Advice on tiny odd-shape shower room, please
Any and all advice sought please! Is there a more functional way to layout this space and get a slightly bigger and less dated shower?
We have a most irregular shaped en-suite shower room tacked haphazardly onto our single-story home, decades ago. The overall room dimensions (if it were square, which it isn't) are 195cm by 220cm. But the wall with the basin and window were bizarrely angled to avoid relocating a drain. See plan below.
We got estimates for demolition and extending which would be amazing. But the cost is disproportionately high for the added benefit and we have other renovation priorities. So it's staying. The main bugbear is the quadrant shower which is 76cm x 76cm with a radius of 86cm. It feels cramped, is a pain to squeegee and it looks like a Starship Enterprise teleportation device.
Below the view from the doorway - there pretty much isn't another angle!
This is the current floor plan, with a heated towel rail between the door and the shower, opposite the basin and window, and a cabinet to the left of the basin.
This is for context, showing the additional door swing challenge. I am thinking that D20 into the bedroom could become a sliding door. D06 is to the garden. I don't think D21 can become a sliding door as there is a radiator between it and D06 and no obvious place to which it could be moved.
I'd go for a wetroom as it is on concrete but I am suspicious that there might be a good reason why this wasn't done last time it was renovated by previous owners. The shower drains slowly yet it is already raised.
Thanks so much for any suggestions Houzzers may have.
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housegin
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Comments (13)East Kent Eco - again thank you for your input. As a pro I wonder if you could offer your thoughts on a couple of scenarios 1 - Leave bath where it is - what would be involved in moving the shower 4-6 inches to the centre of the bath? I did consider the P shaped bath and will consider your suggestion for a shorter bath to allow room for the toilet, but I currently had to put in a door stop to protect the shower door from the entrance door handle and I would be concerned about a rounded door being even closer. If I left the bath where it is I have a couple of options, turning the toilet and cistern 90 degrees to the adjoining wall - see above for the considerations there, or I have also considered switching the toilet and sink. I would put the sink facing the wall where the cistern currently is have a large-ish vanity from the base of the bath to the wall, and the if the toilet was where the sink is it would not interfere with the doors for the hot press as the seat would be considerably lower than the sink is currently thus giving me the better access I want. In this scenario the main issue for me would be the toilet would be facing the entrance door, a bit unsightly but if it gave me the space I want I think I could live with the compromise. 2 - A bit more involved, but I have also considered moving the bath sideways along the short length of the room, shower end over the space where the cistern is currently and moving the sink and toilet to the space where the bath is currently. I think this would allow me room for a vanity and maybe also a tall storage cupboard for the towels and linens currently in the hot press. The obvious concern with this is the shower spray in the direction of the hot press, if I got the storage I needed elsewhere in the bathroom I wouldn't be concerned about those getting wet, but would want to ensure I don't end up with a leak over the stairs. Access would also be an issue if repairs were required for the shower pump or the hot water system. You would have to step into the bath to gain access. Is there a solution to waterproof the cupboard?...See MoreSmall downstairs toilet & shower - are my ideas gonna work?
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Comments (30)Hi! What was your final decision? I am also working on my tiny WC and came to the following conclusions (after 2 months spent in tile shops, looking through houzz and pinterest photos). The tiles in small spaces: 1. Should reflect. The space should not be matt and absorb the light. The glazed tile reflects the objects like a mirror and creates depth. 2. Should not be oversized. When you like the big tiles on the photo you posted - just adore them at the picture. they will not go to a tine space. Compare the size of the bathroom and the size of the tile. Try to imagine the pattern. 3. Don't be mislead by professional designs and photos (like the ones you posted and you like). Most of them are the bathrooms which are really huge in size. So the tiles that are on the picture will not go for your project. You want a small SPA oasis? Forget about concrete and metal look and all the things like that. I took a sample of concrete tile in my bath... really you feel uncomfortable, when you step on the concrete barefoot, Though I have floor heating , I wouldn't go barefoot. Its concrete!:))) Concrete is good for a big loft or industrial design, I think. 5. For a SPA - look I would opt either for the mosaic (which is classical for SPA, but be careful with that. May be monochromatic or achromatic) or wood optic tiles combined with warm white tones. 6. Much color in small bathrooms is not a good option. It is better to add it with accessories. Moreover you can change the look just by replacing your turqoise towels by grey ones. You can add dynamics only by choosing not a typical size of the white tile and making an interesting pattern. For example, for my tiny WC i have 25x75 cm tiles and will put them in a brick wall style. What I have chosen for my tiny WC is a wood optic (very light) tile for the floor and white tiles for the walls. They will cover the wall by 120 cm. The rest of the wall will be covered with wallpaper (navy blue or dark gray). Or may be just painted. Wish you good luck!...See MoreJonathan
4 years ago
rinked
4 years agorinked
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoHow about a 110x75cm shower tray? https://www.duravit.co.uk/products/all_series/d-code.com-en.html?product=681234
With a shallow vanity:
With two long shelves and a (wall type) bowl:
Or an offset pentagon:
Just some ideas :)housegin
4 years agoThank you both so much for your excellent suggestions. I am so heartened you think there are better configurations.
Jonathan - I see that I should have given the measurement for the short wall in the corner, which is 900mm. Even though I cannot get to 1000mm x 1200mm,I think a 900mm x 1200mm shower would be a major improvement. Yes, I'd normally want to avoid opening a door straight onto a view of the loo, but I'd not rule it out to make the room better.
Rinq - I've attached a plan to show the shower in more context. It really is the ultimate "add-on"! Sadly, there is no space for anything in the corridor but we do have an airing cupboard elsewhere. The shower room extension is partly below ground (with a French drain) so all the green areas below are banks sloping up from the house. This, and moving the drain outside the bedroom door, is probably why extending would cost so much.
You've given me some more great ideas so I will start checking out the cost of moving the soil stack versus relocating the basin.
kiwimills
4 years agoWe are renovating at the moment,
Had an 800x800 square shower..I hear you ! We knocked a wall down into the hall and grabbed some space. Put a 1200x900 in..oh my gosh. It's a Tardis!!
So nice.
This was the ensuite...we then had room to add a 900x400 vanity where this powder room size basin was.
Not a double vanity but better than this tiny thing.If you can get a 900/1000/1200 shower...you will rejoice.
PROMarina Drobot at Cinnamon Space
4 years agohow about to change the door opening, since you are changing the other door to sliding door.. and use a very thin shower tray or create a walk-in shower with hinged doors which be kept against the wall when the shower is not in use. ikea has a nice narrow bathroom sink 620mmx270mmx140mm. its quite deep and comfortable to use https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/lillangen-single-wash-basin-white-80206653/
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Jonathan