A separate children's bathroom

They love their split-level house from the 1940s, but at some point in the 1980s, the previous owners decided to do away with a lot of practical space – the good-sized bathrooms, for example. The Omarsson family has now changed all that.

Bathing culture around the world

The world has never seen anything like the bathing culture in ancient Rome. For three centuries, the Romans competed to build the most prestigious baths – with each building bigger and more magnificent than the last. In the fourth century AD, there were 11 imperial bath houses and 856 smaller establishments in the city, and the largest had room for 3,000 bathers.

How to prevent water damage

Peter Bratt is a senior liability underwriter at the Länsförsäkringar insurance company. His is an expert in damage. Peter works with insurance and damage issues in the context of buildings and professional liability for clients who inspect, sell, draw, plan and build houses.