Anyone know if building regs allow you to turn a bathroom door around so it opens into a hall, rather than into the bathroom?

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Our upstairs bathroom is such an awkward weird shape- almost a wedge like a chunk of cheese. Not able to change the shape of it or expand it, but want to put in new shower bath, sink, loo. It would make SO much difference if the door didn't open inwards. As it is you have to open the door and squeeze past the sink to get in. Will they let us turn the door round so it opens into the hall? It isn't a tiny hall, so it's not going to knock anyone flying down the stairs if it opens into the hall for example, LOL, but wondered if they had regs about these things. Don't really want to ask the regs dept just yet as they are not very nice people! (the ones in our council anyway)

We did this - no building regs needed and it's really simple to do! makes a huge difference to the amount of useable space!

I may be dim, but if it is your house surely you can do what you like internally?

We have a loo where the door does this as otherwise you could not get in.

Not sure if it's the same, but we did it with our kitchen door, and didn't need to tell anyone.

(used to work for a design/architectural company, so was able to pick their brains)

i'm sure you can - our en suite does this. The 'designers' had it opening inwards, but we didn't see the point - open into a tiny room to clash with the shower door, or open into our large bedroom . And thinking about it I'm 9 months pregnant, wonder if I would ahve been able to get out if the door opened inwards?

Yippee!
I hope you're right as this would make the arguments between me and DH stop! (Well, this particular argument about the bathroom door, anyway)

I have done this in all the houses I renovate as you can make a much better bathroom if you step into it that way,no building regs required.

Great, thank you so much everyone. Because it seemed like such a great solution to our bathroom space problem I just felt certain it wouldn't be allowed somehow!! (pessimist emoticon)

its fine ,i've done it with a kitchen and bathroom door

Absolutely fine. Doors usually face inwards due to taking up space in hallways which are narrow, rather than due to any legality.