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Teeny tiny en suite

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Plentyoffishnets · 05/08/2018 11:50

I was wondering if anyone has got a tiny ensuite or could give me any good ideas on how to make the most of the space as I'm planning on putting in an ensuite in the corner of my bedroom. I'm thinking of having a curved wall into my bedroom so it is less intrusive and of having a pocket door as well. It'll be an irregular pentagon (!) with 2 longer sides of 1.5m, then 2 x 1m walls and the door between - I've attached a couple of pics - layout is just an idea to make sure there would be enough space for everything - appreciate any ideas/ pictures thankyou

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Urbanbeetler · 05/08/2018 11:53

Any way you can have more knee room around toilet? I have had tiny en suites before but thankfully with knee room- I’ve also been in ones where the toilet is practically unusable as you can’t sit on it without scrunching up. Not conducive to a relaxing poo.

Urbanbeetler · 05/08/2018 11:54

Maybe a corner toilet? But o think that’s a window.

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Plentyoffishnets · 05/08/2018 12:03

there's no windows - it's all completely internal walls

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ThePricklySheep · 05/08/2018 12:09

Looking online the shows will need to curve out more than you’ve shown on the plan. Is that right?
If not, is the shower big enough?

Would a wet room give you more room as there isn’t a barrier of shower and non shower space?

ThePricklySheep · 05/08/2018 12:10

*shower not shows

SwedishEdith · 05/08/2018 12:13

Do you need an ensuite? Is it really worth it for the compromise on space in the bedroom? It'll be like one on a ferry.

theunsure · 05/08/2018 12:13

We have the smallest en suite in the world! I’ll try and take a picture.

It has an 800x800 shower with bifold door. Tiny basin and loo.

It’s in DH’s bedroom, he uses the loo at night and we will only use the shower if we have guests. Main bathroom is large and luxurious!

randomsabreuse · 05/08/2018 12:13

We have a tiny en suite. Definitely pocket door - got ours from Ironmongery Direct. We got the smallest available quadrant shower, which is perfectly adequate if cozy for leg shaving.

Think about towel rails. Pocket door doesn't have to be huge. I would be tempted to put shower on wall next to bed, small sink where shower is now and toilet back to wall next to door.

I would also mark out your planned space with "things" and use boxes/cardboard to simulate space.

This works well apart from towel hanging options.

Get a quiet extractor fan with a humidity sensor.

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EnriqueTheRingBearingLizard · 05/08/2018 12:21

If you only need the basin for handwashing and teeth cleaning, as opposed to a full wash down, you could have a combined toilet and basin to save space.

Lots available
Example here

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Plentyoffishnets · 05/08/2018 12:22

I am not 100% sure I need an ensuite but I really want one. We live in a small house and there are similar houses locally that have en suites and rooms a similar size to how mine will be.
I am just aware how hard it'll be sharing a bathroom with 2 kids about to enter their teenage years when we all have to be ready at the same time in the morning!
I think it will make the house a lot more liveable and I don't intend to move for quite some time
I like the idea of corner sinks and toilets - does anyone have them and do you think they look as nice as regular ones?
How far out should the curves come out on the shower, prickly?
I guess a wet room could work but does that not mean wet feet? how do you dry it off adequately after a shower?

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Urbanbeetler · 05/08/2018 12:29

I think a small en suite is better than no en suite.

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Plentyoffishnets · 05/08/2018 12:45

yes that's what I was thinking urbanbeetler

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ShakespearesSisters · 05/08/2018 12:54

I have one I put in the corner of my bedroom, dimensions are similar to yours, also no window as all internal walls. I have a corner loo in one corner. It's spacious enough, I'm at work, will send you a pic later. It works well. We needed a saniflow because we couldn't get to the main sewer from our bedroom. And I have a duotherm towel rail so it runs off electric in the summer so I still get dry towels and the room doesn't smell damp.
I love it!

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Plentyoffishnets · 05/08/2018 12:57

ooh yes would love to see the pics theunsure ans Shakespeare's sister. I think I will also need a saniflo due to where it will be located. Have heard mostly negative reviews of them - that they are noisy and of problems of them getting blocked - how have you found yours Shakespeare?

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origamiwarrior · 05/08/2018 13:19

You might find it more effective use of space to have a rectangular en-suite. Toilet at one long end, sink in middle, facing you as you walk through door (door directly opposite sink - we had standard door opening outwards into bedroom, but pocket door even better) and built-in shower taking full width of room at other end, opp toilet. Lots of leg room when on toilet, could have a wide sink, and shower configuration uses every available inch of room width.

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Plentyoffishnets · 05/08/2018 16:10

I'd love to do it rectangular but it wouldn't be possible in the space without meaning walking into the room and having a wall directly ahead

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theunsure · 05/08/2018 18:17

Struggling to upload as limited phone signal. If this doesn’t work will try tomorrow on wifi

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theunsure · 05/08/2018 18:21

We’ve just moved in and house not quite finished (private new build), there is a cabinet with mirror to go above basin. Basin ok for handwashing, teeth cleaning but not much else.

But shower surprisingly roomy. Just not much room outside shower! But its only guest overflow for us, so good enough. We had a massive en suite at last house so this was a compromise-but main bathroom is lovely and so is rest of the plot, so it wasn’t a “must”.

theunsure · 05/08/2018 18:34

Just measured it-tiled it is about 2150x850. Genuinely tiny!

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Plentyoffishnets · 05/08/2018 18:45

it's lovely theunsure- they look like expensive tiles - shows how quality can make up for size

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theunsure · 05/08/2018 19:05

Thank you. We are pleased overall with the finish but it wasn’t expensive.

I am pretty sure tiles were these www.tilechoice.co.uk/eco-illinois-grey.html?

Bathroom itself from Pochins.

Can’t tell you exact cost as we just paid a proportion on top of what the builder provided as standard and used his suppliers so got his full discount. But we aren’t talking thousands.

randomsabreuse · 05/08/2018 19:21

Other tips- close coupled toilets save a decent amount of space and don't affect use. Just don't get a square shaped if in a hard water area because they accumulate scake in the corners which is a bitch to remove because brushes aren't that shape and water flow seems to not rinse there well.

InNeedOfALieInNow · 05/08/2018 19:40

I think not making the room square is making it smaller. If it was square/rectangular you’d have more space for fittings and moving around.

I wouldn’t put the towel rail next to the loo as they get hot and it’s an easy way to burn yourself

InNeedOfALieInNow · 05/08/2018 19:44

If your bedroom door opens back against the wall I don’t think you’d walk into the room and feel like you have a wall directly ahead as you’d be entering and naturally turning slightly right away from the door.

If the room was rectangular I’d have a big shower across where the loo is on your plan all the way to the opposite wall where the corner shower is. Loo where the sink is and a basin next to it on the wall that would be behind the door iyswim.

dangerrabbit · 05/08/2018 19:45

What about having it as a wet room so there’s no separate shower cubicle?