Angies List: Bathroom Remodel Tips

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) If your bathroom could use a little love, its a smart place to spend money.

Behind kitchens, bathrooms provide the second best return on investment when remodeling.

In todays Angies List report, we take a closer look at a growing trend in bathroom design. Should you swap your tub for a shower?

Bathroom remodeling contractor, Dan Updike, says many of his customers are choosing to ditch bulky tubs in favor of more luxurious showers.

The bathing generation is kind of gone by the wayside. We are a pretty much shower generation anymore. So, rather than have the bathtub that you lift your leg over thats a confined space if you put in a large shower its more of the spa-type shower, Updike said.

The trend these days is to convert bathtubs into showers. There are so many choices when it comes to showers and they potentially take up less space than the large garden tubs that have been historically in homes. If you are a homeowner that wants to age in place, grow old in your home, a shower can be a safer alternative for you, Angie Hicks with Angies List said.

When it comes to walk-in showers, the design options are nearly endless. They can be customized to fit just about any size, shape or lifestyle.

As far as options for the shower with the older generation the grab bars, maybe some corner seats, some hand held showers, things like that. Inside shampoo holders or corner shelves, we always have some type of shelving go into the unit. Frame-less shower doors so its more glass, less metal. And then its a matter of what to put on the shower walls whether its tile with accent trim tile or go to the solid surface wall system, Updike said.

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Angies List: Bathroom Remodel Tips