If you're undertaking a bathroom makeover and struggling to decide what stays and what goes, remember that even seasoned pros have to balance the pros and the cons — and the budget.
Deborah Burnett, for example, regularly recommends total destruction of old bathrooms for remodels as a residential contractor in Nashville, Tenn. But she knows from personal experience that sometimes you should keep at least part of what you've got. "In my own bathroom, I have two long, tall and expensive mirrors that literally sit on the backsplash," says Deborah. "For the remodel, the only way to replace the counters would involve taking out the backsplash and cracking the mirrors. Instead, I decided to leave the Formica countertop and use Granite Transformations, which is emulsified granite in an epoxy base that they pour over existing laminate. When it's dry and done, it's non-porous and looks identical to a granite counter."
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