Please help me with my tiny bathroom!

8 years ago

Hi hope you can help! We recently bought a house that needs loads of work, and it's pretty overwhelming but we're starting with the main bathroom. It's quite small and I've attached pictures of the current layout.

We know what we want, but struggling to visualise it and imagine it all fitting in!

Please could I get some advice on suggested layouts, and any advice on brands we should be looking at?

We know we would like:

- L shaped shower bath with screen. Shower to have a hand held head and a fitted rain shower head

- Sink with vanity unit and mirror over (therefore we can't keep the sink where it is because of the window)

- Heated towel rail

- Light grey wall tiles, with darker grey floor tiles. Quite large to make it look bigger.

- Vertical mosaic behind shower

- Alcove shelf around the bath area somewhere

Any help/advice would be much appreciated. I've attached a floor plan with measurements but for ease:

- 2180mm x 1670mm

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Aesthetic Stone Ltd

8 years ago

The distance between basin and toilet would be about 400 mm which I think is enough space for stand and open 2 small draws because the vanity unite is a wall unit.

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Original Author
8 years ago
Anyone with any ideas please?
Fiona O'Grady
8 years ago
I'm in no way an expert, but moving the sink (and presumably other fittings if you do that) will make it a much bigger job as you'll need to move the plumbing. Either they'll rip up the floor to move the pipes, or you'll end up with a boxed in pipe running above the skirting board.
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Hi You need to check re soil pipe - my opinion is that it is best to keep the WC as close to the soil pipe as possible to avoid unnecessary problems. You may want to opt for a free standing bath which would add glamour to the room - you can find various sizes (see link below just for an idea) https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/1650-x-750-luxury-modern-double-ended-curved-freestanding-bath Or Back to wall 1500x750 https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/orion-1500-x-750mm-small-back-to-wall-modern-square-bath?campaign=googlebase&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqIDjyp7Z3gIVVOJ3Ch1BiQfcEAQYBCABEgLdzfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds An Offset bath may allow some more flexiblity in the room as the space is rather tight. See https://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog/carron-quantum-spacesaver-offset-bath-1700mm-750mm-left-handed-5mm-acrylic-q4-02179?utm_source=google&utm_medium=Shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwerA-Z_Z3gIVyeR3Ch0ZdQQSEAQYBSABEgKlufD_BwE and https://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog/cleargreen-ecocurve-shower-bath-1700mm-r16?utm_source=google&utm_medium=Shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_9fLuKLZ3gIVS1XTCh2H3gcNEAkYDSABEgLGa_D_BwE A Slimline vanity or floating shelf with a narrow but long basin could be an option https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/valencia-995mm-black-ash-wall-hung-basin-unit?campaign=googlebase&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwb6Fn6PZ3gIVWOJ3Ch0mGwqEEAQYAiABEgIJa_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds You have to find a compact wall hung WC to ensure that there's as much room as possible. I have done two sketches - and have specifically kept away from putting the bath under the window due to soil pipe. I have proposed that you open the door outwards or maybe consider changing to a folding door as per images below If you need any further advise my design practice can help you.
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Fiona O'Grady
8 years ago
If you don't mind the size of the job, you could put the bath facing the door, running along under the window. The windowsill then becomes your shelf for shampoo etc, and the toilet and sink along the wall where the bath is now, allowing you storage/vanity unit above the sink.
A D
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you, I will ask my bathroom fitter about the cost of rejigging so the bath is on the window wall, I think that will give us the most room to play with.

I guess if it's too big a job, we'll have to keep the layout exactly the same? In that case, do we just not have a mirror at all or can we have one on a wall on its own!?
Fiona O'Grady
8 years ago
I had a cabinet a bit like this before : http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/products/storage-furniture/bathroom-storage/godmorgon-high-cabinet-with-mirror-door-high-gloss-white-art-60344170/

Would something like that would fit to the left of the sink?
Chris L
8 years ago
Hi AD

We've just finished our bathroom which was a similar size and layout to yours although the toilet and sink are reversed and we have smaller window which leaves enough space for a mirror cabinet.

I think the best option is to switch the location of bath as suggested as the one things you can't change is the window! From my limited plumbing knowledge, it should be easy enough to do as there will be H & C pipes on that wall under the window for the sink.
Chris L
8 years ago
Alternatively you could put a corner mirror cabinet in above sink in current location?
A D
Original Author
8 years ago
Fiona that's a great idea re a mirrored cabinet, the width of that space is 920mm so it would definitely fit so that's an option.

Thanks Chris - I guess you're right that there is plumbing on the back wall and the right hand side wall, so swapping them over should be OK?
A D
Original Author
8 years ago
Chris - there is space on the left hand wall for a mirror cabinet it just wouldn't be over the sink
Chris L
8 years ago
If the space on the left hand wall is 920 then you could put the sink vanity on that wall with mirror/cabinet directly above?
A D
Original Author
8 years ago
Yes that's what I thought but that left hand wall backs onto a bedroom so not sure if a sink could go there plumbing wise?
PRO
Aesthetic Stone Ltd
8 years ago
Hi AD,

I have tried to design and make a 3D sketch of your bathroom layout to show my Idea clearly and I believe that all the points you mentioned has been considered there.

If you need any assist to run your project please contact me.
A D
Original Author
8 years ago
Hi there thank you for that. Does that take into account the drawers under the sink being able to open - and the door not hitting the sink?

It looks like the space between sink and toilet may be too tight! What do you think?
add50317
8 years ago
Any chance you have enough room outside the bath for a barn door? That would open up your floor plan greatly. I just got done installing pocket doors in my bath and office, huge space saver-but a lot of work. The barn door concept wont give you the air tight seal of a door but since ive put mine in, it is hardly ever used lol. If you can do either of those I would seriously consider moving the door closer to the tub and putting your vanity on the wall to the left. You will have a lot more storage, the layout will seem less hectic and if you are doing this for yourself (not planning on moving) you will enjoy it more.

My initials used to be AD lol, now I am ADG
A D
Original Author
8 years ago
What do you mean by moving the door closer to the bath? Turning the opening so it opens to the right instead of left? I'm not sure the space there is big enough
pknl2013
8 years ago
Can the sink not go on the right as you enter? If not enough space, then how about reducing the width of the door, going to 762mm or 686mm?

Switching the door to outward opening will increase the usable space also.

Another option is to move the door to the right (I.e. blocking up existing door) and then have the sink on the left as you enter, giving lots of space.
Fiona O'Grady
8 years ago
Swapping the sink and bath isn't a big deal - as you say the plumbing for each is similar. The problem is you'd have to move the toilet as well, and it's the sewerage (soil pipe) that would be a bigger job. AFAIK you want to minimise the number of right angles that pipe has to take to avoid blockages.

I like the sliding door idea, but remember a pocket slider will take some space from outside the bathroom (and depending where you live, hallways have to have a minimum width). The barn door idea means you'll need an empty wall space outside for the door to slide open.

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