US: bathroom remodel motivations 2021

In 2021, 33 percent of homeowners who renovated their master bathroom stated that the main reason behind the renovation was that they could no longer stand the old bathroom. Nearly half of all U.S. homeowners decided to change the layout of their master bathroom as part of the renovations that year.

Main reasons for master bathroom renovations in the United States in 2021

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Wanted to do it all along and finally have the means	39%
Can no longer stand the old bathroom	33%
Old bathroom deteriorated or broke down	29%
Want to personalize a recently purchased home	25%
Recently inspired to make certain changes	12%

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Release date

October 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 21 to July 27, 2021

Number of respondents

2,891 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Houzz users who had completed a bathroom remodel or addition project in the past 12 months, or homeowners currently working on one or planning to start one in the next three months.

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Percentages reflect proportion of homeowners who had completed, were currently working on or were planning a master bathroom renovation during 2020-21.

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