Solutions needed to family bathroom layout to maximise space
House not yet built in NZ but plan shows the family bathroom should be laid out like this. This is a typical layout keeping the plumbing and drainage to one wall but I want more than it offers.
Issues.
The entry door (810mm) opens into the room and would hit the shower door if that happens to be left open. Not good. ‘In wall’ door solves that problem.
BUT which wall for the following snags?
The shower on the plan is 900mm square.
For the comfort of the people who will be using it I need a larger shower cubicle. So by changing to an ‘in wall’ door solves this but could it solve it in both dimensions if the rest of the bathroom layout remains the same? Added width when standing under the shower head is required rather than length. I think a 1000mm2 cubicle would work. Do not want an angled entry wall cubicle or sliding doors to the enclosure.
It could work with an in wall door but do not want to shorten the width of the vanity as it is only single bowl as it is……… and would I have enough clearance at the shower wall end? I have been in bathrooms where this clearance is down to less than 100mm and it makes cleaning up of spills and splashes in the gap and retrieval of dropped items hugely problematic.
If in line door fitted the vanity could go on the other wall (maybe now with two bowl) but if the in wall door is placed on this wall does that affect the plumbing layout of the vanity (or the central heating radiator which is currently on this wall)? So should the inwall door go on the corridor wall? This spoils the balance of the services lobby but.............
I have not yet decided on a ‘drop in bath’ or ‘against the wall’ in preference to free standing (mostly for the cleaning angle of around the FS) but do like the idea of a ‘shelf seat’ as roughly depicted in the plan to aid my getting into the bath on the odd occasion I would have one! I could perhaps put another shelf under or a door for added storage (which I don’t think I can fit in anywhere else than under the vanity) as is shown on the plan?
Finally. Given that is a keeper idea, can a ‘shelfseat’ of some description be configured with a back to wall bath or does that totally defy the aesthetics of the bath?
I am grateful for any suggestions but please note that room dimensions and window placement cannot be changed.
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oklouise
6 years agorearranging the bath and vanity will allow space for a more generous shower but the placement of the plumbing for the vanity taps for toilet and bathroom must carefully allow for the cavity sliding door and bath more than 750 wide would be better with a vanity under no more than 500mm
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Comments (17)My first rule for bathrooms is to make sure the toilet is not the first thing you see when you open the door. Move the toilet to where you currently have the shower, backing up against the wall with the door. It's also nice to have the toilet near a window! If you can, convert that door to a cavity sliding door to increase available room in the bathroom itself. A shower along the wall where you currently have the bath would have a number of benefits - it has a window, which is great for drying it out and preventing mould, it is long enough to have a towel rail at the end of it without towels getting wet and you wouldn't need to have a door on the shower (saving space again). I would suggest the shower rose go on the left end of the shower and the opening (in lieu of door) and towel rail at the right end. I would position a wall hung vanity unit on the left wall where you currently have the toilet. Good luck!...See MoreHelp with Bathroom & Laundry Layout
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Comments (18)Forget that comment. I see siriuskey has already changed it to avoid that happening. In my bathroom reno at previous house, I had the mirrored storage cabinets above the vanity and toilet and they were so useful. Highgrove bathrooms has some lovely ones IMO. Make sure you buy an off the rack one and then get the wall frame/studs designed to hold it. It works out so much more expensive, getting a customer made mirrored cabinet to fit into a wall cavity. Because the mirrored overhead cabinets were put in the wall cavity, there was no issue with banging your head when you leant over to brush teeth, wash face etc. If the mirrored cabinets went across the whole section of toilet and vanity, you would hold a lot of things in it and it wouldn't matter how small the vanity was because you will be able to store so much in the overhead cabinets. Just be sure that it is deep enough to hold toilet rolls etc. I also got a wall socket fitted into the cabinet so that I could charge things like toothbrush etc whilst they were in the cupboard. It gets more complicated when you are trying to fit powerboards into drawers (well it was for me, so I didnt end up doing it)....See Morekidssiam
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoA suggestion - if its possible to relocate the entry door to the bathroom to the short wall in the hallway instead of combined with laundry & WC doors you could have everything you want including double sinks with recessed mirrored cabinets above, very large shower with long storage shelf and door which swings out of the way completely and gives more open space at vanity and either freestanding or built in tub with towel hooks above bath etc...? Window would either be high and long or tall skinny at vanity end of shower (eg frosted louvres) where there is minimal splash in waterproof surround (not wood).....depending on design style of house. Sorry very rough sketch but hopefully you get concept :)
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