Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry Re: Small Bathroom Renovation Ideas 21Aug 30, 2010 10:03 pm We're doing plans for an extension at the moment and our new bathroom will be a shower over bath. After the renos our house will still be ~105sqm and for us living space is much more important than a big bathroom. We'll only have 1.9m x 2.5m for the bathroom and separate toilet. I do like a separate shower but I have no problems with shower over bath. This is the only bathroom we'll have in a 3 bedroom house so we think it's important to have a bath for a family (and we like a good soak ourselves). We'll probably go for a shower curtain initially and then install a screen once we've no longer got kids we're trying to bath. Re: Small Bathroom Renovation Ideas 22Dec 27, 2010 7:02 pm I know this thread is old but I'm about to renovate a 1.6 x 2.4 m bathroom. We currently have a separate shower and bath and it is SOOOOOOOOO crowded. I'm thinking after reading this I'll go shower over bath and just make everything very clean lined and simple. I grew up with a shower over hte bath and never knew any different. When you have limited space you have to compromise on something!!! I think I'll go for a wider but shorter bath - maybe 1.2 by 1 or something. Frameless screen, wall hung vanity with 2 drawers and cool colour scheme. I could easily make my whole bathroom bigger by knocking out the wall to the loo but there is NOTHING I HATE more than a loo in the bathroom.... Re: Small Bathroom Renovation Ideas 23Jan 22, 2011 3:47 pm Framboise, finally someone with a bathroom as small as mine!! 1.6m x 2.4m, what to do.....all suggestions/opinions welcome Current situation: 3 bed house, 1 bath, sep toilet. All rooms are small. Couple, no kids, no plans 4 kids. Ideas of selling/renting out within 5 years, but might extend and stay... Bathroom layout: door is in corner on long wall. Opposite the door is the vanity (largeish window above), with 1500 x 750 bath next to that, along long wall. So the bath and vanity take up the whole long wall. Tucked into the corner next to the bath is the shower 'space', 950 x 770, with curtain. Cramped and hideous (but at least the bright blue 'seagull' wallpaper is long gone!) Option 1: Cram everything back in as is. Need a larger shower which will mean even less floor space. Pros: has everything, all separate Cons: cramped, lacking storage space/towel space. Option 2: Shower over bath, nice long vanity and lots of towel rails. Pros: retains bath, spacious. Cons: climbing into bath, cleaning bath, harder to shower dogs! Option 3: No bath, luxuriously large shower. Pros: perfect for us, cheapest option? Cons: impacts on resale/rental? Option 4: Remove wall to separate toilet, creating a perfect bath alcove on the other side of the door. Easily fit shower, vanity and toilet into 'old' part of room. Pros: spacious, complete bathroom Cons: inconvenient an unpleasant to have toilet in bathroom? Resale impacts? I am constantly flitting between options. I have ruled them all out and come back to them all several times over. The cost of option 4 may rule it out from the get go. My partner will probably rule out option 2. My heart says option 3 or 4, my head says option 1, or maybe 2. Does anyone know if you can get a bathtub narrower than 750mm, shorter than 1500mm, AND about 55-60 cm deep? My searches have been fruitless, except for the REALLY deep upright japanese ones. We NEVER use our tub but that's because it's too shallow to enjoy it (42cm) Someone, somewhere suggested expanding a bathroom out to the eaves of the house (50cm) - anyone have any idea how much this might cost? (Double brick house). When we talk about affecting resale by not having a tub, what are we really talking about? Huge drop in sale price? Hard to find buyer? What about renting the house out? As you can see, I'm considering everything - help! Re: Small Bathroom Renovation Ideas 24Jan 24, 2011 10:50 am leannem When we talk about affecting resale by not having a tub, what are we really talking about? Huge drop in sale price? Hard to find buyer? What about renting the house out? I would say much harder to find a buyer, which often leads to you having to drop the price. Similarly, renting out a 3 bedder without a bath will rule out most families with young children. Unless there are no rentals available & you'd have no competition, this is not a situation i'd want to be in. if you only have one toilet conventional wisdom says don't put it in the bathroom. Again it will limit your market. Is there any way that you can do option 4 and find somewhere to put a second toilet in? Do you have a laundry you can convert to a laundry / powder room? Re: Small Bathroom Renovation Ideas 25Jan 24, 2011 6:07 pm leannem Framboise, finally someone with a bathroom as small as mine!! 1.6m x 2.4m, what to do.....all suggestions/opinions welcome Current situation: 3 bed house, 1 bath, sep toilet. All rooms are small. Couple, no kids, no plans 4 kids. Ideas of selling/renting out within 5 years, but might extend and stay... Bathroom layout: door is in corner on long wall. Opposite the door is the vanity (largeish window above), with 1500 x 750 bath next to that, along long wall. So the bath and vanity take up the whole long wall. Tucked into the corner next to the bath is the shower 'space', 950 x 770, with curtain. Cramped and hideous (but at least the bright blue 'seagull' wallpaper is long gone!) Option 1: Cram everything back in as is. Need a larger shower which will mean even less floor space. Pros: has everything, all separate Cons: cramped, lacking storage space/towel space. Option 2: Shower over bath, nice long vanity and lots of towel rails. Pros: retains bath, spacious. Cons: climbing into bath, cleaning bath, harder to shower dogs! Option 3: No bath, luxuriously large shower. Pros: perfect for us, cheapest option? Cons: impacts on resale/rental? Option 4: Remove wall to separate toilet, creating a perfect bath alcove on the other side of the door. Easily fit shower, vanity and toilet into 'old' part of room. Pros: spacious, complete bathroom Cons: inconvenient an unpleasant to have toilet in bathroom? Resale impacts? You've summed up the options really well. We had a small bathroom, ridiculous toilet (the door used to hit the toilet seat when opening/closing) and the world's tiniest ensuite in our old place. When we renovated, we made the decision to knock out a wall and combine the bathroom/toilet. We would never have done it if there was only one toilet or bathroom, but it worked very well with two. The cost was surprisingly small. Of course it would vary, depending on location of load-bearing walls, plumbing and electrical. Luckily, we only had to relocate two light switches and one power point. The lack of a bath may narrow the resale demographic, but if you're planning on staying for a long time, I wouldn't let that influence your plans. Many families are happy to do without a bath - if it isn't used often, it's just a PITA to clean. Use the search function and you'll find several threads on the subject. Re: Small Bathroom Renovation Ideas 26Feb 04, 2011 4:09 pm I came across this example of a bath/shower done in a stylish manner. Can't get direct link, sorry, but look at image 11. http://www.feldmanarchitecture.com/work/the_shack Showers over baths don't necessarily have to be tacky things that would put off future buyers, surely it's all about making the room appear larger with careful selection of colours and materials. 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