Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Jan 28, 2014 12:20 pm Hi, we're looking at adding 2 large rooms and a bathroom onto our current house and just deciding on the configuration of the second bathroom now . As one large room will be a home office for the first 7-10 years and then a master bedroom after that we require two doors to the bathroom. The dimensions of the room will be around 3m x 1.5m and we want to fit a minimum 900mm vanity along with shower and toilet.
This is the arrangement we are thinking of at the moment: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ But wondering if there is any other layout that might flow better or be more efficient? I'm a little concerned at the door from the hallway looking straight at the toilet if someone leaves the door open, but not sure how else we could place the doors... Any feedback/suggestions appreciated Re: En-suite/ Second Bathroom Configuration 2Jan 30, 2014 7:53 am Post up what your existing layout is for reference. For a start I don't like the dead area between the living room and kitchen, It's sort of a hall without being a hall. I'd also make the shower go the whole length of the back wall of the bathroom. It looks tiny at the moment and I wouldn't like to shower in it. Have you thought about removing the wall between the living room and the kitchen and dining for one big open plan living area ? Stewie Re: En-suite/ Second Bathroom Configuration 3Jan 30, 2014 12:36 pm Removing the livkng/dining wall to create an open plan living area (and remove the weird hallway bit) is actually the long term plan stewie That shower would be a standard 900mmx900m. I did think of making it the whole length but thought your back would get cold in such a big 1500mm space? Pics of current house plan and what we want as end product are in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=53&t=69203&p=1128008#p1128008 Re: En-suite/ Second Bathroom Configuration 5Jan 30, 2014 3:17 pm Questions: 1. Do you need two doors into the ensuite - they take up valuable room - if it is to be the main bedroom; 2. Can toilet slide in beside shower - against bedroom wall - shower would open towards sink; 3. Would a sliding (internal) door work - again saving much room where door swings; 4. I believe that a main ensuite should be as big as possible. Re: En-suite/ Second Bathroom Configuration 7Jan 30, 2014 4:20 pm That's right ugbug, for the first 7-10 years we will use the new room for my husband's office (he works from home) and for all his nerd entertaining (he's a gamer). Once the babies are older we will use that room as a master, but until that time we need access to the toilet/bathroom without going through the office. The toilet swung around like you've got would fix the view problem, but do you think it would be too cramped? Any idea how much space you would ideally want around a toilet? I suppose the door would always be closed when in use lol Saint Mike, ensuites in our suburb tend to be small and functional (first home buyer type suburb), so we feel 3mx1.5m would be adequate. A sliding door would be great, but I think I read somewhere on this forum that sliding doors werent allowed to wet areas anymore...? Oh and here are my other plans for interest: Current House: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ After extension and renovations (though open plan area might have to wait a few years after): Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: En-suite/ Second Bathroom Configuration 8Jan 30, 2014 4:39 pm I think ugbug's layout would work well. I don't like the door swinging right towards the toilet in the original. If you can't have a sliding door you could have one of those concertina type things that are two narrow panels hinged in the middle - must be a name for it but can't think right now! Folding door maybe?! Re: En-suite/ Second Bathroom Configuration 10Jan 31, 2014 1:14 am I'd still remove the hallway door, surely if you need to use the bathroom you can walk two extra steps through nerd room? Or use old bathroom. Recently moved to a 60's home in need of some improvement! http://s797.photobucket.com/user/leenii ... ch%20House Old house: http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy25 ... loo/House/ Re: En-suite/ Second Bathroom Configuration 11Jan 31, 2014 5:49 am I agree leni. Then you can finish off the second bathroom/proposed ensuite as it will be and no need to block up the hallway door down the track when you make the office the master bedroom. Stewie Re: En-suite/ Second Bathroom Configuration 12Jan 31, 2014 8:41 am J54 A sliding door would be great, but I think I read somewhere on this forum that sliding doors werent allowed to wet areas anymore...? We have a sliding door into our ensuite, and the house is currently being built, so all good in Victoria at least. Re: En-suite/ Second Bathroom Configuration 13Jan 31, 2014 5:50 pm leni I'd still remove the hallway door, surely if you need to use the bathroom you can walk two extra steps through nerd room? Or use old bathroom. My husband works from home on the phone constantly so we wouldnt be able to go through that room for access during work hours, but I suppose its not the end of the world if the bathroom doesnt much use. We werent planning on blocking up the door when we used the room as a master though because we envisioned it used like a powder room guests could use instead of the kids bathroom/toilet (figured ours would be a lot cleaner than theirs!). ugbug We have a sliding door into our ensuite, and the house is currently being built, so all good in Victoria at least. I'm in WA but maybe its only some states So if we lose the second door, it would probably look like this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: En-suite/ Second Bathroom Configuration 14Jan 31, 2014 6:55 pm Much better Recently moved to a 60's home in need of some improvement! http://s797.photobucket.com/user/leenii ... ch%20House Old house: http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy25 ... loo/House/ Re: En-suite/ Second Bathroom Configuration 15Feb 01, 2014 9:33 am I think that looks much better - especially the shower. Hi team, Im looking for a second hand sd4b monitor preferably white. 0 8923 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37142 Hi, We have a single story MacDonald Jones house, on a waffle pod slab with steel frame. Are we able to build a second story extension? Other info is we are 900mm from… 0 8471 |