Another bathroom layout help thread!

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I have been procrastinating for the best part of a year trying to decide how to redo the bathroom and its starting to get desperate, old suite is nearing 20 years old and it looks it. I need help. Room is 2650 x 1860. Door is on internal wall and cant move.

Which of these layouts would you go for? Each have a 1800 x 80 bath (for a good soak/wider shower). Or can you suggest a better I haven't thought of? With an over bath shower/screen added (couldn't do this in the designer thing, or change colours).

1. Is similar to now, but bath and sink swapped to give a wall for a shower. Don't like because the sink appears too tucked away in a corner.

2. Hmm, trying anything but don't really like.

3. This is what I thought I would like before I put it in the design tool, the window would be properly sealed as near the shower. But now worried the built in bit will make the room feel smaller, and the toilet looks too close the door, not sure why I don't like that................

Can you design the 4th pic bath then other way round with a fake wall for a shower between bath and sink?

The built in part is about 21cm and yes, we still have access to the cistern etc. We have tiled up the built in wall, and have a thin piece of quartz (2cm thick) as a counter-top. Its sealed to the wall / tiles but not glued / stuck so if anything went wrong with the cistern, its easy to remove.

GreenTulips, dh had that idea and I wasn't keen, but looking at it in the design tool it looks good, but the compromise would be a 1500 x 70 bath rather than a 1800 x 80 (we would like a large bath as we are tall and wide )

Or did you mean like this, could get the bath in, but would need lighting at the sink as it would be very dark.

Cant you run the pipes down the side wall instead of putting a wall at the end of the bath? Id put the bath back as in pic 4, window one end, sink the other, but not put a wall at the end of the bath.

Yes like that but take out that additional wall. Put the shower pipes on the side wall. Have a glass shower screen round the end of the bath which will allow light to the sink.

Yes! Look at light up mirrors - some are battery ones- give a natural glow - some have shavers magnifiers or Bluetooth or radios -

You could 'mirror above half tiles for reflection

scroll to bath enclosures

Space for the sink with the wall (guessing 10cm wide once tiled)would only be only around 650mm wide which is a bit tight, and I can imagine getting annoyed banging elbows off walls.

Without the wall using glass shower screens, it would be 750mm wide which is more comfortable and lighter, but not sure about the amount of glass as I have experience of exploding toughened glass before. Glass also hides less sins than tiles, it would need cleaned a lot with splashes from the sink (main users teenage boys).

Think I'm coming around to pic 3 - bath under the window taking up the full wall, towel rail next to the bath, lots of cupboards for storage and a clear floor for easy cleaning.

Ok, decision made, pic 3! Thanks all for the ideas and comments.

Oh dear I was going to say not 3 as wouldn't want water splashing the window all the time (even if sealed it will still be hard to keep it looking clear). Sorry!

I'd choose 2, or the second one with the false wall, posted at 21.35 - except I wouldn't take the false wall right up to the ceiling, it only needs to go far up enough to hold the shower head, so you can have a gap of a foot or so at the top to let light through

mini I am hoping if I get the window properly done with membranes, sloping ledge etc (maybe add a waterproof blind if really needed) it will be ok. We have an en-suite with a proper shower, so the bathroom shower will only be for guests (normally ds's friends) and only used a couple of times a week.

you need waterproof blinds anyway or they go ugly with the steam quickly.

3, without a shadow of a doubt.

Room will look bigger with all thosemirrors facing the door.
The layout with the most storage space.
Best use of floor space to allow several people to use the bathroom at the same time
Towel rail by the bath.

Raise the bath if needs be to accommodate the soil pipes.

Defo bath under window and just get stick on frosted glass look stuff for privacy.

Can I recommend a sensor for the light? Stops the buggers little darlings leaving the light on

Sorry to be nosy but what software are you using

I like 3

I had bath with shower against a window and it was totally fine. Actually it was really great at getting rid of the steam! Just wiped down the window sill at the end

namechangetoday15 if it's not outing, would you mind sharing a photo of how your looks?

tulips sensor lights added to list to investigate.

tomato it's just the free software on the ideal standard website. It doesn't do much but does give an better idea of what you can fit in where.

Definitely 3 - its always the best layout to have the bath under the window - the room looks much more spacious like this.

I've also discovered toilet roll holders that have a shelf for your phone! Worth a look as well!!

Here's my latest design with different colours which show it a bit better. The tool is very restricted in colors/tile shapes so not exactly what I would go for, but thinking large modern grey tiles with coloured grout around shower/bath and 2 walls, and accent tiles in a bright colour around the built in area, other two walls painted deep blue/warm grey).

I am old fashioned, I like the grout line look and feel of wall tiles, but also very practical and like the idea of wetwall (no grout/easy clean). Everywhere I look wetwall has a very plastic look, is there a trick I am missing to installing it without that caravan toilet look? Don't think my layout would look right with wetwall just in the corner there the shower will be, especially where the window is......

I'm with you on the caravan look!!

The rulers I've had quote said they install a wet wall type material behind the tiles in shower areas now anyway £30 a sheet x 3 sheets

So you get the protection

Have a look at linear tiles (type fresh blue linear to find them) they have pale grey and dark grey plus accent tiles - mine arrived and I live them!!

*Tilers

I think 2 shades / design of tiles, plus white if sanitary ware, plus blue on walls, looks like you're having a wood effect vanity unit and then whatever you have on the floor, is just too much in such a small room. I would keep to quite a simple palette (the same tiles throughout - large format). It also looks a bit odd tiling up the sides of the mirrored cabinet? Certainly with "fixtures" like tiles - that would be a real PITA to change - I'd say keep it neutral and add in colour if you want with accessories (or even the front of the vanity unit). Then if you change your mind, its easy to replace.