Soundproofing bathroom?

[wrytelee]

Hi!
I have this thing where I hate being heard going to the toilet!
But I'm about to move into a bungalow, with the bathroom situated right next to the living room. Arghh.
Can anyone relate?
How do you soundproof a bathroom?
Even if it was just the door - is there a specific type of door material which would provide a bit of sound insulation?
Thanks!

Rather than soundproofing, you could aim to deaden the sounds. EG textiles like extra towels, bath mat, Roman blind on window, etc.

A heavyweight door such as a door with fire door level spec will be better than a flimsy lightweight door for sound insulation. Or a really solid wood door.

You also need to fill in the gap at the bottom of the door to deaden sound - just a rolled up towel (you keep for that use) could work if it's a once a day bathroom kind of reason (trying to put it delicately!) Or add a draft excluder strip. But that would look a bit odd on an internal door imo.

Keep a radio in the bathroom and just put music on to drown out any unwanted sounds?

I did the same. But mine is next to the bedroom. I hate it. I can hear everything. Others in the house don’t care but I do.
If I’m in there I take my phone and play music and if others go in there while I’m in bed I play music my end.

I have planning restrictions at the moment. But as soon as they are gone I am adding a separate bathroom the other side of the house.

I am having solid wooden doors fitted today to all the doors. Hoping that will help. Not just with the loo but the rest of the house. As it can be fairly noisy

Have to say though. Love living in a bungalow. The no stairs is amazing. But the sound does travel.

Yes the door is likely the weak point, but more specifically the airgap around the door, although a heavier door will help. Try and make the seal as airtight as possible, particularly around the bottom. You can buy p-profile rubber adhesive seals relatively cheaply but you may need to look at how the door has been hung to get this to work.

I would probably aim to soundproof the wall in the living room rather then the bathroom; coupled with a decent heavy door that should make a difference.

Just shove a bit of loo paper down the toilet before you go to muffle the sound.

You'll find some good expansions and advice on this site, I used them as reference for a project I did, not in U.K.
Not sure what the products and prices are like on there but it seems a well put together site.

www.soundproofingstore.co.uk/

Does it have an extractor fan? That will block out noise

This maybe an idea (but agree with the previous advice about a decent door). We've just used these, not cheap but seem a good way of adding a little bit of soundproofing but not compromising on the design etc Acupanel

You need a Japanese loo. They play a tube while you are on the toilet, or play the sound of running water to drown our toilet sounds.

My wooden doors have been put in today. So I will let u know if it helps at all

@Africa2go u have these? Do they work. Why did u put them in. If they work I could put them on the bedroom wall. Wonder if they come in other colours

@Paranoidandroidmarvin Yes, we have a downstairs loo which shares a wall with a living space (although only the sink is on that wall, the loo is opposite). I just wanted something to dull any noise, did some research, loved the look of the wood panelling so went with it. The panelling was installed before the loo was is use, so I can only tell you what its like with the panels - that we can't hear water running etc. You can still hear (only if you listen closely & you're sat in silence next door) the toilet being flushed.