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4 years ago

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any advice or suggestions for a family bathroom layout/design? We are building an extension on our home and I’m struggling to settle on a plan. Does the toilet need to be close to an outside wall? I’m hoping to tile and decorate it in a japandi style when completed.

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The Kitchen Lady UK
4 years ago
The toilet is always the hardest part but as you're building from scratch, you can put it anywhere you like. The thick toilet pipe will have to reach an outside wall (or connect to an adjoining bathroom pipe) somewhere and it's most hidden under the floor so ideal to have the joists working in the right direction.

Then I always think about what I want to see first when I open the door. Probably not the toilet, I want that out of sight, but the bath or sink is beautiful when I leave the door open so why not make a feature of one in front of the window?

If I can help, feel free to get in touch www.thekitchenladyuk.co.uk

Good luck

Emily
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Original Author
4 years ago
Hi Emily,
Thanks so much for your thoughts. You make a really good point about having the toilet out of sight. I had thought keeping the wet areas to the back would be good as floor more likely to get wet. But then toilet will be first thing you see.
The bath in front of the window would look great. But it’s just trying to fit in everything else so it looks good as the space isn’t too big…
Think I need to draw out some more options to see what can fit where…
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Pearlosa
4 years ago
Definitely agree with Emily above. the toilet isn't the first thing you want to see when you walk in.

To keep the plumbing simple, it may be better to keep the toilet closer to an exterior wall and possibly consider the following:

1. change the door opening

2. use half height partition to seclude the toilet

3. If installing a wet room, for damp proofing purposes, I'd suggest fully tiling the surrounding walls (just in case you were considering the above pictured tiling method)

For more information feel free to reach out on www.pearlosa.com/contact

Hope this helps.

Salma

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