What size shower will fit in my bathroom
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Looking for some advice. My bathroom is 2.2m long by 1.94m wide. I plan to have a layout like shown below but not sure if I should go for a sliding door shower enclosure with a size of 1200x800 or 1200x900. Would 900mm width be too large for this sized bathroom / eat up the light and space?
Hoping to put this question to bed, it's driving me insane!
Thanks!
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7 years agoUnfortunately the Simpsons infold door looks too expensive for my budget! I've had a rethink around the layout and decided to go with the advice of putting the toilet against the back wall and the basin adjacent to the shower, as shown below. Couple of the decisions I'd appreciate help with:
1. My options are to go for a 900x900 hinged door or a 1200x800 (or 900) sliding door. I'd prefer sliding door because then I can open the door without the water falling onto the floor.
2. I preferred to have a stud wall instead of glass screen for the shower wall, that way I can have shelving for toiletries, towels etc. However that reduces the space as I'd need to account for a stud wall with tiles.
Layout below shows a 1200x800 shower with a 900mm basin. Would a 900m width shower still work here. Would I be able to squeeze a wall enclosure in or better to go with glass screen to save space?Thanks again all!
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoGoing by the plan above, i'm a little confused. Clearly the sliding door faces to the wall on the right, therefore, it is the length of the shower that should be in question not the width.
The sink at 900mm is far too large for the bathroom.
Either, have the stud wall at one end of the shower or the other, reduce the size of the sink and have room for the toiletries.
You can still fit in a 900 wide shower, it makes no odds if it's 900 or 800. It's the length that's the problem.
Alternatively the last option would be to have the 800mm wide shower with the 1200mm length and have the back wall built with niches for toiletries. These will however be constantly covered in water due to the shower head needing to be attached to that wall not the glass sliding doors as in the given illustration.
So, better to go for option one or two with the wall at one end or the other. Personally i like the wall at the end near the sink it gives more of an illusion of privacy.
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