World’s smallest bathroom - layout help

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I have wracked my brain and been searching for months but can’t find a solution for our tiny bathroom - or shower room.

I’ve attached the floor plan from the estate agents but it’s mostly wrong but gives an idea of the odd shape. The purple L is where the loo is (with the window directly above), the B is the basin and the S is the shower. The door is actually on the angled wall.

There is zero scope for moving any walls. But there must be a better layout. It’s so cramped, I think I must be missing something really obvious.

Has anyone contended with anything similar?

I have a micro bathroom too. You couldn't swing a cat in it. It is big enough for a bath, measures about 2m by 1.8m. It is currently a wet room as renovated by previous owner, would that work for you? Or a small shower tray? I don't recommend mosaic tiles for floors as they are mould traps. I second using a curtain for the shower. I spend my life whacking various body parts against the screen as there is no space to move. Make sure the sink isn't too big, mine is shallow and wide and makes the space feel even smaller.

@cactuscushion I think a sliding door would work if I don’t move anything round. This would be the cheapest solution. You’re right and it might make it feel a little larger when getting in and out of it, but wouldn’t make a difference when using the room just for the loo and basin.

@BeingABee I do like the idea of a wet room but it’s just the issue of someone wanting to use the room and either the floor being wet or having to walk on the shower tray - not great for shod or unshod users!

I don't think anyone would step into a walk-in shower tray if going in to use the toilet. My en-suite is mini and I've never done that! A wet room floor would be wet though.

@Canyousewcushions

Think I'd put the shower in the corner where the estate agent has shown it, and the sink at the location where the estate agent has shown the door.

The toilet I'd look at moving a bit further into the corner if you have the cash to do it.

If it's your only bathroom I'd also look at those japanese baths/tubs which have a small footprint but would allow someone to have a bath if the wanted to.

If the shower was in the opposite corner it would hit you in the eye as soon as you walk in. The toilet is actually underneath the window and right in the corner. Do you think the shower, basin and loo would fit all on one wall?

Would putting square/rectangular shower along bottom wall work (where current shower is) and moving basin to where the plan says the door is?

Then you don’t need to move walls or doors. If you’re able to though, I’d put a door where it is on the plan. Either sliding or opening outwards.

@Myshinynewname you’re right I think it’s very unlikely and I’m not sure why I’m so concerned it would be a problem. If the shower was still opposite the basin but had a screen on one side, walls to the side and back and open on the front would it feel weird to have the basin in front of it?

@winechateauxjoy yes I definitely need to get a smaller basin and would love a wall hung loo too. I think it would look much cleaner and more spacious like yours.

@Bufferingkisses

Very quick mock up, get the builder to make the shower a wet room style so it uses the full length of the cut off space. Toilet only needs moving marginally to the side. It's difficult without measurements though!

This is incredible work! How brilliant and really helps visualise the space - or lack of! I could definitely block up the door. The wall is only stud so assuming it would be a simple job to move the doorway - though that’s where the light switches for the kitchen and cellar are. Would that pose a problem?

I've been surprised how little of the floor does get wet, and it's easily wiped with a towel (we use the hand towel, and replace the towel with a clean one daily). Heated floor gets rid of any leftover water. It can be cheaper to do a wet room than getting a decent enclosure, you just need a tanking kit and a former for the floor and then it's just tiling which you'd have to do anyway. And it is so much easier to keep clean!

@HardAsSnails I love yours but having rotated the image I don’t think it would work with the annoying cut off part which can’t be squared up. That’s really good to know re the costs of a wet room. Underfloor heating for such a small footprint should be an ok price so that’s really encouraging. Maybe if people don’t dry up with the towel, they forfeit use of the room and have to shower in a bucket in the garden!

Forgive the mess. Complete dumping ground at the moment but thought a photo might be easier. The toilet and window are directly behind the door as you walk in.

Moving light switches from one bit of stud wall to another is a really quick job for someone who knows what they’re doing.

I reckon you could use bufferingkisses version and still have walls around your shower if you didn’t want a wet room. (In fact, that layout is mine.)

@tldr thanks for confirming. I didn’t know if it would be a massive job like everything in this house seems to be. I do love the idea - it’s just the creativity is so good. I’d have never thought of it. As long as the shower and pipe work can go in that stud wall and not damage the kitchen it would be ideal.

I think you could do similar to mine across that end with the shower and sink: have a half width glass screen to your left where you have your shower and then a corner basin where the existing basin is. I'd also change the door to open outwards. It would make it so much brighter and airier.

I would put the basin on the external wall in between toilet and shower enclosure. Have the screen part of the shower next to it and the open end of the tray where your shower is now. A lower shower tray and a fixed clear glass screen would feel less in your face than a quadrant with all the metal parts for the handles and runners.

@HardAsSnails

I think you could do similar to mine across that end with the shower and sink: have a half width glass screen to your left where you have your shower and then a corner basin where the existing basin is. I'd also change the door to open outwards. It would make it so much brighter and airier.

I’d have never thought of a corner basin. This is genuine. I think it would eliminate my probably unfounded fear of stepping into/onto the shower tray. I’d have to measure for the door but that’s also a great idea! This would also be by far the cheapest way to do it which is even better.

@Myshinynewname

I would put the basin on the external wall in between toilet and shower enclosure. Have the screen part of the shower next to it and the open end of the tray where your shower is now. A lower shower tray and a fixed clear glass screen would feel less in your face than a quadrant with all the metal parts for the handles and runners.

I love this idea. I think having all 3 things on the same wall would be so much less claustrophobic and would look less cluttered. Again this would be a really cheap option as long as the widths fit. And would mean again the loo could stay where it is which is the biggest cost.

You’re right a low level tray would look so much better. And no awful handles trying to poke you in the shoulder/ribs depending on your height.

What about replacing the loo with one of these? Would create some space?

I'd make it a wet room, so no loss of floor space due to shower tray, and maybe a loo with a cistern wash basin to give even more space.

I would do a wet room with a pocket door so you have more space.

Is this your only bathroom?

I would have a sliding door and a toilet/sink combination to free up space rather than compromise on the size of the shower. I'm small and I can manage a small shower but the men in my life are huge

In Finland we have a wet room and you can by a squiggy type mop that gets rid of excess water on the floor in a shake. The floor is also of a material that beads the water so makes squiggying and drying very quick.

Is this your only bathroom?

I’m weirdly invested in this thread and measured our bathroom.

It’s slightly less than 2m long and has a shower (1200x800), toilet, basin (not corner) in a row. Door opens outwards. Shower has an open outwards door and small bit of tiled stud wall.

It’s not spacious but it doesn’t feel claustrophobic or cluttered.