It’s easy to get caught up in focusing on major aspects and amenities of a home when making what is often an overwhelming decision. Finding the right combination of the several-dozen big-ticket items can often distract from some of the smaller details a home might be missing, but that are no less important to comfortable and practical living. Selecting the right floorplan, getting the granite counter tops in the kitchen, and finding just the right paint color are important, but equally important is what is going into an area of the home you’re sure to spend significant time in. It’s where most of us both start and finish our days, and where many of our guests will be spending some time, too, so consideration needs to be reserved for...the bathrooms!

As part of an on-going series designed to help point out the numerous differences that set Jeff Click Homes apart from its competitors, I’ll focus this post on some of the extra touches we add to our bathrooms that you’ll want to be sure to make note of as you search for your next new home in Oklahoma City, Edmond, or Deer Creek.

» Decoratively Framed Mirrors
If you’ve visited many homes on the market, you’ve seen plenty of plain, rectangular mirrors either glued to the bathroom wall, or attached to it using metal or acrylic clips, with a “light bar” hanging above it with several exposed screw-in light bulbs.

Stylish wood-framed mirrors in the Jeff Click Homes model home.

Our master bathrooms include one of several vanity designs complemented with one of a few framed mirror designs that are included as a standard amenity. A 6” hardwood frame topped with crown moulding and stained to match the cabinetry provides a finishing touch to a more traditional decor, while separate his and her mirrors framed in 2” hardwood with mitered corners provides a sleek and simple look for more modern tastes. Hall bathrooms also include a decoratively framed mirror, and powder baths mirrors are reserved for a more unique after-market mirror that is chosen and provided by the home owner.

» Ceramic Tiled Showers & Baths
One way some competitors cut significant costs is by installing pre-fabricated fiberglass or plastic shower wall inserts or baths with built-in backsplashes and front decks. Every shower in Jeff Click Homes is pre-constructed with a special concrete-based wall material rated for use in wet areas, followed by quality ceramic tile. The same applies for the backsplash around the master bathtub and for hall bathrooms with bath/shower units. This provides not only a more stylish look, increases the longevity of performance and sustained value through quality material use.

» Heaters & Vent Lights
Those early morning showers are often challenging enough when you’re waking up, and there’s not much worse than being tired, wet, and cold. Each master bathroom in every Jeff Click Home includes a combination heater, light, and ducted vent. Each feature can be operated separately, providing an instant heat source, additional lighting, and exhaust ventilation. They are all combined into one unit, reducing visual clutter in the ceiling. Hall baths and powder baths include ducted vent fans, and in cases when more light is needed, the vent will have a separately-switched light built in. These features provide better indoor air quality by exhausting humid and odorous air.

» Higher Shower Heads
Who wants to stoop down to rinse the shampoo from his hair? While a number of women have commented positively on this design standard, it’s usually the men who sing praises for our 7’6” standard height for shower heads. Typically, shower heads are placed at 6’ to 6’6” in other homes, and once you figure in the extra 2-4 inches lower it ends up due to the shower head bending downward, an average guy ends up having to stoop to rinse. Take a shower in any Jeff Click Home, and if you’re under 7’ tall, no stooping will be necessary.

» Motion-Activated Lighting
Those middle-of-the-night trips to the bathroom don’t always take place in a fully-alert state of mind. With that in mind, who wants to be bothered by fumbling for a light switch when the objective is to seek immediate relief and return to the pillow? Both the master bathroom and hall bathroom of every Jeff Click Home includes a motion-activated light switch to help light the way before the break of day. As you walk in, the lights sense your presence and turn off when motion has not been sensed for 30 seconds. Manual control of the lights are also built into these switches if you’d like the light to remain on or off for extended periods.

» Jeff Click Homes also includes:
• Decorative niches, ledges, & in-sets per plan
• Minimum of 24x24” obscure glass window over tub
• Operable window in toilet rooms located on outside walls
• Operable window on hall bath walls on outside walls
• An overhead cabinet above the master toilet
• An overhead cabinet in any powder bathroom that only has a pedestal sink
• At least one GFI-protected outlet per sink in each bathroom
• One hand towel hanger per sink
• One large towel hanger
• Toilet tissue holder at each toilet

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