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small bathroom - is this possible?

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PossumPoo · 09/05/2014 14:41

We have a fairly small bathroom with a shower only which has been fine except today I decided that I want to update the cheaply installed crap shower and sink and then I got thinking maybe I could squeeze a bath in?

DH doesn't think it will fit and to be honest I'm not fussed so just wondered if you think the below dimensions of the bathroom will make it feel too cramped:

170cm x 180cm however it's got a little 'hallway' of an extra 170cm that the heated towel rack is on that leads into the bathroom.

The bath would need to go against the wall 170cm long and then the toilet and basin along the 180cm wall (less the bath width which is approx 75cm)

Does that made sense? Do you think it's doable or should I just stick with the current shower no bath room

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IrianofWay · 09/05/2014 14:45

We had a tiny bathroom in our last house - it has been made when the third bedroom was split. We managed to fit a shower bath in - it was wider and shorter than normal and had a shower screen that fitted round it. Not great for lying full length if you are tall (as I am) but perfectly comfortable for a bit of a soak and OK for kids.

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PossumPoo · 09/05/2014 14:48

thanks Irian. Can I ask what the dimensions of the bath is and where you got it from?

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IrianofWay · 09/05/2014 14:50

Oh lordy! We left a few years back ... but I will google and see I can find one similar.

sauvignonblacks · 09/05/2014 14:52

The narrowest bath would be 700mm wide leaving you 1100mm for a loo and basin average width of loo about 370-400mm leaving you 700mm for the basin. On paper it all fits but you have to bear in mind sitting space on the loo and standing space for basin. Did u want storage under the basin this will use up the wall space where a basin on a pedestal would be fluted and not look as tight
Get some masking tape or chalk and measure it out see what floor spaces you have left x

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PossumPoo · 09/05/2014 14:54

thanks Irian

Oh good tip Sauvingnon !! I'm off to do that right now (the joys of working from home on a Friday )

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IrianofWay · 09/05/2014 14:56

Like this

sauvignonblacks · 09/05/2014 15:03

A bath shorter than 1700mm will leave you a dead space at the end
Those shower baths are available in 1700 but the 90cm round bit might project too far into the room, I would check the panels and bath screen are included as they can be quite costly

noddyholder · 09/05/2014 15:08

Wall hung sink and toilet and full size straight bath with a very good screen

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PossumPoo · 09/05/2014 15:17

thank you both - lots to think about!

I just don't know if it's better to squeeze in a bath or to leave the set up as is. Is a cramped bathroom with a bath better than a spacious-enough shower room? We've been fine and have a DD of 3 who now loves a shower (and quite frankly it's less faffing than a bath).

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sauvignonblacks · 09/05/2014 15:19

How many bedrooms do you have? If you want to sell up in the future families prefer baths (apparently)
You can get really good showers over the bath these days

noddyholder · 09/05/2014 15:22

If it is your preference stick with the shower if you plan to sell a bath is better

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PossumPoo · 09/05/2014 15:23

it's a two bed house and originally I didn't want to view this house as I was pregnant and it didn't have a bath! However my DH fell in love with it (and I guess I liked it enough also ) so I'm kind of torn.

It is very much a FTB home so perhaps we should look to stick a shower/bath in...

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EffectiveCommunication · 09/05/2014 15:29

I would put the bath in.

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PossumPoo · 09/05/2014 15:43

Noddy the plan is to sell in about 2/3 years. I've just been looking at rightmove for similar size houses and their bathrooms and the one thing I notice is there isn't any storage in the bathrooms - we currently have a fair bit.

So people wouldn't mind having less storage if there was a bath in the bathroom (I'm feeling a bit silly continually typing bathroom when it doesn't have one!)?

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EffectiveCommunication · 09/05/2014 15:45

I think people prefer a bath, just like you did.

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PossumPoo · 09/05/2014 15:49

You're right effective. Now to wait until the plumber quotes to see how much it will cost - I just told DH this morning I only wanted to update the bathroom and now I'm looking at a complete re-jig of the room!

Thanks everyone.

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heartichoke · 09/05/2014 15:51

Another vote for the bath here (with shower too) - best of both worlds - and you don't actually need much space in a bathroom anyway. Just so long as you can stand and dry yourself without actually banging elbows against the wall!

LondonGirl83 · 09/05/2014 16:53

You can definitely get a decent sized bath with shower in on the 1.8m long wall. You can then have the toilet and the sink on opposite walls. It really depends on where your doors are. Also, if that requires you to move the waste pipe at all it can very rather expensive.
From a selling perspective, that would definitely appeal to more people. In a two bed house, you dont really need that much storage in the bathroom.

RaisingSteam · 09/05/2014 17:08

You want a space saver range like Ideal Standard Space, it has a clever taper in the bath and a narrow basin so you can get more along the wall. I think they have a shower bath too.

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noddyholder · 09/05/2014 17:09

When I do developments with small bathrooms I always build box type storage high up and painted same colour as the walls works really well and people LOVE it.

mewkins · 09/05/2014 17:45

We have just had our small bathroom done. We have a shower bath slightly smaller than 1700mm (imperial measurement) it's a Synergy one and came with a curved screen. It feels very spacious and dd loves it. As others have mentiined, a wall hung semi pedestal is good for small spaces as you have more floor space. We used an ideal standarad space saving one. Our loo is pretty standard but doesn't seem to take up much room. I would always go for a bath as anyone with a baby would want one. Friends have moved into a housewith just a shower (and two kids) she bathes them in two separate baby baths which is a faff.

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PossumPoo · 09/05/2014 19:58

LondonGirl to keep the cost down I want to keep the toilet and sink very close to where they are now, which is on the 180 wall and so the bath would need to go along the 170 wall.

That pic Rising is very helpful thank you. Our door is facing the toilet (as the picture shows!) and that is pretty much how I thought the set up would look except our window is where the mirror is so would need to put a mirror above the toilet I guess.

Noddy is this type of bathroom where would the box storage go as that sounds really good [lacking imagination at the end of a looong week!]

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RaisingSteam · 09/05/2014 20:18

Possum you could always put a mirror on a stand on the window sill.

If the bath is a tight fit, the plumber can chase out a bit of a slot to get it in, in fact this is a sort of good thing as it helps the bath to be really solidly fixed to the wall.

Liara · 09/05/2014 20:29

I had a very small bathroom in my London flat and had a bath that was wider on one side than the other, which allowed the sink to fit along the narrow side and then a loo. Don't know the exact measurements, but it was pretty tiny. Worked just fine though!

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