Ideas on layout for bathroom reno
5 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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- 5 years agolast modified: 5 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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Comments (25)A late input, going with Oklouise idea for the shower and WC, I'd like to change the bathroom access to the other side, this allows more space for the WC and it's not the first thing you pass on entering the bathroom. I also don't like having to walk through the WIR to get to the ensuite The following adds a study desk, this can be closed off from the bedroom with a lovely barn door on the wall of the bedroom. The WIR would have double sliders that open together. so it can be closed off, plus a tall mirror on the end wall. A pocket door opens into the ensuite with a wall of storage and double vanity along the same wall as the study desk. The linen storage is 600 x 600 with the vanities stepped back to 450 deep which adds interest and defines the vanity The bath is against the wall of the WC and shower, placement of WC to be decided once it's inspected by a builder/plumber, I would prefer the WC to be on the window end for more privacy Plus an Ottoman in front of the window which could have white timber shutters to allow light, privacy and air...See MoreBudget bathroom reno: colour ideas needed
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Comments (11)@Davincicalbourne its a 90mm wall space which will fit the cistern entirely inside. The toilet will then stick out 624mm from the wall, which should leave about 676mm from the front of the toilet to the bath. Do you think that will be enough space? @dreamer fgh Good point. The drain will likely be a grate type against the rear wall in the shower area. I still need to confirm with the tiler/plumber on feasibility....See More- 5 years agoYes, 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.
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- 5 years agosome clearer pics of the house plan...i will also go over my drawn plan and repost tomorrow
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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...
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- 5 years agoA 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.
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- 5 years agoHi 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.
- 5 years agolast modified: 5 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 - 5 years ago
- 5 years agoOklousie 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.
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