Can we fit in an ensuite?

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Would love some creative input... is there any way we could reasonably fit in an ensuite shower room to this plan (preferably for bedroom 1)? Unfortunately bedroom 4 needs to stay as an office for WFH purposes. Thanks!

Can you add the downstairs floor plan too please so I can see where the waste pipes are downstairs.

I think you will struggle to put one in near bedroom one but if there is drainage nearby, you could steal a slither from bed 2 and 3 and put an ensuite inbetween them.

I don't know the measurements but if the beds are all the same size then bedroom 3 is the better bet.

I think you will struggle and end up with a too small bedroom with no storage space. Any room for a separate shower downstairs anywhere?

Thanks so much for your input so far... here's the proposed downstairs (feedback appreciated- but that's probably another thread!). Thanks.

Dies it have to be ensuite? Could you convert the utility room into a shower room and turn the downstairs loo into a utility? Maybe stack the washer drier?

Other option is to borrow from bedroom three, but that would probably make it a single bedroom.

Any thoughts on turning the staircase at the top to create a bit of space for it? Or tacking it on to the top left of bedroom 1 and moving the window along?

you could take a slice off Bed1 like this - you won't be left with much storage space, but maybe you don't mind that.

B = new location of bed
S = shower
with basin in the middle opposite the door (not drawn) and loo at the end nearest the existing bathroom.

I can't see the dimensions of the bathroom and bedroom 1 but would something like this work? Excuse the rubbish diagram on my phone.
With a similar layout we extended the bathroom wall so that the new bathroom wall was the red line - what you have now as the wall between Bedroom 2 and the landing / corridor. We then took about 90cm off bedroom 2 to make a new corridor to Bedroom 1 (what I've tried to shade pink). We then divided the bathroom into a bathroom & ensuite, stealing a little bit from Bedroom 1. The bathroom width is about 1.8m (by about 2.7m) and we have the bath on the window wall, then a long narrow ensuite which is 1m wide (by 2.7m). Will try to find a pic.

Like this - dimensions changed (as we pushed the bathroom out further than this early drawing) but you can hopefully see what I mean

I know small ensuites are not popular on MN and lots of people would just prefer a larger bathroom but it works for us. Bedroom 2 is still 12ft x 10ft so a decent size. You have to be careful with fittings and decor to make the bathrooms feel spacious but it was the right choice for us.

Turning a staircase or moving a window seems an awful lot of expense and trouble to squeeze in an en-suite.

Doesn’t seem worth it if all you end up with is a sliver of an en-suite. Personally, I’d not buy a house where an en-suite has been shoehorned into a room, making a master bedroom space small.

Could you reclaim some of the double height space above the dining table? This would widen your bedroom and better let you fit in a narrow ensuite as drawn by another poster, or a more regular shaped one with space left over for wardrobes.

Thanks for the really helpful suggestions and viewpoints- lots to think about!

Bedroom 1 is part of a planned extension, so it doesn't matter about the cost of moving windows/ walls there. A second shower would be really useful somewhere, but sounds like it might be pushing it! Thanks all.

Is there any possibility the planned extension could be a few feet longer, then the ensuite would be immediately as you entered the room on the left, right next to the existing bathroom?