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Share on:<\/h4><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>B<\/span><\/strong>ehind every home improvement job, is a story. And this one started with a homeowners vision to renovate her bathroom from outdated 1970\u2019s relic to modern, clean, and functional.<\/b>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>After Joanne received a referral from a friend, for a tradie who at first seemed great, she was met with a dilemma soon after.<\/p>\n
But with the help of BC, Joanne was able to overcome her bathroom woes, and get the results she had set out for.<\/p>\n<\/div>
In this Project Story, you\u2019ll find out:<\/p>\n<\/div>
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The dilemma<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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The solution<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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The execution<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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The ends results<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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And, the breakdown<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Before\"](\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bathroom_renovation_2018_6.jpeg\")
![\"After\"](\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bathroom_renovation_2018_3.jpeg\")
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Before & After: From 1970s relic to modern, clean and functional | Photo: Joanne<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>The Dilemma<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>Referred by a friend, the first tradie gave Joanne a quote to install and renovate to her plan, and they<\/span> agreed that she would buy everything that was needed for the bathroom in advance.<\/span><\/p>\nHowever, fast forward three months, the tradie was uncontactable and nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n
With the goods for her bathroom waiting at Mitre10 and a loan taken out for the project, Joanne was desperate to get the job underway.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bathroom_renovation_2018_10.jpg\" "\\"Bathroom_renovation_2018_10\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>This retro bathroom was a far cry from modern| Photo: Joanne<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>Joanne wanted a clean, crisp and modern, functioning bathroom <\/span>\u2014<\/span> a far cry from the 1970\u2019s bathroom with its ineffective fittings and electrical components.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe house was extremely hard to use. The bath, toilet and shower were in three separate rooms because it\u2019s an old 1970\u2019s house. What I wanted was to close off the laundry and put a shower in there,\u201d Joanne says.<\/p>\n
\u201cI decided to make one big bathroom that was going to be a fully functional family bathroom that would service the entire house.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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B<\/span><\/strong>ehind every home improvement job, is a story. And this one started with a homeowners vision to renovate her bathroom from outdated 1970\u2019s relic to modern, clean, and functional.<\/b> After Joanne received a referral from a friend, for a tradie who at first seemed great, she was met with a dilemma soon after.<\/p>\n But with the help of BC, Joanne was able to overcome her bathroom woes, and get the results she had set out for.<\/p>\n<\/div> In this Project Story, you\u2019ll find out:<\/p>\n<\/div> The dilemma<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> The solution<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> The execution<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> The ends results<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> And, the breakdown<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div> Before & After: From 1970s relic to modern, clean and functional | Photo: Joanne<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div> Referred by a friend, the first tradie gave Joanne a quote to install and renovate to her plan, and they<\/span> agreed that she would buy everything that was needed for the bathroom in advance.<\/span><\/p>\n However, fast forward three months, the tradie was uncontactable and nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n With the goods for her bathroom waiting at Mitre10 and a loan taken out for the project, Joanne was desperate to get the job underway.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> This retro bathroom was a far cry from modern| Photo: Joanne<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div> Joanne wanted a clean, crisp and modern, functioning bathroom <\/span>\u2014<\/span> a far cry from the 1970\u2019s bathroom with its ineffective fittings and electrical components.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe house was extremely hard to use. The bath, toilet and shower were in three separate rooms because it\u2019s an old 1970\u2019s house. What I wanted was to close off the laundry and put a shower in there,\u201d Joanne says.<\/p>\n \u201cI decided to make one big bathroom that was going to be a fully functional family bathroom that would service the entire house.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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