Main bath (guest) layout design
Donna Doherty
7 years ago
Hi everyone. So I just had to send my builder the layout for the location of all bathroom fittings we shower bath etc. just wondering if you could give me some advice on decorating, see my first idea here, where the bath and walk in shower are enclosed and separated by glass panel/doorway. What would you think of this? Any comments welcome?
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PROKor Design Build, Inc.
7 years agoThe glass panel will make the bathroom seem smaller. You could be loosing space the way the layout is currently. You might think of reconfiguring the bath and shower space. Here are a few options that may help with design.
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7 years agoDonna Doherty
7 years agoOk so I guess im off the mark with this idea! Firstly, thanks everyone so far. Secondly, the plumb layout is confirmed so the toilet , basin, tub and shower will be where they are in. Here's the dimensions as per the drawings please bear in mind the fixtures in this are not to scale. And here is one photo of where I got the idea of having the tub and shower enclosed. I had seen more but typical now I can't locate them. The shower has to have a splash screen anyway which is why I thought enclosing it all would work. (Guess not) and it will be the main bath currently for any guests and possible future family.
PROTuscany Builders and Design
7 years agoThis layout doesn't make sense, sorry! Why would you put a cabinet in a wet area and the cabinet doors will hit the toilet. Glass panels work well when they are incorporated into the design not just placed as a partition.
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highlander1694
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoAbout your plumber saying "plumb layout is confirmed". That is a load of rubbish. It's fairly easy to move drains around (yes he might have to rip up some walls, but he can also do off-the-wall installations to avoid that). In a small bath proper placement is of the utmost importance!!!
If you have the bathtub and shower next to each other that will be much better and then the glass separator idea should work.
padmaramachandran's (see post above) setup sounds more reasonable to me as well (see first picture below). This is similar to your setup but as you have more space you could put in bath tub and shower where the picture only shows a bath tub.
Also if you do it that way you could theoretically have a bidet or a wider wash basin (small double perhaps too).
Example layout:
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Do you need a bathtub in the guest bath? If not you have a lot more room to work with. E.g. for a double wash basin and large walking shower and a bidet (2nd picture).
Example of off-the-wall installation for toilet and bidet and a large walking shower.
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Finally if you ignore this advice and do it the way you planned ;) then I suggest you really thing about that glass separator. Doing it right will make a lot of difference (see 3rd picture).
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Good luck!Donna Doherty
7 years agoDonna Doherty
7 years agoBack again! I think this is probably going to work best for me taking all your comments into account. Thoughts?
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