Combined laundry/bathroom
Hi all. We're considering adding a toilet and shower to our laundry so that guests don't have to share the main bathroom with our four children. To keep costs down, we're keen to keep the plumbing in the same place.
Would it be possible to fit a long, narrow shower to the left of the window? We're wondering if we can fit in a shower, then washing machine, then toilet (from left to right). Also, would it be possible to put a laundry sink on a shelf above the washing machine? (In which case we might have to switch places for the toilet and the washing machine). We'd remove all the cupboards and put them (or different ones) on the wall opposite the washing machine. I've attached the current layout of the laundry next to the main bathroom.
The length of the plumbed wall is 2.05m and the wall with the tiles and cupboards is 1.87m.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
Comments (7)
5 years agowhat is the length of the walls inside the toilet, what is the distance from the corners to each side of the architrave around the laundry window, what is the laundry floor made out of and where is the door into the dining room? initial suggestion would be to have the shower in place of the washing machine..(preferably walk in with shower curtain and
no glass screen to restrict space) and have the washing machine and sink on the cupboard wall...there should be no extra problem extending the plumbing inside the laundry cabinet and a new sink counter extending over the top of the washer will be much better and you should be able to reuse the sink, taps and some of the cabinets
- 5 years ago
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- 5 years ago
It's a concrete slab. You're right that the door into the dining/living room isn't marked on the plan. There is a weird empty alcove space between the dining/living room and bedroom 4, just on the other side of the laundry. There is an external door there that we don't use as we already have an external door off the dining/living room. I suspect that the internal wall between this alcove space and the laundry is structural so pretty difficult to get rid of.
Maybe we could push the separate toilet to the opposite wall (adjacent to current shower), make the door a slider and that room smaller, and then use the extra space in the laundry to add a toilet and shower??
- 5 years ago
- 5 years ago
Thanks oklouise! So many options to consider - thanks for your time :)
I think the best one for us is to make use of the weird alcove space and to use that empty wall as laundry cupboard storage. If all the cupboards are shifted there, then I wonder if there is room in the current laundry for a corner shower, toilet and a sink counter that extends over the top of the washing machine? I have, however, allowed for small cupboards on either side of the window.
I tried to do such a plan on the ikea bathroom planner (except I couldn't figure out how to put in a sink and counter top that covers the WM, so that's still to be added). How much leg room do you normally allow for the toilet?
Maybe it's still too squishy though??
oklouise