kitchen remodel planning guide

Bathroom Remodeling Planning Guide

The following bathroom remodeling planning guide, provided by Wood-Mode and Better Kitchens, will help you to organize your thoughts and resources to insure that your remodeling project is a success. Click here for a PDF version of this bathroom planning guide.


  1.   Is this a plan for a new home________, an addition_______ or a remodel bath_______?
  2.   Have you ever remodeled a home before? _______ built a new home before? _______
  3.   Is there a particular completion date for the project? ____________________________
  4.   What is the main reason you are planning to invest in a new bath?_________________
  5.   ______________________________________________________________________
  6.   Has anyone else assisted you with the planning of this bath? ______________________
  7.   How did you happen to choose us for assistance? ______________________________
  8.   Do you have a scrapbook of ideas or pictures we may discuss? ___________________
  9.   Is this a new Master bath ____Guest Bath ____Powder room ____ Other __________?
  10.   Who will be the primary users of this bath? ____________________________________
  11.   What hand are they? Left ___ Right ___ How tall are they? _____________________
  12.   Will they have any special physical requirements we should be aware of?____________
      ______________________________________________________________________
  13.   What improvements on the current bath should we consider for your new one? ________
  14.   _______________________________________________________________________
  15.   Will the room serve additional purposes, i.e. dressing room, exercise area? ___________
  16.   _______________________________________________________________________
  17.   Do you have any color preferences, material preference, i.e. tile, stone, etc. ___________
  18.   _______________________________________________________________________
  19.   Do you have another facility to use during the remodeling?________________________
  20.   Do you have any special accessories you are hoping to incorporate, i.e. hamper, magnifying mirror,
  21.   seated make-up area _______________________________________
  22.   Do you require storage in this area for such items as bed linens? ___________________
  23.   Do you have a preference for single control faucets or separate hot and cold?(circle one)
  24.   Do you have any particular requirements of the bathing area, i.e. steam shower, body jets, hand shower,
  25.   seating within, etc? ________________________________________
      _______________________________________________________________________
  26.   Do you have any preference in countertop material?_____________________________
  27.   Do you have any preference in flooring material?_______________________________
  28.   Do you have any preference in wall covering? _________________________________

Every project has a range of investment based upon the materials selected and the degree of labor involved to accomplish the project.  To assist you in getting the most from your project it is necessary to have a range of investment that you are considering.   If you have not determined what that range might be I will happy to answer your questions and assist you at our next meeting.

Please note any ideas or questions as they arise and we will address them at our next meeting. ___________________________________________________________________