While many things have changed as Angie's List and HomeAdvisor have begun to merge into one single company, one thing that has not changed are their standards.  As partners with Angie's List for 13 years now, the Diamond Bath team has continued to adhere to the strict customer service standards that this company became famous for when Angie's List was founded a quarter century ago.  So the entire Diamond Bath team celebrated last week when we received the great news that Diamond Bath had once again earned the Superior Service Award (SSA) from Angie's List for 2019 -our sixth consecutive year (and eight years overall)!

Diamond Bath founder, Jim Termanas, shared his reaction with us: 
"Our efforts are always entirely focused on making our clients happy; from the moment they request a free in-home estimate until the day when we say our final goodbyes at the end of the project.  And while this has happened to us every January for the past six years, we always seem to forget that there's an outside, third-party paying close attention to how truly satisfied Diamond Bath customers actually are.  And to be reminded of this with an award, each year for the past six years, is just something that changes the dynamic of our office and our teams in the field too. It's really an amazing boost for us, while also being a nice thing we can show to potential clients who visit our Client Selection Center here in Crystal Lake."

To those who might be wondering about the Angie's List Superior Service Awards process, only remodeling companies that meet their strict eligibility requirements are considered.  Only companies who maintain an "A" overall grade rating over the course of the prior year are considered. Further, candidates must be in good standing with Angie's List and successfully pass their additional screening process. 

Earlier this month our partners at Houzz released a summary of their annual homeowners study.  This year they surveyed more than 1,300 homeowners who renovated or remodeled their master bathrooms. Do you remember the difference between renovation and remodeling?  If not, please revisit this very popular blog post from 2018! 

Here are a few key findings from the Houzz 2019 Bathroom Renovation Study:

Showers Reign Supreme: 83% of homeowners upgraded their master bathroom showers this year, and 54% of the time it was to increase the size of the shower space!

Spa-Like Oasis: An on-going design element that we've been delivering for over a decade is providing "spa-like" features and functions to master bathrooms.  According to the study, this is represented by a focus on neutral tones along with white or wood vanities. 

Freestanding, Flat-Bottom Tubs:  Compared to their popularity in 2017, when freestanding, flat-bottom tubs were just 41% of replaced tubs, they've risen in 2019 to 50%!  And we've seen many Illinois homeowners combined an increased shower space along with adding a freestanding soaking tub with more than one third of our major remodeling projects! 

To learn even more from about what's happening with bathroom remodels, we are including the summary to this special study here!  If the New Year means a new bathroom for your home, please contact our Diamond Bath team today to schedule your free, in-home design consultation! 

It's a pretty common questions among home owners considering a professional bathroom remodeling project: How long will this take?  Luckily, most of the homes we remodel these days have at least two full bathrooms, so it's rare that there is ever a situation where people are greatly inconvenienced while our team completes each project.  Our only REAL challenge comes when a homeowner asks to remodel two bathrooms at the same time. 

While the potential for inconvenience is greater with a dual bathroom remodeling project, as you'll see from the photo gallery below, the reward is even more significant.  The Novickis family, in Wonder Lake, made such a request and are very pleased with the results our team delivered last month.   The photos that show the tub are in a hallway bathroom and the open shower photos are within the master bathroom. 

Look at these "After" photos carefully and you'll find some important details. For example, in the Master Bath: 

• Update included shower bend with a Hanstone Aramis quartz bench top.
• The shower floor is a hex tile which compliments the herringbone pattern back in the shower shelf niche. 
• Shower walls are classic arctic white subway tiles in 4" x 12" size. 
• The Pulse spa shower system was finished in brushed nickel. 
• Their charcoal grey vanity was topped with a Carrara marble top and under mount sink featuring a Kohler Katun faucet, also in brushed nickel. 

The hall bath has similar features and finishes:

• The new Therapeutic Comfort Flow tub features an upgraded jet system, with onboard heater, brushed nickel waterfall faucet. 
• The tub walls are the same arctic white subway tiles used in the shower, also 4" x 12".
• The bathroom floors were finished with large, light grey 12" x 24" tiles to limit grout lines. 
• The same charcoal grey vanity with Carrara marble combination used in the master suite was the same utilized in this hallway bathroom. 
• While not easily shown, both bathroom contain new exhaust fans the include a bluetooth speaker and LED lighting. 

If you ready to make one or all of your bathrooms as beautiful as this, please Contact our team at Diamond Bath today to schedule your free in-home appointment!