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How would you layout this bathroom? (Rough floor plan attached)

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Tigerpig · 05/06/2017 21:50

Starting to plan our Next project which is the bathroom. We have got a square-ish bathroom (2.1m x 2.3m) and I'm desperate for a freestanding bath and separate shower. Is it too small for this?

How would you lay this out - we would be happy to move soil pipes etc for the right lay out. Currently the sink and toilet are along the left hand wall. Bath on the opposite (right hand) wall.

The wall with the window is the 2.3m wall. The wall space on either side of the door is 75cm to the left and 85cm to the right. I'm wondering whether a shower could go behind the door (in the 85cm space?)

Thanks everyone.

How would you layout this bathroom? (Rough floor plan attached)
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MotherofBoy · 07/06/2017 13:53

I agree with shower behind the door if it will fit (most I think are 80cm so it would be tight and need to bare in mind shower door openings), bath under the window and a sink/toilet/storage combo on the other wall if there is space.

I am not entirely convinced you can fit all that in though...

1DAD2KIDS · 07/06/2017 14:10

I think cramming all those features in would make the very room feel very claustrophobic and give you very little frool space. Although you can get showers that narrow I dont find them a nice showering experiance, like showing in a coffin, not much room to move around in (or share with someone else should you wish). Plus having all them features cramed into a small bathroom may present more of a mold and mildew problem. Personally I would say due to the size I would not opt for a separate shower and just have an over the bath tub type to give more space.

Also you can gain more space with replacing the current door with a sliding door mounted externally to the bathroom (area out side the bathroom permitting).

blueskyinmarch · 07/06/2017 14:16

Shower behind door - the type with a curved door looks nice in that sort of space. Loo next to that on right. Bath on wall opposite door. Sink opposite loo on left. I am sure you could get that in okay.

blueskyinmarch · 07/06/2017 14:16

I don't think you will get a free standing bath in though. They take up loads of space.

randomsabreuse · 07/06/2017 14:44

If the wall is a stud wall you can gain space with a pocket door but better to have fewer well spaced things than sqeezing in too much.

We have a P shaped bath with 2 screens making an enclosure which works well for us

bojorojo · 07/06/2017 16:45

I think everything you put in, if you want a shower and a bath will be a compromise and small. I would put in a bath under the window and fit it in with storage at one end against the wall. You will be cleaning under a freestanding bath, and behind it, all the time and you will get back ache. The space is just too small. Even worse against the shorter wall - and only 75mm wide? That just seems a very small space for a freestanding bath. It might be ok to fit it into the wider space along the other wall - 85mm? At least you can have a decent fitted bath you can wallow in that does not feel like a coffin!

Without the shower you can place the loo and the basin where you want and have a decent sized basin whicch is always more chic in my view. Glass Shower screens in baths are pretty good now and you can get metal baths that do not move when you get in them. We have a wall mounted cupboard for storage and towel storage under the sink. I would rather have this than a shower and nowhere to store anything and no room to move.

wowfudge · 07/06/2017 16:58

Offset quadrant shower 800mm wide - go 1000mm long or longer if possible. Maybe a bath that is shaped in towards the bottom, like B&Q's Helena bath - looks very substantial and is nice and deep. Most baths are 750mm wide. What about having a pocket door on the landing side of the bathroom? Then you won't need to worry about how to fit the bathroom suite in and still open the door?

Put the shower on the window wall with the curved entrance towards the bathroom door end of the room, loo between shower and bath so soil pipe is on that outside wall and the sink at the door end of the room next to the shower cubicle. Have a slightly smaller sink set into a vanity unit and you'll have useful storage too.

wowfudge · 07/06/2017 17:06

Like this

How would you layout this bathroom? (Rough floor plan attached)
TondelayaDellaVentamiglia · 07/06/2017 17:29

that's amost the same size as ours!

our window is central and the door is more to the left AND the top left corner is not a corner, it was the fireplace, so I have a five sided bathroom!

I have a sink behind the door, quadrant shower in the bottom right

toilet on the right hand wall, double ended bath under the window with a "shelf surrounding it for towels/loo rolls
and a massive towel rail/radiator on the corner wall

With your proper square I'd still put the bath under the window, you should have loads of room, shower behind the door, and the toilet between shower and bath with basin opposite.

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Tigerpig · 07/06/2017 20:09

Mixed views on whether the room is big enough then!!

Thanks for the diagram @wowfudge ! You're better with technology than me! I also like the look/style of the Helena bath.

You've all given me food for thought. I hadn't considered the issue about how to clean behind/under a freestanding bath...wish I had a big enough room for it to stand beautifully in the middle of the room Grin

I think I need to find an online 3D CAD system so I can visualise it in the various layouts suggested.

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wowfudge · 07/06/2017 20:56

We re-did the bathroom in our old house and it was a similar size to yours with two windows to factor in on different walls. DP was adamant we were having a separate shower and a big bath so how to fit it all in was key. We currently have a shower over the bath (we moved last year) and it is so much better if you can have a separate shower.

lionsleepstonight · 07/06/2017 22:40

We have a very similar size bathroom swapped the door so it opened out wards rather than into the room. It made a big difference to the feeling of space in the room.

namechangedtoday15 · 07/06/2017 23:31

I think its too small for a separate shower. I agree with a pp that whilst you probably could physically fit everything in, it will just look (and feel) cramped. If you want a luxury / designer type look & feel - which I'm assuming you do from the desire for a free standing bath - less is more. Cramming everything in will just detract from the design. I think it'd be a real compromise in the design in favour of functionality to squeeze a bath & separate shower in.

Must reply to comment about cleaning - had freestanding bath in previous house and it wasn't more of an issue to clean than any other type of bath.

caroldecker · 08/06/2017 00:16

Would never have a freestanding bath - the cleaning issue is under the bloody thing.

TondelayaDellaVentamiglia · 08/06/2017 11:22

I also had a freestanding bath...the real victorian (very very old!!) thing too, only problem we had with it was that it was so deep you practically needed a hoist to get in!

Getting underneath to clean is no bother at all....damp swiffery mop affair, swish swoosh and done!

bojorojo · 08/06/2017 14:26

It is not an issue to clean the bath itself! I can assure you it is really difficult to clean behind a free standing bath that it too close to a wall to easily get behind it. Or even down either end. A built in one just does not have floors to clean around it!

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Tigerpig · 08/06/2017 20:14

More replies! Thanks everyone.

The type of bath I like is one that is a tub on the floor - so no visible feet. It would have to be pushed up against a wall so cleaning around it could be a faff?

Definitely would like a high end feel but with a medium budget Grin

If we go for a shower over a bath, I'm thinking a wider than normal bath might make it feel better? Would a 800mm wide bath feel much different to a 700mm bath when showering?

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Misty9 · 08/06/2017 21:19

We have a similar sized small bathroom so am watching with interest. Unfortunately we have the stairs sloped underside on one wall which only leaves two decent sized walls.

Have you looked at baths which look freestanding from one side but are actually square against the wall on the other? Will look for a link...

Misty9 · 08/06/2017 21:21

Like this

Misty9 · 08/06/2017 21:22

You can get baths with a larger bulbous end for showering. My friend had one and it did feel very spacious.

SunshineOutdoors · 08/06/2017 21:26

There is a bath on the bath store site with a bath that has a shower screen that totally encloses the square where the shower is, so it feels more like a stand alone shower when you're in it. We will go for this as we have a v small bathroom. I'll try and find a link

SunshineOutdoors · 08/06/2017 21:28

here

IWantABlueBanana · 08/06/2017 21:28

What about a corner bath?

SunshineOutdoors · 08/06/2017 21:31

I honestly don't work for them but we have a bath store nearby and they said they'll come to our house to measure up and do us a design for free and they only sell the products not the fitting etc so it seemed like a good option for us as we would be employing a known to us plumber/builder to actually do the work. We have a very odd shaped small bathroom with no right angled corners and a chimney breast so a design service is a good option, but I don't want to mislead a company that would quote thousands and want to do the fitting as well.

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