Bathroom layout advice
Hi All,
We live in a 1930's house with a small bathroom. 170cm x 200cm. Currently the layout isn't working as all 3 amenities are very close together.
I've been trying to free up some space and have created a few layouts. I have had 2 builders round and they have said not to put the bath into the cupboard area (IDEA 4). I personally don't see what the issue is as you would have a screen for the shower on one end anyway, but happy to be told why it isn't a good option. I understand this one would be costly.
I think we could be happy not doing too much work to it, but just don't want the toilet right next to the sink. It's important to mention that I have 2 small boys in the house so the further these two items can be from each other the better!
Thanks very much,
Roo
ORIGINAL LAYOUT
IDEA 1
IDEA 2
IDEA 3
IDEA 4
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rinked
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Roo
4 years agoThank you for your comments. Really appreciate it.
The cupboard on the outside of the bathroom is 71cm wide. The current bath we have is 68cm. There is a power outlet on the other side.I've been told that the area is too small for idea 4, however I don't see why the wall on the other side of the door can't be moved to accommodate it.
I've had reasons of it'll be difficult to clean when installed or that I wouldn't want to sit in a 'tunnel' to have a bath. Actually I disagree with both. I would love to be enclosed down that end in a bath (esp if a child is needing the toilet!). I would like to have taps on the wall to fill the bath no taps will be digging in the back.
Rinq - The soil pipe goes straight outside from where the toilet currently sits.Tani - In idea 4 I did mean to keep the toilet in it's original position! I don't know if it can be moved to the opposite wall. I had a builder say you can move an internal soil pipe anywhere (really?). I would rather try and keep the toilet where it is, so idea 4 is my favourite, but understand space may be an issue.
Brandler London - We are lucky that the floorboards are easy to lift as we haven't done any work yet. I will investigate a shower screen for that area too as I don't have a clue about what type I would like.
Here are some photos to help visualize...
Argh!! ; )AMB
4 years agorinked
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoCould you post a floorplan of the bigger whole please? (adjecent rooms)
Note: Idea 4 leaves too little space between toilet and sink.
Idea 2 is quite good, center the sink a little more (on a vanity). Add a long shelf quite high up the toilet wall for towels and storage baskets.
Also I'd like to know how big the wish for a bath is. A shower would help open up the space so much more. Kids grow up fast and find it fun to splatter in those tiny (flexible) baths too.Roo thanked rinkedRoo
4 years agoThanks for all the comments so far. A lot to think about.
@AMB I agree with you about the wasted space in IDEA 4. I hadn't considered that. I understand about the need for balance, but I was thinking of when you get out of the shower/bath you'd need some floor space. We could even utilise some of the space from the cupboard in the hallway from the bathroom side.
@fran11home Thank you. I'm now wondering what the minimum size shower you could have although i think it may be a bit ambitious to fit a shower in there!
@rinq Always going to have a bath. We are fortunate to have a downstairs shower room, but I couldn't, wouldn't lose the bath. Thank you, but no! ; ) I've attached a layout of the top floor, but also an alt that an architect did as an initial idea. As we may want to go up to the loft one day, I wasn't sure about losing that much space on the landing. Anyway take a look, there might be something really obvious that I've missed. I think we are no heading to IDEA 3...
rinked
4 years agorinked
4 years agoNo need to overhaul the entire landing though.. Just move the bathroom door a bit, so the bath isn't halfway in the alcove. Toilet pipes should be as vertical as possible, if there's no sewage pipe straight below. I've tried the sink in the toilet corner below, didn't work. My guess is this layout makes the best use of the available space. Mirror could go next to the window, I've seen it before (natural light is a plus).
Fran H
4 years agoFran H
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bellehaz
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Chel Byrom
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Jennifer Li
3 years agoJennifer Li
3 years agoRoo
3 years agoANGELA Duva
3 years agoRoo
3 years ago
Here are the final dimensions. Our taps were moved further down towards the basin. We did get a slightly larger bath and basin which actually makes it feel bigger too. Our cabinet has mirror inside the doors so when you open the side nearest the window you can get full daylight viewing (not planned!). The shower area was pushed far back enough not to need a shower screen (although we didn't know that until we used it). The cheapest bespoke screen was £300 so I would definitely plan for that if you can't use off the shelf. When it's done, it's such a good feeling. Good Luck to you @ANGELA Duva.
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