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To think this layout for a garage conversion could be OK

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Allworkedup · 14/03/2020 07:54

We are about to convert out garage to make more space in our 3 bed. We have two small children so would like a downstairs loo. Does this layout seem OK or is it a bit wierd. The cupboard is under the stairs space.

To think this layout for a garage conversion could be OK
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Dishwashersaurous · 14/03/2020 07:59

Can you not fit the toilet in the under stairs space.

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Allworkedup · 14/03/2020 07:59

Sorry its blurry for some reason

To think this layout for a garage conversion could be OK
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N0tfinished · 14/03/2020 08:00

I'd put it to the left behind the door

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Allworkedup · 14/03/2020 08:02

It's slanted and has a low structural beam so it's not suitable for a low, only for storage really

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honeyloops · 14/03/2020 08:02

Agreed - put it behind the door so the room opens out into a wider space as you go in, rather than having a dead space area behind the door.

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Allworkedup · 14/03/2020 08:02

@N0tfinished whys that if I can ask

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Allworkedup · 14/03/2020 08:03

Do you think it's off putting having a loo in a dining play area space?

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k1233 · 14/03/2020 08:10

Toilets under stairs work well - google and have a look.

What are the dimensions of the room?

N0tfinished · 14/03/2020 08:15

Honeyloops expressed the reason- it seems a better use of space & more natural

TreeTopTim · 14/03/2020 08:17

I would have it under the stairs or behind the door. It takes up too much of the room being where you have it. The bit behind the door will end up being wasted space.

DesdemonaDryEyes · 14/03/2020 08:20

I wouldn’t want a toilet in a dining area.

forkfun · 14/03/2020 08:25

Can you have it to the left of the door with the door to the loo coming from the same hallway I presume as the door to the room? Rather than a door between the dining room and toilet.

MamaGee09 · 14/03/2020 08:26

I wouldn’t want a toilet in another room, could it go in the cupboard? Or could you section the full width of the garage to make a toilet and it might look better than just the square you are planning? That way you can access the cupboard from the toilet.

NotEverythingIsBlackandwhite · 14/03/2020 08:33

A builder would not be allowed to build a toilet that opens onto a living area. There would have to be an area outside the toilet door with a further door opening into the living area (iykwIm).

  1. I wouldn't like the toilet opening into the
dining or any other living area.
  1. I wouldn't like to have a toilet with no
opening window in it.
  1. I think it would be a factor in deciding
whether or not I would buy your home.
Hohofortherobbers · 14/03/2020 08:38

If its set up as a dining room I would not want a toilet in it. Can you put the toilet elsewhere in your downstairs now you'll have this space? What is your entrance hall like? Any big coat cupboards you can convert since you now have this cupboard?

NearlyGranny · 14/03/2020 08:46

I don't think the planners will allow a toilet opening directly into a dining area you need two doors' separation between ablutions and food.

Montybojangles · 14/03/2020 08:53

The need for a separating lobby between loo and living space was dropped from building regs some years ago, as long as there is a sink to wash hands in by the toilet and a vent/extractor fan it could open directly onto any room (including kitchen). If it works for your family go for it.

SynchroSwimmer · 14/03/2020 09:03

Could you incorporate the cupboard within a bathroom?
Using the full width of the garage - the same as the cupboard?
Do you know where the water pipes will run
The shape of the bathroom looks a bit unworkable - when you plan out the position of the wc and basin?

(Sorry - it’s my hobby)

memememe · 14/03/2020 09:11

i would section off the whole of the left side of the room and put a cupboard behind the door and the toilet door within the cupboard if that makes sense? like a utility/coat storage room etc.

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Allworkedup · 14/03/2020 09:24

No we dont have any downstairs cup board space that's half of the problem. The toilet would have room for a sink. So inside the little room it would be sink immediately on the left the the toilet next also on the left hand side

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Allworkedup · 14/03/2020 09:25

It's likely to be a saniflo unit. Just for use during the day, as a back up loo as the waste pipes are the other side of the house

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Allworkedup · 14/03/2020 09:27

BTW the door into the garage conversion is from our main living space not a hallway. Our current living room runs from the front to back of the house and currently has our dining area in it but it's too cramped now with two small children. The plan is to have the current living room larger with a play area at one end but if we come to sell move th play area into the proposed dining room to make it more appealing to buyers (I agree it may put people off having a toilet near a table)

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LizzieMacQueen · 14/03/2020 09:48

Can you put a larger opening (no doors) between living and garage conversion so the 2 doors to reach the toilet don't look so bad.

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LizzieMacQueen · 14/03/2020 09:50

You could store buggies in the corridor before the toilet.

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Allworkedup · 14/03/2020 09:53

I see what you mean, although it's a supporting wall so I'd need to look into the consequences

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