The Easiest Shower to Keep Clean Has the Least Grout
BathroomsOn this page The groutThe jobThe shower trayBig tileNo sealingPlaster wallsTakeawaysThe verdictFAQ Montclair Bathroom Remodel · Part 3 of 3 Alex PellOwner, Beyond Green Construction · 7 min read A low-maintenance shower starts with less grout. Two regrets have come up with clients over and over through the years. They went light on the grout color, or they went with a small tile or a mosaic. Both are grout regrets. On the Montclair bathroom we finished this summer, the shower...
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Changing the Layout Drives Bathroom Remodel Cost More Than Your Finishes
BathroomsOn this page Why the ranges are so wideWhat drives the costFour kinds of bathroomThe part you controlWhich one is yours?TakeawaysThe verdictFAQ Montclair Bathroom Remodel · Part 2 of 3 Alex PellOwner, Beyond Green Construction · 6 min read Bathroom remodel cost in the Bay Area runs from about $20,000 to well past $130,000 when we price one today, and the finishes you pick are rarely what decide where you land. The big jumps come from changing the layout: a...
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We Gutted a Bathroom Across the Hall From the Owner’s Office
BathroomsOn this page The jobWhere the dust goesThe dust planTwo floors of stairsTakeawaysThe verdictFAQ Montclair Bathroom Remodel · Part 1 of 3 Alex PellOwner, Beyond Green Construction · 4 min read Living through a bathroom remodel usually means living with the dust. On our Montclair job, we took a third-floor bathroom down to the studs while a family of three lived in the house, and one of the owners worked from an office right across the hall for much of...
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We Ordered the Window to Fit the Tile
BathroomsOn this page Full tilesSeven months earlyOnly so many combinationsFramed to the tileEvery tile placedWhat I underestimatedTakeawaysThe verdictFAQ Piedmont Addition · Part 1 of 3 Alex PellOwner, Beyond Green Construction · 7 min read This bathroom tile layout started with the tile itself. The client wanted full tiles wall to wall and around the window, so every dimension in the room had to come from tile we bought seven months before it went up. Even the window was ordered to...
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