Ensuite Reno suggestions, it's dated and dark...
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Changing a laundry to en-suite & adding separate toilet to bathroom
Comments (30)Hi Paul In apartments, the killer for layout changes are always drains, then water supply, then load bearing walls. Before you consider doing any changes to the layout, I would advise you to locate the drains (pics would be good) as they will likely restrict you. The drains are important for obvious reasons but also important is the fall (ie downward slope) of any drain you wish to install in a separate location. It means you have to take into account more height the further away from the existing drain you go. It is likely that your existing laundry trough/basin has a drain going down to the floor, and this is going to interfere with the proposed ensuite entry location. Ditto if it is going into the wall. The big one is the new shower. It will need to have a 50mm waste (drain) in the centre of where your washing machine now is.... and the question is where is it going to go.... I would suggest swapping the vanity and shower over to access the existing trough waste if it is large enough. In a lot of these older apartment buildings, the waste sizes are down at 38mm, which is not going to drain fast enough for a shower. If your existing waste is that size, you will need to have a hob to the shower as it will fill up, and you will also need to check health regs to see if it is allowed in your state. To get the drain for the new ensuite vanity and new laundrette sorted, I would punch through the new kitchen wall and run drainage along the wall behind the new cupboards and around to the existing kitchen sink waste. This will give you plenty of fall and a place to hide the pipes. For the new basin to the existing, you will need to see if you can get it around to the existing basin waste in the bathroom adjacent by running it around and under the bath. Cheers...See MoreEnsuite reno
Comments (16)agree with the above keeping fixtures in the same position saves a lot of extra work and money, Mirrored shaving cabinets across to the shower glass panel. A narrow floating vanity with a bench top that continues across to the shower beneath the wall cabinets, should give you good storage. A new slim line toilet bowel that covers plumbing back to the wall A single glass panel for the shower space, which is now the full width of the bathroom, leaving towel rails in the same position, The window could have a plain shower curtain that pulls back to the towel rail, a water proof roller blind (which we have) or the small glass partition as suggested cheers...See MoreNeed some tile advice for a master ensuite
Comments (42)Moving the niche is not an option at this point. But I do have a question about the niche. My tile installer wants me to consider using the gray tile (same as the floor) on the inside edges of the niche. This is because the wall tile is glass and imperfections in the glass (from cutting it) will show if the glass tile is on the inside edge. How do you guys think that would look? I tried to find photos of a niche where the wall and back of the niche were one color, with the sides being a second color and I couldn't find any examples. Has anyone seen that?...See MoreEnsuite Reno - 2 showers + 1 vanity OR 2 vanities + 1 shower
Comments (12)En-suite layout is fine, Looks like you have a double hung window with a slightly lower sill to the vanity height. . I’d put a stool in front next to shower screen. Update vanity and top and splash back, maybe lowering mirror. Could put a niche in the side wall if want extra storage. Could change mirror to a cabinet, even if it protrudes, mine does, A smaller basin would increase spaciousness and bench space. Can also increase depth of vanity, to 550. Replace floor tiles if you want but I’d leave shower if you want to keep costs down. otherwise retile to full wall height will improve look. Could add a pendant light over left side of vanity...See MoreFig Ivy Cottage
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