sizing for splitting a room into a bathroom & utility
Hi all,
slowly working my way through our layouts and need help with working out the sizing for our new bathroom/utility.
As you can see on my sketch, the room that is currently a bedroom, size 10' deep x 7.4' width will need to be split into two to make a downstairs bathroom (bungalow) that will service 2 bedrooms, and a utility area. We plan to have a master bedroom upstairs which will have a deep dormer bathroom - possibly larger than this space.
The utility area opens into the kitchen (at the top of the image) and also has a door leading into an external side porch which should have space for a stacked washer/dryer. It won't be very deep ie maybe 1200-1400 I think, so we can fit 600 deep appliances in and gives us 600-800 space in front of it
We will need to put a partition wall between the two so not sure how deep this will be yet.
I think the bath will likely be turned around so it's on the back wall (where the WC currently is) and the WC will be put on the left side wall so the pipes etc can go outside more easily. Also so the WC isn't facing the door when you open it!
I just need help working out what size bathroom is acceptable as a downstairs one for the 2 beds so I don't make a mistake with both rooms.
We were going to put a bath in here so we didn't have to have one in our master (as we don't use them) but it might be possible to just make this a shower room? I presume that in the future, kids would use this bathroom more so.....
thank you
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Comments (9)Since you won't be able to stand back and admire the fireplace I would have the fireplace out and remove the chimney breast to give more room. This is likely the time to improve the insulation. I might add a velux for additional light. I think that the size of the Shower room on your plan is fine- in my opinion the room need only be bigger if you want a bath or a large vanity. I think the basin needs to move to a wall without a window to allow a mirror. If you were in America you would have a closet beyond the bathroom. I prefer your layout but you may want to consider it. Unless you particularly want the wardrobe space you might consider what else the space could be used for. You could have a laundry area or a study, or a wet bar, or a library........See MoreWhere to put additional bathroom(s)
Comments (4)Thanks pjbell! My first thought was 'no way, we use bedroom 2 and can't lose it - far too radical'. But then I stopped and looked and actually, that may well be worth considering! All bedrooms are in use - bedroom 2 is our studio/craft room/office. Kids are in the back bedroom and top floor. I've got my heart set on an en-suite and keeping our large bedroom but have been mindful of making the studio too small so was opting for a small shower room. I've been pondering if there is anything we could do to have a larger family bathroom but couldn't see how. This could give a large family bathroom and more luxurious en-suite. The back room is south facing so would be much better for a studio - its worth seeing the size if we split into two bedrooms. I do like the fact that all bedrooms are decent doubles and wouldn't want them much smaller. We are going to be here for the next 10-15 years and will then look to downsize when the kids have flown the nest. This will be the only major work we'll do so although it needs to be right for us, I also want it to be as appealing as possible to the next family. Definitely food for thought - thanks!...See MoreSplitting a family bathroom into two?
Comments (11)If I was to try and include one upstairs I would place it in the bedroom rather than a split (it’s also the best choice to the plumbing element):- Although this might make the bedroom too small (drawings not to scale for fitting in a bathroom suite). I‘d possibly look at what you can do on the ground floor, can you replan the space and lose some from the porch / Kitchen? Although for me, I’d fully reconfigure the extension end, do away with the porch next to the kitchen and open it up into one large usable space (as someone with a conservatory thats 3m x 3m it’s the largest most under utilised space in the property and is used primarily as a drying room in winter for laundry.... I’d look to place the kitchen in the top half and the area marked for kitchen on your plan would be turned into a utility/laundry room and toilet/shower area (again, the split isnt to scale, but you get the idea of where to place things). You can have a nice large window, folding doors or even a sky light over the kitchen to give it loads of light (can the porch be brought out the extra bit to make it level and a true ‘L’?). You could also reposition the dining room doors if you wanted to use the wall along that side for more kitchen storage. I’m no good with room design but I feel this will give you the best options for the property....See MoreLooking for feedback on a family bathroom and en-suite split
Comments (2)I don’t believe you have the space for a small separate shower on the family bathroom and it’s in a tight corner for access. If the bath is going to be used so sporadically why not just go for a large shower instead or a shower over bath for the best of both?...See More
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6 years agoHi Tani. What size is the old dining room? I know you’ll use the front room as an extra living space until you sell but on paper it looks like the living space has got the darkest spot in the house. Could the space under the stairs also be combined into the kitchen?
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6 years agoSorry Tani, I was puzzling over the barn door at the weekend and forgot to reply. I’m likely to be having a moment (!) but I thought the sliding door could only go where you’ve put the sink, therefore you would still need the 5’ width and to be able to access the porch bit for the WM? I came up with this (so shower room loses the space needed for stud wall) but it meant knocking through to the new porch for the WC so added cost. Hopefully creating another post will give you lots of ideas although Jen is good!
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6 years agoUpdate:-
I'm looking at whether we can move the wood burner so we could put the dining area where the lounge is, which would increase the bathroom/utility room inside the house by another 4'4 wide x 7'1 .
Also means we don't have to build a side extension just for the extra porch etc thus saving us money!
Fingers crossed it can work, but this is the space that we would have to play with to split the bathroom and utility now.
I've allowed for more hallway space where it recesses to the right to accommodate coat/shoe storage
How would you split this down now?
The bathroom would have a nice outside window now so not as dark.
Tani H-S
6 years agoAnd this was what has been submitted for planning now - larger lounge area this side but side extension
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