please help, fon a budget, bathroom renovation
Hi team of wonderfully smart people!
We have a lovely retro bathroom and would love to do the bare minimum to get it looking and functioning better - the spa is really something else and dangerous to get in and out of.
I’d love to know, what would you do with this small space? I have two young kids so would love to try and keep a bath if we can, put a proper shower in.
Thanks in advance 🤎
Comments (10)
Kate
2 years ago
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoassuming a room size of about 2500 x 2500 my suggestions include a built in bath and shower (walk- in showers and free standing baths need more space and different floor treatments) ... no bathroom renovation is cheap and removing the spa will almost certainly require all new waterproofing and tiles, the toilet needs to move to make space for the new bath but savings can be made by reusing the existing vanity, wall cabinet and taps that could be updated in future as funds allow
or maybe a 1500 x 750 back to wall corner bath
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