Ideas on layout for bathroom reno

6 years ago

So we currently have a spacious bathroom with a corner spa and separate toilet which is accessible through bathroom and off passage. We need to renovate soon as its getting old and vanity is falling apart and have leaking/mould issues. The bathroom is pushed put to the eves and has a bulkhead where its been pushed out. Id like to brick up the window and just make this a skinny long window at the top of the wall for ventillation. Id also like to brick up the entry into the seperate toilet from the bathroom and put the toilet in the bathroom. We already have a bath in our other bathroom and the spa never gets used so id like to use this space for a large walk in double shower. The seperate toilet area id like to turn in a small office as i do a bit of work from home and would find this handy with having access already from the passage and next to the main bedroom.....however i dont know if perhaps i should use this space for somthing else?

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klew1092
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6 years ago

thanks for your suggestions...i will consult a plumber and carpenter before making any final decisions.

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klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
pics of existing bathroom
oklouise
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
do you have plans of the whole house with measurements? i can't see the dimensions properly but based on approximate spaces why not consider something like this with a ventilating skylight? so much less plumbing to rearrange and, with or without altering the windows, a much nicer office than being squeezed into an old toilet
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klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
Yes, see attached. I agree with the office space being nicer next to the window, the reason i chose to put it in the toilet side was because of passage access. I would really like to get a spacious shower and double vanity out of this reno so not sure if putting the office on the other side would allow for that. I had also wondered about just turning the powder room into a storage room or extra closet space.
klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
sorry im not sure if that plan is any better, it appears quite blurry to me
oklouise
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
still too blurry can you copy sections of the plan? and/or if you double check your original plan and add in the missing measurements beside the spa and write in bigger darker, numbers i will try again...nb it's much easier and chaper to add an extra doorway than move a toilet and i was wondering how this bathroom fits into the whole house, is this an ensuite or family bathroom what is the floor and walls made out of and and describe the other bathroom .. it may be possible to have a double vanity in the shower room but strongly recommend you keep a separate powder room .
klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
I will add better pics shortly....im curious as to why you say to keep the toilet separate....we do already have a seperate toilet in the rear part of the house off laundry and another toilet in the main bathroom...this bathroom is a master ensuite.
Im not sure about only being able to access the toilet from the passage.
klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
some clearer pics of the house plan...i will also go over my drawn plan and repost tomorrow
oklouise
6 years ago
as this is an ensuite and not a family bathroom my suggestion includes moving the wall between the toilet and ensuite to create a more spacious study nook and by having the new toilet on the window end you could avoid the huge expense of bricking in the old window openings although you might like to consider frosting the glass if privacy is an issue and you don't want to keep the blinds...
dreamer
6 years ago
Have you renovated the main bathroom? As there is no toilet showing in the plan posted. When you have guests, which toilet do they use? The powder room or the laundry toilet.
If guests/family use the laundry toilet great. But otherwise I would keep the separate powder room and find another nook for a study. In my opinion a private toilet space whether an ensuite or main use toilet, is better.
klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
Yes we have renovated the main bathroom and put a toilet in there. I do find guests dont really use the powder room as the front door opens left and hides the passage down to the powder room so alot of people dont even realise it exists.
klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
ok louise; your last plan was my original thoughts! The other thing i should mention is that i would like the shower to remain glass free. I was thinking of having a shower head with a hand held option as well but want it wide enough for two people to use at the same time. Our current shower is 1000mm wide and i find it a tiny bit squishy for 2 people.
dreamer
6 years ago
A walk in, glass free shower would be good. However, take into account that it could be dark, as there would be minimal natural light entering space.
dreamer
6 years ago
Also oklouise design is 2000 long, this is plenty of room if shower rose/hand held is put on longer wall.
klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
i agree with there being enough room to put on longer wall, however how much room would you need to allow for entry into shower?
dreamer
6 years ago
My walk in shower, no glass is 2000 long, with a 840mm walk in space
klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
ok thanks for that, how wide is your shower?
dreamer
6 years ago
Width is 1000mm. Thanks
klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
Ok thanks, i think il get some trades in so i can get an idea of how much altering things will cost. Last bathroom blew out wayyyy over budget due not effectively costing up beforehand!
klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
Do u think it would be strange to access the office from inside the bathroom....just thinking if i did the office on the left side by the window i could do a walk through into the office from the bathroom instead of creating another doorway from the bedroom.
dreamer
6 years ago
Hi klew1092, in my opinion, I would be looking at leaving your bathroom and toilet layout as it is. Just take out spa and update.
I would be looking for somewhere else to locate the study nook.
You are going for a lot of extra expense, just for somewhere to put a desk. Your home as a lot of rooms, could one room be a dual purpose? Thanks.
oklouise
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
yes it would be strange...my original office by the window assumed that there was a hallway not a master bedroom on the other side...changing the old wall between ens and pwdr room could have cavity sliding doors with 2.5m of wall space on the bedroom side for chests of drawers or dressing table and walking in through the bathroom would lose the only available wall for a double shower

i also closed off the hall entry to the old powder room to add extra standing space in the ensuite and nb the original doors should be able to be re-used as cavity sliders and don't forget the ventilating skylight in the ensuite
klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
I agree Dreamer, i love that study design youve posted and could easily do somthing like that in the games room...at current we actually have the dining room setup as a study...my idea of using the space as an office was more just because i thought it convenient and with the space extra from taking out the spa i dont really need the powder room for bathroom space....the more i think about it and the cost i think it might be better to forget the idea of an office.
klew1092
Original Author
6 years ago
Oklousie i really like that plan. Only thing is on the bedroom side of the bathroom doorway it has a pillar sticking out...see pic....so not sure what we could do about this....where we have the wedding pic on the bedroom wall was actually a half opening which we blocked up so it would be easy structurally to turn this into a doorway.
oklouise
6 years ago
the door to the small study would be through the old opening where the wedding picture's hung and the new door for the ensuite would be near the bedroom entry door and the space between the two columns could be filled in flat on the bedroom side and have tall storage on the ensuite side...as you've already discovered the major costs of bathroom renovations i suggest that before making any final decisions you should first consult a plumber about costs of moving the plumbing...with my latest plan the toilet stays in the same location and the new vanities use plumbing from original vanity and the new double shower could possible use the old spa plumbing with pipes redirected in the new wall between the study and new double shower and then the carpenter would need to be consulted about moving doors and walls...