Help us add a toilet
We currently have an ensuite with no toilet, a main bathroom and a separate toilet.
We want to add another toilet. The house is on a slab, all of the plumbing and waste is on the left side of the house. The laundry is currently bigger than it probably needs to be.
How would you suggest we go about putting in another toilet, which walls stay and go, where will doors be, etc?
Victoria, Australia
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Comments (13)Airbnb is a great income earner and you sound very positive, having just stopped dealing in holiday accommodation which included Airbnb. Very good friends have a newly built smallish two story house which they use the lower level for Airbnb and any family and friends to visit, it can be securely closed off for Airbnb guest. I suggestion to you is to use the front of your house for Airbnb keeping the rear private. Your Airbnb accommodation can be 1 -2 bedroom with kitchenette, we always locked the 2nd bedroom when not required, saved on extra linen and unexpected guests. If you leave the second bedroom open and not included in the rate the guests will always use it, from experience. The kitchenette only needs a bench under the window with a small fridge, MW , sink, and small table and chairs for cold days. Your new master and ensuite next to the new deck, you walk between the robes which have a joining cabinet above when entering the ensuite. The laundry separate with or without exterior access, you could even have the laundry opening through the kitchen wall. The family bathroom has a bath with shower over. A large linen/storage cupboard in the living room, this can also be used to help separate the guests wing from the private. Guests could have the under cover front verandah for Alfresco dining along with a small portable electric BBQ oven....See MoreSeperate toilet and toilet in bathroom?
Comments (6)We have and would always have a separate toilet with it's own hand basin. This way there is no need for visitors to enter any other room in your home. Your bathroom is quite compact without trying to add a toilet & who really wants to sit in the laundry. If it were my house... I would probably utilize that wasted entry space. I would enter into the living room or possibly cover in the landing making it a new entry. Then I would put in an ensuite bathroom where the entry currently is (shower, toilet & small vanity) with barn slider or pocket/cavity sliding door. Making Bed 3 the master bedroom switching out the wardrobe into Bed 1 and adding a new wardrobe for bed 1. Just an idea :-)...See MoreHelp me move the toilet near a wall!
Comments (28)Thanks everyone for all your comments and suggestions. the great thing about this forum is seeing how different things are important to different people which gives a great perspective and helps clarify your own sometimes! Don’t fear! As mentioned in my initial post I am meeting with my architect to go over my queries - I simply wanted your thoughts in the meantime as I get very impatient during this exciting time! i have full faith in my architect, he has given us a first draft that was already above our expectations whilst working to our financial and site limits. i have attached the full floor plan for interest. The separate toilet is one we have been debating for a while, but currently the extra storage is winning. I am also not a fan of a shower over bath situation and would easily take the toilet where it is if that was the only way around it (which it won’t be, I know). will keep you updated ....See MoreCan I add another toilet to this layout?
Comments (9)Thanks oklouise. Some great ideas here. I particularly like your idea of the "window" in the new powder room to let light in. Creative way to incorporate the vanity too. Thank you for your very thorough response and details surrounding tile thickness and other strategies to maximise space. Siriuskey, thank you so much for identifying alternative locations where we could squeeze a powder room. I hadn't considered these spots before. Not sure about the walk in - it is actually an extension from a previous owner, so I believe the wall you are borrowing is external/structural. Otherwise I think it's a great solution (even if I'd rather shrink one of the kids rooms than our walk in!) You've given me another idea - perhaps next to the kitchen where you have marked dining we could place something small. (We have been able to increase the "meals" area so this dining section is no longer as important as it used to be.) Alternatively, if we were to increase the footprint of the house, we could make a walk through wardrobe and include an ensuite for the master next to the porch, and then try to make hallway access to the current ensuite. Or convert the walk in into another bathroom accessed from the front entrance, and putting a built in into the master. Lots to think about! I really appreciate having new eyes look at our floorplan and hearing all your ideas! Thank you thank you...See More- last year
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last yearWithout all dimensions, I would consider the following addition of a Powder room taking part of the current laundry. There are toilets that can easily be installed without digging up the slab but they are more expensive but what would it cost to dig up the slab.
The existing Toilet becomes part of the small ensuite. There are other things you could do to improve flow of the house, ie; the kitchen meals.
last yearlast modified: last yearI would suggest removing the vanity and in its place put a toilet pot and put on opposite wall to door a smaller wash basin. Remove the toilet pot in the middle and replace with one with a wash basin attached on top.
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The designer felt that having a separate toilet would service both the family bathroom and the ensuite. A separate toilet in a family home is important and needed to help the bathroom work for a family, that's why I have added another separate toilet/powder room. Instead of adding another toilet into the family bathroom.
That space would be better used to extend the shower and make the ensuite larger
Kate