Nowadays, social media and the internet have made it possible for just about anyone to DIY home renovations or restoration projects, big or small. It’s certainly empowering to finish a patio or to install hardwood floors yourself – just the way you want it.
A lot of online resources and videos tend to oversimplify things, however, since they’re either done by professional restoration experts that do this sort of thing for a living. Instead of a simple weekend project you’re left with a shoddy mess and lots of headaches. Plumbing is one such area that poses problems to homeowners looking to complete a cosy kitchen or bathroom restoration.
There’s a reason why specialised tradespeople such as plumbers and electricians focus on that specific trade: your home’s plumbing system is quite complex and more than just a bunch of pipes taking water and solid waste to and from the mains and sewers.
Plumbers need to understand the correct gauges, valves, and joints for every connection within the home as well as the most efficient ways of installing connection points and fixtures. Not really a sensible DIY task unless you’re already a plumber.
Kitchen Restorations
A big theme in modern home renovations is minimalism and open space. Modern office workstations tend to minimise, channel, and hide cables from computers, for example. You likely wouldn’t want a kitchen with all of the sink’s pipes showing, either.
Plumbers are important for kitchen restoration projects because they can offer initial advice before beginning the project (during the planning phase) and let you know exactly where connections need to be placed so that you can design around those spaces.
Bathroom Restorations
As with kitchen renovations, gas fitter melbourne, bathroom renovations have quite a few constraints that will limit your designs. Plumbers can help identify connection points for shower heads, toilets, and bathroom sinks so that you can form your ideal design around your limitations or find solutions with your plumber to improve or upgrade the existing connection points.
For example, plumbers can help with the installation of lovely rainfall showerheads or high-pressure showerheads as well as upgrading the drain to accommodate an increase in water flow so that you’re left without a puddle after your morning shower.
It Saves You Money
Yes, that’s right. Hiring a plumber from the outset of your kitchen or bathroom restoration saves you money. How? Measure twice, cut once applies here. Having to correct plumbing issues after you’ve completed the restoration project is a real hassle, and a costly one at that if floor tiles need to be torn up anew or plasterboard needs to be cut open and replaced due to poor planning.
It Ensures Compliance
Lots of cosmetic (and some structural) modifications to a home can be done without any permission from Council, but DIY plumbing needs to conform to the Plumbing Code of Australia (part of the National Construction Code). These documents are quite dense and extremely technical, as they should be, so leave the job to a plumber who’s been professionally trained to remain compliant with building code requirements.
Murphys Plumbing
When you’re in need of a great, friendly team of plumbers eastern suburbs for your next kitchen or bathroom restoration project, contact Murphys Plumbing and we’ll give you helpful and realistic advice and provide services to help you achieve a beautiful restoration project just the way you want it.
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