Advice getting bathroom and shower into small room
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Jonathan
6 years agoWhen you plan the room with full sized fixtures you can see it doesn’t fit.
You can get baths that are 1200x700mm and showers that are 700x700mm so you could fit in a small shower and small Bath but only do this if it is what you want as the next buyers certainly will rip it out in favour of a full sized bath with shower over it.
si2004
6 years agoHi Jonathan, thanks for this! I should have been more specific, as I think the corridor helps a bit with space. I've done a little picture (below) to illustrate - although I don't know how to create to-scale images like you've done! It's definitely not to scale.
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Najeebah
6 years agoYou could put the bathtub beyond the shower, i.e. you would pass the toilet and vanity, then walk through the shower to access the bathtub.
Not the best of solutions, I would hate the layout, but its an option to consider.
A standard 900x900 shower would allow some cramped, but just sufficient walking space thugh.
with 800mm for the toilet, say 700mm for the bathtub, 900mm as the shower, you have about 500mm over for a vanity
whizzywig
6 years ago
I would suggest the same as Jonathan but maybe swap the wc and basin so you don’t bang the shower with your elbow when brushing teeth ;)
Lauren
6 years agoWhat space is surrounding the room? A simple door move could allow for a full size bath and shower?
si2004
6 years agoHi everybody,
thanks for all your suggestions. Both Lauren's and Whizywig's look really interesting. I don't think the door move would work in this case though - see below for the space around the room.I really liked the idea of a sort of 'wet room' shower by the bathroom and had suggested that myself to somebody in a bathroom showroom. But I was advised that wet rooms can actually be a pain, because water does spray about the bathroom and in a confined space, that turns our to be really annoying (apparently). I was told I would need to be constantly wiping things down? I wasn't utterly convinced but not sure why - it could very well be correct!
I'd also considered a very low bath with a shower over it (makes it easier to use as shower on a routine basis). I liked that idea as the main purpose of having both was to make both very usable - as opposed to shower over bath and that being a bit annoying for daily use as a shower. However, I haven't seen a low bath in usage, so not sure what they are really like!
Lauren
6 years agoLauren
6 years ago
Back at my computer now :). Looks like you'd have space for a full length bath and extra wide shower in this scheme. You'd just have to make sure you choose a shower door that doesn't obstruct the basin.Najeebah
6 years ago
Jonathan