The bathroom is one of the most used rooms in your home. Whether you’re a quick morning showerer or late-night soaker, having a bathroom you can enjoy and relax in while getting ready or winding down is important in making your house a home. 

No matter how big or small your bathroom is, having a space that you love and appreciate that feels like part of your home is key. If you’re planning a renovation soon, you may be looking for some ideas on how to makeover your bathroom . 

Wet rooms are the new big thing! Having an entirely open plan space to enjoy can make smaller bathrooms appear larger and airier. There’s also no more wiping down shower doors and towelling the floor dry, since it’s made to get wet! 

Adding a little bit of nature to your bathroom is also a great way to give the room a whole new feel. Incorporating elements of natural wood and stone with texture into your bathroom can help you feel more in touch with nature and more relaxed. 

You can also add some greenery to the space. Plants will thrive in the moist, humid air that a steamy shower provides and can help remove some of that moisture to give fresher, cleaner air in your bathing space. 

Stand-alone tubs have always given a luxurious feel to a bathroom, but there are so many options besides the classic claw-foot tub. If you have the space, a freestanding tub can be a beautiful and elegant focal point for your bathroom and a place for you to fully immerse yourself in relaxation. 

But don’t ditch the claw-foot tub just yet. Vintage style is always on trend and giving your bathroom a Victorian-esque makeover can help bring a touch of old-timey glamour to your home and give you the soft, elegant and romantic bathroom of your dreams. 

Looking for bathroom fitters in Telford? Contact Meyrick Builders and Roofers today!

Mention the idea of home extensions to some people and the image that emerges might be a very specific type of extension, such as adding a one-storey space on the side of a home or attaching a conservatory to the back.

However, anyone who simply looks around at different house extensions in the West Midlands will see that on street after street, there is a lot of variety. If you thinking about an extension, there may be more possibilities than you have considered.

Before starting on any extension project it is essential to do some research and decide exactly what your best option is. That may depend on many factors: Firstly, what you need or want, be it more living space, a work room, somewhere to entertain or another bedroom. You should also take into account your budget and where the available space lies for possible expansion.

For example, you may wish to add only a single-storey extension to your home, perhaps to create a kitchen space. This would make sense either if your house is a bungalow or if building something of more storeys would either be too costly or intrusive to your neighbours.

Garage conversions can be a good move if you don’t want to park your car inside it even in winter, but if you do still need your garage for its conventional use, there is always the option of building an above-garage room. This can be a novel and innovative option that may work particularly well when there is no other available space.

Smaller extensions based on a smaller budget may not create a large amount of extra room, but in the right place they may be ideal, for example by providing space for a kitchen diner, or making a bathroom larger to fit a walk-in shower unit.

These examples are just some of the possibilities, which shows that with innovation and creativity, you don’t have to stick to any stereotypical ideas of what an extension looks like and can instead go for one that makes the difference to your home that you need.

The old saying ‘fix the roof while the sun shines’ is a well-worn phrase, but it is all too often the case that people will wait too long to check their roof and get any necessary work done on it.

That is why August is the best time to get roofing Contractors in Wolverhampton to carry out any necessary repairs and make sure that when September comes round and autumn begins, your home is prepared for the changing seasons.

A number of things need to be checked on any roof to establish if it is ready to deal with all that autumn will throw at it.

Firstly, it is worth noting that even a small issue needs addressing. If there are small cracks now, they can widen when the weather gets colder as freeze-thaw kicks in. Similarly, a missing tile or two might seem nothing to worry about, but it is when it lets water in.

An important step for owners of sloping roofs is to check their attic space from the inside. If you can spot signs of damp such as mould and rot, that is a clear indication that there is something wrong outside. You should also clear any debris from attic vents.

You should also look to clear away any debris that might clog up drains or cover your flat roof if you have one, as there will be far more of this on the way when the leaves start falling, potentially causing blockages and water overflows.

There may have been a heatwave to contend with in July, but autumn and winter is when big storms are likely to hit, with their potential to send loose roof tiles flying and infiltrate every gap that will let in water.

Between November last year and the end of February this year there were seven named storms designated by the Met office and the next autumn and winter could be just as bad. In addition, there will be many more days of wet, windy or cold weather when you will have good reason to be glad that you really did fix the roof when the sun shone.

There are many reasons for people to build house extensions in the West Midlands. It might be the desire to create some more storage space, a response to having a growing family, or to add a ‘granny flat’ for an elderly member of the family to live in.

It is also worth bearing in mind the impact an extension can have in adding value to a home, something worth considering when regional trends in house prices are examined.

Like the rest of the UK, the West Midlands has seen prices rising significantly over the past couple of years and while many experts are predicting a cooling of the market as inflation takes its toll and growth slows, the fact is that, for now at least, the market remains hot.

However, the latest UK House price Index published by the Office For National Statistics (ONS) and the Land Registry this month showed that, while prices in the West Midlands were up 11.8 per cent per cent year-on-year, this was comparatively weak when set against other English regions. Only the north east (10.7 per cent) and London (7.9 per cent) fared worse.

While the overall English average was only a little higher than the West Midlands at 11.9 per cent, dragged down as it was by London, other parts of the UK did much better; Scotland and Wales both experienced increases of 16.2 per cent.

How much value an extension will add will depend on various factors, such as the area, the nature of the extension – for instance whether it is a larger kitchen, a new bathroom or an extra bedroom – and its aesthetic quality.

However, a broad guide can be found in the ONS extension value calculator. For instance, a 25 sq m extension to the typical home in Birmingham would add £43,650, while the figure for Wolverhampton would be £34,875.

This could prove invaluable if, as expected, the weaker wider economy starts to cool the housing market soon.

Forget a new kitchen, re-painting or a loft conversion, what property owners want these days is a home bar.

According to a study by Rated People, one in 13 households in the UK intend to create a home bar this year, spending an average of £13,939 to do so.

This is larger than the amount they have allocated for a new kitchen (£12,057), a home gym (£13,574) or porch (£11,252), Homes and Gardens revealed.

Adrienne Minster, chief executive of Rated People, said this is down to the fact that “our priorities are shifting”.

“Homeowners [want] to use more of their money on creating new spaces for at-home socialising instead of spending it on staples like a new kitchen,” she stated, adding: “2022 is definitely the year of the home bar.”

There are many ways to build a bar at home, such as keeping it in a concealed floor-to-ceiling cupboard with bi-fold doors, so you can hide it away during the day and open it at night. Alternatively, you could fit it in an awkward space, such as a niche, adding character to the bar with a metallic-effect backsplash.

Some homeowners might prefer to build a garden bar, maximising use of the outdoors and creating a sociable space for friends and family.    

The Improvement Trends Report 2022 also revealed building an extension was the most popular thing for homeowners to do this year, at an average cost of £18,580.

If you’re interested in a house extension or other home renovation projects, get in touch with us.