Bathroom re-design dilemma

6 years ago

Hello!

We bought a new (old) house that we are slowly transforming into a home for us.

We have a separate loo and separate bathroom upstairs that we want to knock into one bathroom.

I attach the floor plan. There is a large window in the bathroom as well, which seems to be missing from the plan. We are thinking of blocking the small loo window as there is no need for two and this can be used as extra wall space.

We are toying with the idea of moving the boiler to the loft and this will hopefully give us space for a shower/wet room.

Other than that I have no idea how to arrange the rest of the sanitary ware.

Any advice would be massively appreciated!

Thank you x

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Pencil and Brick
6 years ago
Hi Denisa,

I'm an architect and run a practice in London.

I don't think you should rearrange the sanitary ware or fill in the window. Here's why:

- The current configuration can work and will save time and money by keeping the plumbing in the same locations.

- Getting rid of a window will reduce the amount of light and I think you have other options for storage.

As well as your other suggestions, I attach a sketch of what I think you should do:

- Move boiler to other location.

- Knock down all partitions and remove doors. Retain part of the partition between the stair and current boiler / proposed shower.

- Behind the door to the bathroom you could have a large cupboard [marked 'store' on the sketch].

Doing this will create a much larger bathroom without costly reconfiguration of plumbing. If a shower is a tight squeeze, you can get smaller baths...

Hope that helps.

Stephen
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Denisa Cardoso
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6 years ago
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Thank you, Stephen. You make some valid points. Makes perfect sense to leave most things as they are to save money on relocating pipes and drainage. We have a bit of a wall at the top of the staircase that we would like to keep to not disturb the walls more than necessary. This then means the door will have to be shifted more to the left and unfortunately eliminating the storage unit, however, I am hoping the space will accommodate a laundry basket at least. This also means we call install a rectangular shower unit which should fit nicely.

Again, thank you for your advice and Merry Christmas!
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