Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Aug 27, 2013 8:52 pm I'm a first home owner about to embark on major renovations, and first stop is the bathroom which is quite small (about 2.5m long x 1.7m wide). There's an existing shower over bath but I'd like to remove the bath and replace it with a shower. Only problem is that due to the door location, the shower would be approximately 700mm wide but 1.2m+ long. Is this too narrow for a shower? The other options are to just resurface or replace the bath and keep it as a shower over bath, or re-locate the shower to the other end of the bathroom (next to the windows) and put a toilet/vanity closer the door. Appreciate any comments! The first question of undoubtedly many Re: Is 700mm too narrow for a shower? 2Aug 27, 2013 9:00 pm 700mm is narrow when most showers are 800mm wide as a minimum and 900 is probably the defacto standard. However that bath you showered in for the last few years is only 600 odd wide! So you can use a smaller size. @builderforlife Building inspector and passionate about construction When you need an expert to take a look. Thanks again for this information. If you do hear anything different, would be great to know 4 8248 dimensions on your original plan are inconsistent and with accurate dimensions (including site plan, upstairs and down) i could make a proper scale drawing with furniture… 3 7517 So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 27716 |