Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Jan 22, 2010 6:49 pm Hi all, I have been hopping on here on and off over the past few months and have already learnt a great deal - so thanks. We are about to begin renovating our bathroom (well somebody else is doing the actual work.. ) and am looking for some advice. It is a small bathroom 2mx2.5m and then a separate toilet room measuring ~2.2m x 0.85m. We were thinking of putting 300x300mm floor tiles (of a brownish nature) and 300x400mm white gloss white tiles on the wall. The builder that we are going with suggests that that size floor tile in that area will look a bit silly. I have not seen anyone use 200x200mm for ages and am wondering if anyone does so anymore? He says he can lay the 300x300 and it is obviously my choice. ugh. Questions 2: I searched for a non-rectified tile that was not just a bland brownish ceramic (more difficult that one would think) and finally found one i liked. Pretty much set on it until the above comment AND when i went to get a sample today (after putting bathroom on back burner for a few weeks), found out that it is unsealed porcelain. The tile shop swears blind that the manufactorer says it does not need sealing and that it is popular tile and they have not have any complaints. it is Ikom Noce Natural and is one with the colour all the way through. Does this sound right? Question 3: It is our only bathroom and builder suggests putting in a double sink vanity as there are 4 of us going to be using the one bathroom. I feel that it will feel too cluttered in such a small space.. but what do i know?!?! help.. anyone? thanks in advance.. Re: A few questions.. HELP! :-) 2Jan 22, 2010 7:43 pm I'm not much help with tiles, although I think that smaller tiles actually make a space seem smaller. 300x300 should be fine. On the double sink question, it's definitely a practical idea, but if space is tight might not work. However 2m x 2.5m isn't all that small. What else will you have in there? Bath or no bath? Standard shower or a larger one? If there's no bath and only a standard sized shower, and given that the toilet is separate, there would be plenty of room... It could be a bit squeezy with a bath though. Positions of doors and windows make a difference too. Don't get caught out by cramming in everything you possibly can, and then end up with nowhere to put your towel rail either - builders seem to overlook that quite often. If you can possibly post a pic of the layout, it would be helpful. Re: A few questions.. HELP! :-) 3Feb 04, 2010 11:17 pm Thankyou Kek for your answer and I apologise for not replying sooner. Lets see if i can describe it! Looking in from the door (which is hinged right on the left side/wall), you have the shower on the right, butting straight onto the bath - so running on right hand 2.5m length is a shower and bath. Running on left side is the open door (need room to open as hinged all the way left), and then at the moment, a 900m vanity at the far end of the left side. Straight ahead is a slim vertical window, so having vanity at top end cannot be done. A 1500 double vanity would run along left wall, leaving a 25cm gap between end and open door. We intend to fit a 900x900 shower and an 820 bath - builder says to run hobs to match. We then are looking at slim vanities - the one we have seen on sale is 450mm wide. My concern is that the floor space would ~ 1m between bath and vanity. ugh. Would rip out bath but DH likes it and everyone tells me for 'resale' it is better to keep. ??? Re: A few questions.. HELP! :-) 5Feb 05, 2010 6:36 am You could maybe consider a 1500 long semi-recessed vanity to create a little more floor space or you could go down to a 1200 double, there are a couple out there that do them. Showerama, ADP, Arto are 3 that come to mind. Not a lot of bench space on a 1200 style though. Showerama might do a 1200 in a semi-recessed. Going wall hung, if possible, would also help with the appearance of space. Other options could be wall basins with mirror cabinets for storage, if your plumbing allows. I don't see that you need to have a hob on the bath to keep it all in a straight line and yes, if you cut back to a 750mm bath you are gaining another 150mm of so of space. A corner style encloser would really gain that much for you, you'd just lose space inside the shower. 300 x300 floor tiles will be fine also. Possumchops Now the proud owner of 3.7acres of Serenity. Colour selection completed! Soon to go to council. Re: A few questions.. HELP! :-) 6Feb 05, 2010 10:25 am The Ikom Noce Natural is a 300x300 Porcelain tile made by Pamesa in Spain. It is a matt vitrified, but unlike a look of vits does not have that real dry finish to it that tends to be hard to clean. It also has a subtle movement through it which adds practicality. I have used the Ikom range in a number of bathroom clients we have sold tiles too with no dramas. Im a more glazed porcelain/ceramics fan for ease of cleaning, but due to the surface texture of the Ikom you would not have an issue. We still do use 20x20 in bathroom floors, depends mainly on the clients desire. I would not have an issue using the 300x300 in the area you suggest, but would recommend a larger wall tile than you are using. Cheers Charlie Re: A few questions.. HELP! :-) 7Feb 05, 2010 6:35 pm My bathroom is seriously tiny (I think from memory it's about 1.5m x 3m) and with that in mind, I used 200 x 200mm on the floor, and 200mm x 400mm on the wall. There are some pictures on my blog here: http://vintagemodernhome.blogspot.com/2 ... hroom.html I think it works based on the proprotion of things... but at the end of the day - go with what you love! I've just started writing a blog Re: A few questions.. HELP! :-) 8Feb 05, 2010 8:59 pm Hey emma, One thing I would say is that a 1500 vanity with two sinks in it doesn't leave heaps of bench space. Think about how the bathroom will be used. In my experience the two people in there at the one time usually don't both need the sink simultaneously, one person is usually there only for bench space (say for hair) and mirror for makeup etc. If you do have two sinks just make sure there is enough space to lay a hairdryer on the bench next to it, or a straightener etc. That's what chaps me about a lot of houses we looked at- you are forced to lay your appliances in the sink (not safe!!!) Just thought I'd mention it. I'd go with one sink in that vanity if I was you. Re: A few questions.. HELP! :-) 9Feb 06, 2010 5:35 pm Wow- thankyou so much for taking the time to help me out eeek , before seeing all the replies - we just made a decision this morning regarding a vanity. There was one significantly reduced in price (by $600) due to being floor stock of a past model. New range in that model coming out. The sales people were very helpful, friendly women. One older, and one with teenage children. Both said that if only one bathroom in the house, with 4 people they strongly suggest a double sink. So we have bought a double sink one. I hope we have not made a poor choice now. Other people suggested for 'resale' a double sink is a good selling point. Kids currently squabble about how is rinsing first after brushing, but are 4 and 6. By the time they are older they will no doubt shut the door on each other! Anyway, done deal now. Onwards and upward! Saw a beautiful double sink 1200 vanity, so cleverly done with triangular sloping sinks that gave you a huge amount of top space. Well made.. made in Australia actually. But unfortunately out of our price range. Zedman - Thankyou so much for info on the Ikom tile . Just the information I was looking for. We have found a couple of others (rectified though) that we like that are a little lighter in colour (and cheaper) that we have just brought home to compare with. I was not sure until I read your reply about cleaning the Ikom, staining etc, so thankyou. Sales people suggested the 30x60 tile . VM - your bathroom looks great, thanks for that PC - thanks for your input. We are looking at the narrower baths, and were thinking of going to go for custom with the corner chopped off to get the floor space if we can. But I do see your point re losing space inside the shower. hmmm.. perhaps you won't gain that. It was more to lose the corner on the hob that i always thought was a danger in the bathroom when the kids were toddlers - they are past that now though. Oh and the current hob is about 200mm high so corner seems very pointy LOL. I want to be able to stand behind my daughter to put her hair up in the mornings! Re: A few questions.. HELP! :-) 10Feb 06, 2010 7:27 pm VintageModern My bathroom is seriously tiny (I think from memory it's about 1.5m x 3m) and with that in mind, I used 200 x 200mm on the floor, and 200mm x 400mm on the wall. There are some pictures on my blog here: http://vintagemodernhome.blogspot.com/2 ... hroom.html I think it works based on the proprotion of things... but at the end of the day - go with what you love! That is GORGEOUS!! Lovely transformation. We did the same thing with our old bathroom/toilet - knocked out a wall to give us more space. The bathroom was small, but manageable, but the toilet was so pokey, the door would brush against the edge of the toilet seat when you opened it. Squeezy? You bet. During all of my pregnancies, I couldn't fit in there - luckily we had an ensuite. Love your tiles and colour scheme anyway. Felistopher ....a 1500 vanity with two sinks in it doesn't leave heaps of bench space. ......If you do have two sinks just make sure there is enough space to lay a hairdryer on the bench next to it, or a straightener etc. That's what chaps me about a lot of houses we looked at- you are forced to lay your appliances in the sink (not safe!!!) Emma, Felistopher has a point - if you do go for two basins, they'll need to be on the small side. Personally, considering your layout (study/work desks in bedrooms), I don't think you have any other option but to leave NW windows and make them as big as possible e.g.… 7 10470 We had this happen to us last year and got charged a variation. Try and give away as much as you can that is usable to charity otherwise if you are in Sydney I have a… 1 4494 Not sure what council area you are in. Some LGA's allow zero lot retaining walls. This usually occurs in greenfield developments but not often in established areas. You… 1 8229 |