Soaking in sales: Bathroom remodeling company seeing plenty of business

Scott and Julie Brooks are busier than ever before. When they opened the doors of their new bathroom remodeling business last month, they were caught off guard by the amount of customers looking to remodel their home.

Like many in the construction business, when the housing market collapsed in 2007, Scott, who worked as a licensed contractor for more than 20 years, wasnt sure what he was going to do.

Home sales plummeted. Construction jobs werent coming in.

When the homes werent selling, I needed to find something to do, he said.

Thats when he stumbled across Bath Planet, a bathroom remodeling company based in Palatine, Ill. The company is backed by BCI Acrylic Bath Systems, a privately held manufacturer of tub and shower-liner systems.

The business extensive line of products includes walk-in tubs, therapeutic tubs, tub-to-shower conversions and a number of other bathroom products.

We cater to the people who want to remodel their bathroom but also the aging-in-place population. We get a lot of interest from people who are getting older and having a harder time getting in and out of their shower, Scott said.

After looking at all Bath Planet had to offer, and discovering it was a company that earned the Good Housekeeping Seal, Julie said it just seemed like a good fit with Scotts years of experience as a contractor.

The reason we liked the idea was because it was something we were familiar with, and weve flipped a lot of houses. Its always exciting to fix it up and see what you can do, so we knew it was the kind of thing that would attract business, she said.

The Johnson City Bath Planet is the first location of its kind in Tennessee. Its also the first of four locations Scott plans to open with his development plan for the growing remodeling business. The other locations will be in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Asheville, N.C.

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Soaking in sales: Bathroom remodeling company seeing plenty of business