Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Dec 18, 2014 7:40 pm Hi guys, We are 1st time builders, building Anandell 37 with Urban Edge. http://www.urbanedgehomes.com.au/home-d ... 4-37%23755 I am seeking your help with ensuite design. Currently ensuite doesn't have doors and is open from both sides. We are closing off one side by extending the wall and getting a door. We want to have longer vanity and cabinet space and thinking of swapping vanity and bath in the design. Ideally we would like to have a corner spa bath but we can't work out where it will fit without making the ensuite too congested. We may be able to utilise the void between the shower and toilet. Any suggestions and recommendations would be really helpful. I am adding the whole floor plan in case you guys can notice a major flaw / suggestions to make the plan better. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks Re: Ensuite design help 2Dec 19, 2014 2:16 pm We are currently living with my parents whilst we renovate. They have a corner spa bath, I hate it. You need to stand in it to clean it and the kids are always moving away from me whilst i'm trying to wash them! My in-laws have one as well. You have to step into theirs to open the window in the main bathroom! Both of them have corner spas with a step you have to climb up and over to get in/out. Always worries me when the kids get in. I much prefer your layout, with a beautiful freestanding bath:-) Sorry to be a downer. Re: Ensuite design help 3Dec 19, 2014 11:07 pm Thanks for your input dolphinblu. Cleaning is not a big deal; both misus & I are ok with cleaning. I like the idea of a small tv in the ensuite and watch a game sitting in spa bath with my little man in the coming years. Re: Ensuite design help 4Jan 15, 2015 9:41 am Well, I have an old clawfoot so I am probably not the person to make good recommendations based on ease of cleaning. Corner tubs are, however, tremendous space hogs. But since you have a clearly defined goal of TV in the tub for two, I think you should work with that. I'd try: 1) Rotating the entire bath (which is pretty nearly square) 90 degrees counter-clockwise, and then placing a single entry door between tub and vanities. The disadvantage to this is that the new door will cut into what looks like a master bed TV wall. OR 2) Convert the door closest to the exterior to wall and slide the bath towards the exterior wall into that newly available space. Use a high, thick nib wall at the side of the remaining door (at the foot of the tub) to mount your TV. Cuddling required for TV viewing, so source a slightly wider tub. You can get a slightly longer vanity by minimizing the void between shower and toilet, using the space reclaimed from the void to make the shower deeper, forgo the swinging shower door to make the shower a true walk-in, and add the space gained to the vanity bench top. If you try this, I'd suggest switching the relative locations of the toilet and the shower. (It would put your splash zone in the ideal spot between the shower and the tub.) This means moving the toilet window, too; without knowing what you're external elevation looks I can only say that pairing the two small windows up will probably look inherently balanced. (The toilet window should match the little window over the adjacent bathroom in size and how high it is placed to achieve the desired effect.) Chris On the threshold of retirement... and trying to check my assumptions at the door if i have understood your dimensions correctly my suggestions include using the smallest toilet and wall hung handbasin eg Caroma Urbane with in wall cistern, small wall… 1 15398 From the information posted it looks to me your rumpus room is nothing more than extended garage. That will present a number of challenges. Single brick wall between… 2 13768 |