Hi all. Thanks so much for the feedback! Both options above are better than what we have. To answer the questions, this is our main bathroom. We have an ensuite and a powder room so we don't need to separate the toilet. We could move the door but only along the current wall. The reason there's a step in that wall is we have a cupboard on the other side of the wall we'd prefer to keep but we'd probably sacrifice it if it helped.Yeah I agree a shower bath would solve all our problems but wanted to stay away from that. There's also a window on the back wall over where we had shown the bath. It's a narrow high level window. 1900mm to bottom of window. It runs the length of that wall. Thanks again for your help!

a simple retile, new vanity, shower and toilet will be at least $10,000 with very careful choices but anything that involves a leaking upstairs bathroom is a much bigger issue so first priority is to ask a plumber to try and identify the problem and then make plans that start from fixing the leak before any more damage is done...if there's a problem that needs the whole bathroom to be stripped out and relined, pipes repaired. new waterproofing and refinishing as well as repairs to downstairs walls and ceilings expect a much bigger price and rearranging the wiw wall could be done at the same time (btw when the plumber identifies the reason for the leak there may be some insurance claim)

Yes thank you for your thoughts. the room is 2.8 (with window) vs 3.4m. I do find it a bit annoying too as I don't like that you open the door and see straight away into the shower (though I'm certain the door would have a lock). I'm sure they lined the bath up to be with the window as visually that looks better, but then I find the space at the end annoying. I like the alternative drawings (I like three of them lots!) and I had been considering an drop in bath built wall to wall rather than a freestanding but also finding it frustrating to find a really nice supportive bath and there are less drop in baths than freestanding around at the moment which is a bit annoying. Thanks Anna for the picture, that helps as that looks good (though we would have more space at either end, 50cm) and I prefer the look of yours with some space but not as cavenous... I think I might have to have a talk with my husband as we really need to work out what to do!!

the 3D Home Architect Version 4 computer program that i use is many years old but these simple programs won't tell you what sizes will fit..(you need to discuss that with a professional designer or builder and plumber) all the fixtures in my plan have been custom sized from my own research and, although i agree with your builder that symmetry is attractive, i suggest that as you're rebuilding the walls and window/door openings that you first decide on the fixtures and try and fit the doors and windows around them.. i asked about the French doors because if you plan to be able to walk outside the bath can't be in front of the doors and if the doors open outwards there could be a security, flyscreen and door sealing (draughts and rain) issue that might be much better solved by using a sliding glass door that are so much easier to fly and security screen than the French doors and, if you're worried about spray from the shower consider a frameless glass shower cubicle instead of a walk in but this would mean allowing a little less space for the big bath