Help with bathroom layout and exterior door
We are planning a new extension to go on the back of our federation villa and I would love some feedback on one of the layout ideas that I had for our family bathroom ( there will also be an ensuite and powder room, we are a family of 4 and expect kids to be at home for at least another 10 years). This version of our plan puts the family bathroom in the new extension to optimize on costs. In the plan above, the original part of the house ends where the study wall meets the bathroom wall. ((The new extension will include a kitchen, dining, living, powder room, utility room (butlers/laundry off kitchen) which are not all shown in the plan - my brain can only cope with thinking about one area in detail at a time.) Ideally I want to have a door to the outside from the new bathroom so that wet children can go straight from the pool into the bathroom so that they don't drip through the open plan area.
I have 2 dilemmas I would love help with.
1. Is the layout sketched above ok, as long as I keep my shower and vanity to reasonable size (ie not too big) - or should I switch the toilet and shower and simply have a "single pane" shower screen? I am thinking the bath would be about 1.75 m long so would need to go diagonally as shown to give enough access to the door. I don't have scope to make the bathroom any bigger as I am not permitted to get any closer to the boundary (at bottom of picture) and I don't want to eat into the open plan living space as this is hemmed in by the existing pool location. Thoughts?
2. The second dilemma is - does it look funny to have am external door in a bathroom and what should it look like? I have search on house for bathrooms with exterior doors in bathrooms but it didn't make me any more comfortable. Any photos of similar would be very much appreciated. Thanks very much, Janet
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New build, and need help with bathroom layout
Comments (10)Hi Katie. I've just finished a reno in a bathroom approximately this size. it looks like the toilet is currently on an exterior wall. if this is the case it can be costly - or not possible to relocate the plumbing. Yes, I know cisterns can be installed in the wall. My plumbers are wary of these ....try fixing a fault without cutting a hole - or holes - in the wall! If you are restricted to the outside wall, I would install a sliding door (gives you more space in the actual room). Leaving the bath and shower where they are saves $$$. if you move the toilet further to the left and install a wall-hung vanity under the window, you could also add a 'half-wall' to the toilet area for privacy. (Wall-hung vanities open the room up. This plan would give you great space on the left hand wall for storage and/or laundry hampers, You could of course switch the bath to the opposite wall, and move the toilet to the current bath area. Moving the door to the right AND installing a slider, would allow this. (BTW I just installed a 1700 bath - 1500's are available too.) Hope this is not too unclear! Enjoy the process!....See MoreBathroom layout for new build - Please help!
Comments (32)rhyzar perhaps send through a larger floor plan please so this all can be understood/analysed in context? how far along is the project? Good ideas here however it's assuming capacity for changing/taking over passage/access to what appears to be leading down another passage at the top of the page? Or am I missing something? Another way to do this without completely taking over passage space is to flip the powder over to the external wall which would enable natural light into it. I'd also vote for a double basin set-up. Attached sketch of this option/idea if space is restricted - dashed line shows walls of the plan you sent Good luck! PD...See MoreHelp with bathroom layout please.
Comments (20)@oklouise thanks for measurement suggestions, good starting point with so many choices available. About the bath, we thought just a freestanding, or back to wall bath, would take less space compared to drop in bath. But it something worth considering with the suggested layout. Also, the bathroom entry door would be sliding cavity if that helps. @differentways thanks for a suggestion that we haven't really thought about. We have considered a smaller Japanese style deep bath, but obviously this would not be practical for kids. Just to make sure I understand your concept, you are suggesting a purpose built bath which will be about 2570mm (including the ledge), husband thinks this is very generous :). My husband and I can't find a photo of something similar, do you have a link? Are you suggesting the sides of the bath to be a lower height compared to standard bath? I like the idea of a ledge, would definitely make bathing kids easier. About the position of the ensuite, do you mean placing it outside the bedroom area so it can be accessed by others? We have discussed this, still part of ongoing discussion. If need to we just have to move the bedroom entrance door. I have attached a google earth view....See MoreBathroom layout help!
Comments (2)Here is a layout with hall door in current location. You would need to upgrade or remove the window in shower. Cheaper option may be to move the hall door a little away from cupboard to get 900 shower in behind linen and put toilet at back. Not quite as pretty as the Home Mood plan but more floor space. My green is towel rails and toilet roll holder...See More- 9 years ago
Thanks Louise. If I take out the external door in the bathroom, I would still like to have an external door somewhere on that side towards the back of the house, so that probably means reducing the size of the bathroom so that I can put a door off the living area where it would fit best like the sketch below. In that case I am worried that the bathroom space is quite small to be a reasonably spacious
family bathroom, even if I "pinch" a bit of space from the study next door by designing that room around it. (I think this would still be cheaper than moving the family bathroom to the current study, which is a larger room but would need to be retro-fitted with plumbing etc... - but that is one alternative). Appreciate any other thoughts. - 9 years agolast modified: 9 years ago
NB is the 2100mm inside the room or does it include the thickness of the walls?...(could be up to 30cms or more depending on wall cladding so makes a huge difference) based on internal measurements of 2100 x 5300 here's a few ideas and i prefer an outside door to enhance the indoor outdoor feeling, even without the pool, but suggest that a walk in shower close to the outside door would also be useful and it would be also very useful to see a whole house plan including the proposed extensions with dimensions to invite suggestions that may be hidden while you concentrate on one area.
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