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Teenage North Shore Bathroom Renovation

Teenage North Shore Bathroom Renovation

Teenager’s own bathroom and rumpus space created:

The Recreationz bathroom renovation team were asked to look at a rumpus area that was messy, cluttered and had a bathroom that was outdated and in need of replacement.

By enclosing the existing laundry and bathroom area we were able to create a space that was separate from the existing lounge area without losing any space. The bathroom is now functional and modern, and the laundry is tucked away behind cupboards so the whole ...

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De-clutter your bathroom with these 10 tips

De-clutter your bathroom with these 10 tips

10 tips for de-cluttering your bathroom:

The new year is a great time to make sure that the items in your bathroom are fresh and what you need.

  1. Expired sunblock. Check the date and move on – using expired sunblock can be a real problem!
  2. Expired prescriptions. Stick with the same approach – suing expired medications can be dangerous.
  3. Dried-up nail polish bottles. They’re just gathering dust and can be really gluggy!
  4. Expired makeup. If you can’t read the date, follow this ...
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Ellis bathroom complete

Ellis bathroom complete

The tiled shower and separate bath add flexibility to bath times for kids!

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Ellis bathroom complete

Ellis bathroom complete

The new vanity provides a nice aesthetic touch.

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Ellis bathroom complete

Ellis bathroom complete

For their kids bathroom, the Ellis’ were looking for something practical and easy to keep clean.

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Bathroom horror made good!

Bathroom horror made good!

Great North Shore Bathroom Revovation!

We recently worked with our clients to make good a bathroom disaster. And in their own words, this is their story.

“Much to our horror, we found a random leak in our bathroom, the source of which we couldn’t identify, but our walls were suddenly peeling off like sodden newspaper, we needed help fast!  I found Recreationz through the Neighbourly website and we have had an excellent experience with Jason and his team from first ...

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Top tip for a good bathroom renovation

Top tip for a good bathroom renovation

Hassle-free bathroom renovations

Most people spend most of their time deciding on what hardware to get when renovating their bathroom. Those things you can see, bath, shower, vanity, taps etc.

But most of the ‘devil is in the detail’ as they say – what goes hind behind the scenes – and the walls! You’d be amazed at some of the situations we are asked to rescue… from walls that you can put your hand through to dodgy tiling!

So, we suggest ...

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Chris and Jenny love their new North Shore Bathroom renovation

Chris and Jenny love their new North Shore Bathroom renovation

North Shore Bathroom Renovation Delight

Like many homeowners, when Chris and Jenny Harbour were looking to renovate their bathroom on Auckland’s, North Shore, they didn’t know anyone who could help them.

Using a popular on-line website to source a potential bathroom renovation specialist (builderscrack.co.nz) Chris and Jenny chose a limited number of bathroom renovations specialists to come and look at their bathroom and work with them to find the best possible solution. After an initial consultation and review of costs and ...

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Bathroom Renovation Tips – What to do with walls?

Your bathroom wall? Paint, tiles – or both!

Most bathrooms these days use tiles on the floor and it can be quite a decision whether to tile the walls or paint or both! With pros and cons for both options, most clients say it comes down to three main considerations:

Upkeep and Maintenance:

Getting a good quality paint finish for your bathroom renovation is really important and no more so than in the bathroom where the surfaces will be ...

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What’s trending in tiles?

Subway style wall tiles

When renovating any area in the home, it is important to consider trends in the equation. I remember in our own house when doing our own bathroom renovation in the mid-90’s we had a really nice combination of yellow walls and blue – quite the thing then, and very much to our own taste.

Now, it seems the trend is either very big tiles or even what is being called the ‘subway’ tile style. Regardless of tile trends that ...

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