Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry Re: Help with bathroom layout 3Jan 25, 2021 1:51 am 3simon Hi all, I'm currently having some trouble deciding between two bathroom layout design for the main bathroom renovation, and was hoping you guys can give some opinion on which one you think works better from an aesthetics, resale perspective. : ) Layout 1 Pic1 (measured in mm) is a layout with shower area and bath separate (the current layout). The upside of this design is that we get a separate shower and bath area.. The downside is the toilet faces the door, the shower entrance is a bit cramped to get into because of the position of the toilet. And the shower probably requires a sliding door design because of proximity with the toilet and I haven't actually found a good looking sliding door shower screen.. As reference, pic2 shows what the bathroom currently looks like, which is based on Layout 1. Pic1 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Pic2 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Layout 2 Pic3 (measured in mm) is a layout with tub/shower combo. The upside of this design are 1) the toilet is hidden away, 2) more spacious looking from the door looking in (door will probably be kept open most of the time due to where it's positioned). The downside is of course the fact that tub/shower is combined, and it seems like some people dislike this configuration with a passion, so my concern is it might impact resale value? What might be of relevance though is there is also an ensuite bathroom with a large walk in shower, not sure if this offsets anything. Pic3 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ What's annoying is the plumbing in the floor at the bathtub nook area cannot be moved (no access to that part of the floor apart from where the bathtub's floor waste is currently at, the top right corner..), so I really can't think of a better layout.. So which one makes more sense to you? Any opinions are greatly appreciated! To save space you can put a 1600mm oval shaped freestanding bath (or smaller if required) You can also put in an angled corner shower (example below) so the door isn’t facing a bath or toilet and you have space to get in n out. I did check the measurements and it seems to work either way. A width of a toilet is approx 400mm so you would be left with a decent amount of space on the right wall. If you have the space for it, a double vanity may be a better option than the 1. Hope that helps?! Layout 1 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Layout 2 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Angled corner shower Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Help with bathroom layout 4Jan 25, 2021 10:47 pm Lemans 3simon Hi all, I'm currently having some trouble deciding between two bathroom layout design for the main bathroom renovation, and was hoping you guys can give some opinion on which one you think works better from an aesthetics, resale perspective. : ) Layout 1 Pic1 (measured in mm) is a layout with shower area and bath separate (the current layout). The upside of this design is that we get a separate shower and bath area.. The downside is the toilet faces the door, the shower entrance is a bit cramped to get into because of the position of the toilet. And the shower probably requires a sliding door design because of proximity with the toilet and I haven't actually found a good looking sliding door shower screen.. As reference, pic2 shows what the bathroom currently looks like, which is based on Layout 1. Pic1 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Pic2 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Layout 2 Pic3 (measured in mm) is a layout with tub/shower combo. The upside of this design are 1) the toilet is hidden away, 2) more spacious looking from the door looking in (door will probably be kept open most of the time due to where it's positioned). The downside is of course the fact that tub/shower is combined, and it seems like some people dislike this configuration with a passion, so my concern is it might impact resale value? What might be of relevance though is there is also an ensuite bathroom with a large walk in shower, not sure if this offsets anything. Pic3 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ What's annoying is the plumbing in the floor at the bathtub nook area cannot be moved (no access to that part of the floor apart from where the bathtub's floor waste is currently at, the top right corner..), so I really can't think of a better layout.. So which one makes more sense to you? Any opinions are greatly appreciated! There’s 2 layouts that i came up with that seems doable. To save space you can put a 1600mm oval shaped freestanding bath (or smaller if required) You can also put in an angled corner shower (example below) so the door isn’t facing a bath or toilet and you have space to get in n out. I did check the measurements and it seems to work either way. A width of a toilet is approx 400mm so you would be left with a decent amount of space on the right wall. If you have the space for it, a double vanity may be a better option than the 1. Hope that helps?! Layout 1 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Layout 2 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Angled corner shower Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hey Lemans, thanks for drawing up an alternative layout. I think that makes a lot of sense! Initially, I didn't think that was doable because I don't have a ceiling bulkhead in the lower right hand corner on the first floor (bathroom is on the second floor) to house the plumbing for the toilet floor waste. But I double checked where the floor waste needed to be, and it ends up just having to add a bulk head in the first floor laundry area, which is a small price to pay. So I think I'll go with your suggestion! Thanks! the angled corner shower screen looks good! I think I might have to measure it up carefully with the length of vanity such that the door can open.. Possibly both depending on the sizing. Idea of working from the centre is that you dont have a 20mm thin tile at one end and a 400mm at the other end. A quick search on… 3 6203 You never have a fridge against wall as you’ve drawn. The doors can’t open past 90 degrees and it’s difficult and maybe impossible to remove drawers 2 8280 Thanks for the suggestion. The space between shower and sinks was too tight. I agree about the toilet location. So I have tried two other options: The lower one is… 3 4561 |