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There is nothing like a cold toilet seat to put a spring in your step. I love winter, but it makes for those late night bathroom trips to be a bit jarring. Men have it lucky in that area, unless you're doing a bit of paperwork...
Yes, that's one area I haven't needed to be too concerned about . But they do make heated toilet seats that aren't too expensive.
It is good practice to trim 3/4" off the bottom of a bathroom door to facilitate air movement.Good advice, but not always applicable. Exhaust fans are required in window-less bathrooms. Some houses have baths with windows and may lack fans.
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The open window will serve the same purpose, particularly in this mild climate. Makes "room" for the furnace to push more air.
And trimming the door off would be an absolute minimum since make up air to the return would in all likelihood have an easier path from somewhere else.
I shower at night in a ~62 degree or lower bathroom (we shut the vents in the master bedroom and bath because it gets too warm). The floor heat is enough to bring comfort so I turn it on about 45 minutes before I shower. So, if you get around to renovating I'd say in-floor heating is a must, especially if you have tile. With the programmable thermostat it is also very nice to wake up to an 83 degree floor
Good advice, of course. Code requires outlets in wet environments to be GFCI protected. This regulation has been in place many years, well before OP's house was built in 1991. I don't think amperage rating has any bearing on the ground-fault protective aspect.
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Some may not be able to handle the power draw of a heater.
Some may not be able to handle the power draw of a heater.
I think the maximum current (measured in amperes) is determined by the wire gauge (14ga for 15amps or 12ga for 20amps) rather than the breaker itself. The wire is inside the wall, not easily replaced.
Maybe some confusion arises from the type and location of the GFCI. You may install a GF Circuit Breaker at the load center or a GF receptacle in any box on a branch circuit. The receptacle type is easily identified by having two small buttons marked test and reset. This type is the more common of the two because it is functionally equivalent and less expensive. Only one GF receptacle is needed in any branch circuit -- it protects itself and every other receptacle "downstream" on the same branch.
Some rooms suffer more from cold floors than from cold air. Those are typically bathrooms and kitchens with stone or tile floors. An easy remedy is to add toe-kick heaters. These are small heating units that fit neatly in the space under a cabinet where they're nearly invisible. If you're handy, you might be able to install the heaters yourself.
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. But they do make heated toilet seats that aren't too expensive.
