There is a joke about how therapists say home renovations are responsible for more divorces than anything else. Maybe that’s true, remodeling your bathroom can be stressful on your routine and your family’s comfort. Here are 5 ways to make sure you don’t get too stressed out during your bathroom renovation.
1. Involve The Whole Family
The biggest stress creator during a renovation is how it demolishes your family’s regular routine and morning rituals. Life in your home is made less comfortable and has to be adjusted during your bathroom reno and family members can start getting agitated. One way to combat this is to make sure the whole family is involved in the renovation. When each member of the family feels like they have responsibility in the result of the reno, then everyone feels less stressed, and displaced; and more excited, and ready to work together.
2. Make Sure The Budget Is Reasonable
Financial stress is bad enough sometimes without the addition of a bathroom renovation to complicate things. If you are your partner are both handling the financial part of the reno, make absolutely sure you are being realistic and feeling certain about how much you can spend. If there is too much of a vague idea about budget during a reno, things quickly get stressful when costs come in way higher than what was anticipated because you weren’t being realistic about the budget.
3. Compromise Is Everything
You can’t win every small battle with your partner, your kids, or your contractor during your bathroom remodel, so don’t try. There are some decisions that will have to be left to the other parties involved and that’s not something to be stressed about. You should feel happy to delegate certain decisions and tasks to the other members of your family and happy to put your trust in your contractor to make the right decisions. Compromise is key when there are so many decisions to be made.
4. Don’t Make Drastic Changes
You can’t very successfully make huge changes in the middle of a remodel because it alters the whole plan and sets you back time, money, and probably patience. If you can help it, don’t switch to granite all of a sudden after the materials have already been paid for, delivered, and the work has been scheduled with your contractor. Before you make the change ask yourself if this change is worth the extra stress, money, and time it will cause.
5. Communicate To Everyone
This is truly the key to a happy renovation. Communicate to your contractor, your partner, your kids, and anyone else involved, all the time, and whenever anyone feels confused or frustrated by the situation. Check in with how your family is feeling all the time to make sure everyone feels heard and cared for through a stressful time, and ensure them it will all be amazingly worth it when the new bathroom is finished!
