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Kerrie, I live in Victoria and my pool in completely internal, that is to say it is part of the house and not an addition to the house. I planned to have an external door with the required regulation lock height and seld closing mechanism. Hubby was dead against this door and so I agreed to have a window instead, not long after, we found out that the laws had changed and you are no longer permitted to access to an indoor pool from the outside, so it was just sheer luck that we changed the door to a window. Further, when we purchased the awning windows (2) with regulation restricted 10cm windouts, our building inspector tried to tell us that the windows weren't allowed and that they would have to remain shut and we were also going to have to concrete "bars" into the brickwork on the outside. I argued that regulation pool fences had the same 10cm restriction and after contacting the Victorian Building Commission, I have confirmation in writing, that the windows are deemed to be adequately safe and the inspector has accepted the finding. My access to our pool now, is only from the inside of the home obviously and if that becomes illegal, then we'll just have to sit and look at the pool longingly through the window, as there won't be any access at all ha-ha I'm not advocating that people argue with regulations but if I hadn't investigated my options further, who knows where I would be, having spent $1,500 on these two windows with laminated glass and how beautiful would my brickwork have looked with prisson bars attached. Cheers, Barbara

Good point Karen. Apologies, oversight from my end! Not sure how tall or how high up your window is near the new shower suggestion, but that said, the shower bays usually work well best in the corners of the bathroom due to glass height and line of sight. Covering a window area could be frowned upon by a potential buyer! How about something different. Here's a new idea: Keep the toilet closest to the deck in the same place. Where the sink currently is, consider a narrower shower bay in this space instead. Either a small corner 850 shower so the door opening does not open directly facing the toilet (with a narrow door panel of 600) or a narrow shower bay 820x820 (but you will be restricted and the door may not open full-span). Or a shower option with stacked doors so you don't need to open the doors within the floor space. I'm taking a guess, but the distance to the edge of the window looks approx. 900 from the corner, hence suggesting a smaller/narrow shower bay so it's not right on the edge of the window. Then, where the sink originally was, move this further along the wall - pending the type of shower you choose. Back to where you kept the toilet closest to the deck, you could then put a towel rail (850) next to it, to give you maximum space to try to move around in that floor space near/around shower/toilet area. Next to the towel rail, you could then turn the bath tub in the other direction, so it runs the length of the long wall. Alternatively, if you want that little bit more space, you could put the towel rails above the bath area? That said, the second toilet closest to entry door will be removed. Along the 3190 wall, it'd be toilet (700), towel rail (850) and small bath space of only 1640 so the window won't be obstructed. If towel rail above bath, plenty of room for a slightly longer bath. For the wall running the length of deck, toilet 650 (plus at least 550 clearance in front) and then shower bay (if 820-850) pending type. You do have the challenge of the windows as they're in both corners of the room and the door is in the third so you really only have one corner left to place the shower - unless it sits in the middle of the bathroom layout, which could be tricky on the eye. Have you thought about a combined bath and shower if this layout isn't an option? You will be able to create a "space" in this living room area - you may just need to have side tables selected rather than a coffee table in the middle. I'm sure the stylist can work their magic for you! Goodluck on the renovation and also the sale of the house.

Thanks once again oklouise for your comments. I have already been told by the draughtsman that I cannot put in skylights. No idea if this is true but he seemed quite sure and it was he who 'designed' the layout of said ensuite with what I consider a too small window because of ease of plumbing and drainage. He says that can be changed...............Supposedly only put like that to get the oversize plan in fir consent. This department is only interested in the outside view and the effect on the neighbours, which I actually dont have any. The positioning of the ensuite and WiR has changed too from the first plan as I had to come 'out' of my bedroom into a corridor past the WiR door and then into the ensuite. Technically they were both in my bedroom as had not entered the hallway but did not seem like it. So the wall you have now suggested for the door is a small lobby to the bedroom and I had planned to put furniture on it and a full length mirror. I will now look again at the whole space with three zones to see what can be done. I used the word solar tube as I thought that was the generic name for the 'tube' installed which reflected light into a room. Do they cause draughts? Have had no experience of them but will probably want to install one in my scullery (or Butler's kitchen) but am going to work in it a few months before deciding that. I am really quite a novice about function of installations and of building code.