HIGH-TECH UPDATES: 12% of upgraded showers, 10% of upgraded bathtubs and 21% of upgraded toilets in renovated bathrooms are equipped with at least one high-tech feature.
TIME FOR TECH: More than half (57%) of renovating homeowners spend 30-60 minutes a day in their home bathrooms. This includes spending time on their mobile devices — 55% of renovating homeowners use their mobile devices in their bathrooms at least once a week, including checking email, texting and social media to listening to music and reading.
REACHING THE BREAKING POINT: Many homeowners are done with their dated, aging bathrooms – no longer being able to stand the old one is the top trigger for starting a bathroom renovation (48%). Nearly a third are also tackling a bathroom that is breaking down (38%).
SUPERSIZING THE SHOWER: While just one in five bathroom renovators are increasing their bathroom size (20%), more than half are increasing the size of their shower (60%)
PROFESSIONAL HIRING ON THE RISE: Nearly nine in ten homeowners enlisted or will enlist the help of a professional during their 2015-2016 bathroom projects, with over two thirds (69%) renovating homeowners upgrading bathrooms, previously renovated 16 years or more ago.
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TIME FOR TECH: More than half (57%) of renovating homeowners spend 30-60 minutes a day in their home bathrooms. This includes spending time on their mobile devices — 55% of renovating homeowners use their mobile devices in their bathrooms at least once a week, including checking email, texting and social media to listening to music and reading.
REACHING THE BREAKING POINT: Many homeowners are done with their dated, aging bathrooms – no longer being able to stand the old one is the top trigger for starting a bathroom renovation (48%). Nearly a third are also tackling a bathroom that is breaking down (38%).
SUPERSIZING THE SHOWER: While just one in five bathroom renovators are increasing their bathroom size (20%), more than half are increasing the size of their shower (60%)
PROFESSIONAL HIRING ON THE RISE: Nearly nine in ten homeowners enlisted or will enlist the help of a professional during their 2015-2016 bathroom projects, with over two thirds (69%) renovating homeowners upgrading bathrooms, previously renovated 16 years or more ago.
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