Master Bath, door swings into shower
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Comments (12)Thanks for the additional ideas -- You've got a good point about the awkward position to open the shower door using the green swing -- though I'm not sure how much better it would be with the red swing. It's fine to open it a bit for turning on the water, but opening it all the way requires a wrist-cock around the door, or a shift from the outer handle to an inner one. Having a towel bar on the shower door itself would solve the problem, but I don't want to do that since the shower doorway will have an arched opening, and the tilework surrounding that arch will be a thing of beauty. I don't want to distract the eye from it. The problem with your suggested towel position is that there really *isn't* any wall space on the wall between the sink and toilet. That entire (smallish) area is occupied by a window. Hanging a towel to the left of the window dangles it in the sink; to the right of the window risks dangling it it the toilet. While we've been referring to it as a 'linen closet', in reality, I suspect it'll be more of a 'bath pantry' with all sorts of uglyish bottles and toilet paper and odds & ends rather than neatly stacked linens. For that reason, I definitely do want some sort of door....See MoreMaster Bath Layout - will this walk-in shower work?
Comments (37)Well, I know how you feel there. But you will be tying up access to your closet if another person (not your partner) is using the john or taking a shower. If I read your room use correctly, you have half baths in attic and basement, but no other bathing facilities? Just in this area. IF you split this you could make a secondary toilet/vanity area which could also be entitled to use the shower. But you could still lock off their access to YOUR master bath and closet area. I think that MongoCT drew something like that. And technically, if there is no closet directly associated with the main bedroom, it technically cannot be called a bedroom. I understand what Terriks means about that. Even a small closet can keep it designated as a bedroom, but it would be hard to call it a "master suite." In my DH's house in Mass, I've been dealing with a similar problem, so I know how mind boggling it gets. On the main floor of the house, a cape, we have a full bath with a tub. It serves as a guest powder room. I am adding a master bath adjacent to it, but this bath only has room for a shower. So what I'm doing is making it possible for us to combine the two when we are at home with no guests. And when we have overnight guests upstairs, we can also lock the door from the living room which gives access via a tiny hall to this full bath. OR, conversely, I have a door further down the hall which is really the bedroom back door(another one exists)---it blocks off access to our bedroom from this direction, as well as to the 3/4 master bath. By making all the flooring the same in the full bath, the tiny hall, and the 3/4 master bath, it will I'm thinking look cohesive. I'll have to try to put this drawing up for you. It is much simpler than your plans, because our walkin closet access is separate from the bath areas. I'll have to go back and view your current setup for the plumbing etc, to see if your dream of a big bath can be achieved while keeping the walkin closet dedicated to your bedroom....See MoreMaster Bath: Shower only or tub/shower combo?
Comments (7)Thanks for all your thoughts! homeybird- we did briefly consider the wetroom idea, however, we're in Maine (brrrrrr), this room has 3 exterior walls and a poorly insulated floor, AND we need to be a little more traditional for resale. igloochic- Well, right now there IS no office. That is all part of a gigantically long master bedroom. It's stupid space in my opinion. I work at home and NEED an office, so right now my desk is set up there, open to the bedroom. I HATE it. Hate the computer lights and hum, hate seeing the piles and cords. I want my bedroom to be a calm place to escape and unwind. This house is teeny, so there is NO other place for my office to go. (Plus, we think being able to claim 3BR is a plus for resale. Target market will either be a young family or retired couple. Either way it seems like 2 normal-sized bedrooms and a small nursery or home office is a desireable combo. Honestly, there's no other place in the house where a home office could go....) weedyacres- I'll play around with that but my DH is going to be mad. We're having a heck of a bad year, renovation-wise. We started the kitchen/LR/DR renovation in April and soon discovered some very major drainage problems. We'd hoped to complete the exterior renovations this fall but the money we had to spend on the stupid drainage problems has left us utterly broke. Then DH got temporarily furloughed and I am not working either, and both cars are dying. It's baaaaad. BUT we HAVE to address this bathroom this month because it is -quite literally- making me sick. There is a huge mold problem in there. It's sealed off with painters tape right now because I was so sick from it. DH is going to have to cut a hole in the exterior wall, go in there and start gutting it until he finds the source of the mold (we suspect it is in the insulation, possibly the sheathing and studs, hope not!!). ANYWAY. It is not the best scenario to start a renovation. The kitchen's still not done either. And we're out of money. So we're leery of making too many changes. Even doing it all ourselves, having to reframe and redrywall and trim out all those extra walls is sure to add at least a grand, don't you think? Plus, our Washer & dryer are currently in the north closet...... WEll, I will draw it out and play around with it...... thanks for thinking outseide the box anyway....See MoreHelp With Awkward Master Bath Door
Comments (19)If your plumbing is in the way, can it be diverted a bit to allow it to come into the room a bit. This diversion would mean that you bring it toward the toilet direction about 6", then build a second wall to hold the plumbing, and shower fixtures and shower surface. The original wall would now not have plumbing in it and allow the pocket door to go into the original wall. Your shower will be shorter. You could use the end to create openings for storage. This drawing is what I'm talking about. I don't know if a plumber was in your plans, but I would think the lines could be added to, and rerouted to accommodate a pocket door. Its worth asking about. Cause I think a pocket door is the answer. Especially a door that isn't closed much. Pocket doors are a little more cumbersome to use, cause you just can't swing it open an closed, but I have 2 of them, to save space in my bathroom and I'm satisfied....See MoreBabka NorCal 9b
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