hardware used.