I once had a similar layout in my first house, and a suitably sized and styled (cane in my case) linen basket prevented the worst collisions. However, i'd probably go for a stainless floor mounted door stop with a rubber pad.

As far as the waterproofing goes, once the pilot hole is drilled and cleaned, fill the hole with silicone before installing the mounting screw and your waterproofing integrity will be upheld. Same as how grab rails and shower shelves are installed.

would it suit to swing the door the other way, we did this in a unit which had the same shower door.without seeing the lay out it's hard to know.

There is a spring door stop that can be fitted at he back of the door at the bottom good luck

I would suggest a floor mounted stop as per previous suggestion, but place it towards the wall further, say 50-100mm from the wall near the architrave, this way it will still prevent the door from swinging too close and won't be in the way. Alternatively a longer door-stop applied horizontally to the skirting> position / height as close to the door as possible, could also work.

ideally this problem should have be avoided in the design stage, I wonder what the resolve was as nothing has been replied to as yet

good solution

agree, the architect who designed our 80s house had a similar problem with the ensuite, he over came it by placing the light and fan switches in the timber door jamb on the outside, ie bedroom side, works beautifully

We considered that too, except this is the family bathroom opening into the main hallway...

After having lived with this for some years I can't see it not working for family bathrooms you could add a two way switch by having another light switch next to the vanity, we have this in the hallway with being able to turn the lights on and off at both ends, but we all do things differently, so many choices

One of these might do the trick.

I know this was a year ago, but here's an idea for anyone with this issue now. Install a pocket door. Then build a 2x4 wall in front of pocket door wall on shower side for plumbing and stiffening of wall for tiles. Problem solved!

I totally agree Keith Hills, pocket doors are great solutions for all those places in the house where the door gets in the way! I planned two of them in our new down sized home to keep walk ways clear and they have been a brilliant success, especially for the laundry where ordinarily the door is always a space hog.

Five years later I had the same question as Country House Gal! I used Jim Smith's idea and got a fabric (soft sided) basket in which we will store rolled towels - it is perfect!

place a floor mounted stop- at around 70-80mm from the wall near the hinge- at a place that allows the door to open a full 90Deg. (or more if you like)- this way it will be out of the way and in a sensible position to work. Additionally, another one placed (for the shower glass door)- in a similar way offset to the glass door hinge line. Hope that makes sense?