Anyone done this or know the very rough cost?
Laura
5 years ago
We are building at the moment and we are planning on having a free standing bath and a walk in shower so when I saw these pictures below I wondered what extra cost would be involved.
The wall itself won't cost anything because we removed a wall earlier so we would just be placing a fraction of that wall back, as far as waterproofing goes, we were planning on tiles to the ceiling anyway and his was we can maybe even save on tiling because we would only tile the shower-bath wall areas.
So as of right now I feel like this is either cheaper or we would break even either way.
But I'd love someone who has done this or similar or if you work in the industry.
Please excuse my ignorance with it all its my first time building.
The wall itself won't cost anything because we removed a wall earlier so we would just be placing a fraction of that wall back, as far as waterproofing goes, we were planning on tiles to the ceiling anyway and his was we can maybe even save on tiling because we would only tile the shower-bath wall areas.
So as of right now I feel like this is either cheaper or we would break even either way.
But I'd love someone who has done this or similar or if you work in the industry.
Please excuse my ignorance with it all its my first time building.
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Laura
5 years agoAlso how much space either side of the wall do you think is an acceptable distance to walk through?
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oklouise
5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
attached floor plan showing minimum measurements as suggested by Dr Retro but the towel rail would have to be near the vanity or on the opposite wall to be 180cm away from the shower although there's plenty of space for a double shower and toilet behind the bath wall as the cleaning "gap" and twin 1200 x 500 vanitiesLaura
5 years agooklouise
5 years agoLaura
5 years agoOnly wall for windows is the wall at the fence and the only wall for doors is the wall opposite the windows.
We are wanting to tile to the ceiling and are working on a modest budget, the bath will be the splurge as its the only thing in there we will use because we have an ensuite.
So we need/want a walk in shower, if that's not doable we will stick with standard shower (sad face) and a basin area minimum width of 1000-1200mm
Then just a toilet and wither the 1700/1800 long free standing oval bath or a 1500mm round free standing bath.
This is our first build and to be honest we are so over whelmed with the design aspect and positioning things.
Laura
5 years agooklouise
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoattached variations (within 2870 x 2900) to add to the confusion and there will be many more options
and, if this bathroom is to be used by children the bath should be sized to allow for parents' bending over, child safety and space for helping with drying dressing and toileting
siriuskey
5 years agosiriuskey
5 years agoSame for this you could use a shower screen between the vanity & shower bath space with opening at one end and suspend a mirror in front similar to what Calvin Kline did in his bathroom
Would you consider building a simple bath shape kind of like this, which I love great for adults and kids alike
Or even building a very glam bath similar to this
siriuskey
5 years agoUse a beautiful shower curtain instead of an expensive screen between vanity and bath shower area
Built in bath
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