how large a bathroom do we need to fit a bath and separate shower

[titchypumpkin]

ok, so our old house had a bath and separate shower (installed before we bought) and it was 8'1" x 5'11" . To be honest it was quite cramped floorspace wise.

the house we're buying has a bigger bathroom, it's approx 9' x 7'5"

if we installed a bath and shower is that a big enough room? it's hard to judge seeing it on a floorplan. anyone have a similar sized bathroom and have both??

thanks

bump? :-)

anyone got both and can tell me the size of their bathroom??

as you ask so nicely... can't quite answer the question but:

just renovated a bathroom 2.5m x 1.5m, so that's 8 feet 2 x 5 foot-ish. Full size bath, toilet and sink - no room for separate shower, but have shower over bath with screen and that's fine.

my parents have a slightly bigger bathroom (don't know the dimensions) with the bath and shower on the same long wall. It does fit, but there's an annoying hard to clean gap between bath and shower, and the cubicle is a bit of a squeeze. They also have a slimline sink as otherwise you couldn't get past it.

best answer is to draw up a plan, get a bathroom catalogue and do some blue peter scissors and shapes to see how it looks! Remember to allow knee-room for the toilet.

you could also have a shorter bath, although I don't like those. A shower cubicle big enough that you can stand clear while the water warms is a big bonus!

hope this is of some help.

thanks special that's very helpful :-) sounds like it might be possible but will take some careful planning

I would ask a bathroom showroom place to do you a survey and a design and price it up, that way they can do a 3D design for you.
It may be easier to order your kit that way anyway as internet purchases can often go wrong - there are lots of things to consider with bathrooms - electrics/shower type/best shower cubicle/bath material etc.

...plus comfy bath shape for reclining/reading, extractor fans, wall waterproofing (tiles? panels?) where the pipes are etc etc..

but it is great when it is all finally done!

i think that's a good idea panna, i just wanted to have an idea of what was possible before I get carried away :-)

ah so much to think about!! if the loo is positioned in the same place, is it possible to

a) put a new shower in where there is an electric shower at the moment, but have it as a mains shower?? (if there is hot water to the sink presumably that means there is a hot water pipe up to the bathroom so can this be re-routed somehow?!?)

b) but in a new bath where there is nothing at the moment

everything needs re-doing, walls/tiling/ flooring etc so it'll all be messy anyway so is the above technically possible??

i've also been told to budget about £7k all in for decent non-chinese suite and installation etc. does this sound realistic?? sorry for all the questions!!

bathroom installation is a lot of work so labour costs can be high. But I paid £250 for the toilet, sink and bath with all wastes, panels etc from a plumbers merchant.

you can pay a lot more of course - but a toilet is a toilet and a sink is a sink. With a bath, it is all in the installation to make sure it is correctly supported and sealed.