Canopy beds have been written about a lot in design magazines and publications. Girls magazines are especially full of details like “canopy bed is a must have in a girl’s room, canopy beds make you feel like a princess”, etc. However, I personally hate canopy beds for several reasons. First of all canopy beds belong to an era long gone by. Girls no longer aspire to sleep like princesses and they want more modern beds for their comfort and convenience.
Also, canopy beds are usually installed by people who believe in showing off, are pompous by their very nature and have lots of money to spend but usually no sense of style. Otherwise why would anyone install a four poster bed in their modern bedrooms? Sure, it is fun to go to some five star hotel room and bask in the luxury of a canopy bed as a one off experience which is unique. But taking the same kind of bed home is surely an extravagance. Though some might find it super cool to flaunt such a huge bed, it is surely not a thing of convenience.
Worse is that most wannabes these days are trying to flaunt these huge beds in their small apartments. Sure, a huge canopy bed in a huge bedroom might add a touch of class to the whole interior design, but stuffing a huge size canopy bed in a small room and then expecting your guests to appreciate it is highly unlikely.
In my opinion it is time to go for beds that are easy to install and have a contemporary style. Be unique and be yourself. With online shopping the choice available to us all is immense and presents an opportunity to be really creative. Are you going to let this chance pass you by? Why go back to the past. I say push forward into the future!
While installing a bathroom in the basement can be done by a homeowner, many professional contractors still insist that homeowners employ professional service given various reasons. For one, there is the risk that the drainpipes can be damaged when done by an inexperienced homeowner, as well as the fact the cellar flooring requires removal when installing the basement bathroom.
For instance, in breaking the basement concrete, the surface of the concrete must be marked out before a jackhammer breaks it down. The debris is then cleared prior to the installation of the new pipes into the current plumbing system. After the said process is completed, the concrete is then re-laid. This is an important step in a typical basement bathroom installation.
Another common task in basement bathroom installation is the fixing of a sump under the floor of the basement. In removing the waste, a lift pump is tapped. Usually, the lift pump is fixed to crush the solid waste. This is essential since the toilet will not have sufficient drainage when the pump fails.
If the house comes with a drain that is located just below the basement, there is no need to install a pump. However, a plumber may be of significant help in making estimates particularly on the drain line locations as well as the plumbing setup.
In case the main drain is located at the floor level, plumbers usually make a false floor for the basement bathroom. In such case, the plumbers will consider the height of the ceiling since there should be enough headroom. The false floor should also accommodate fixtures, which must be placed above the sewer line. A sewage ejector pumping system is no longer required when a false floor is established.
A plumber can also provide special care in installing, repairing and maintaining cellar bathroom dwellings. For this reason alone, it really pays to have a plumber around when installing a basement bathroom.
