5 ft x 8 ft 5' Bathroom Challenge
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sw_in_austin
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Comments (17)3-5 weeks lets consider navigating an apt. building, parking , working in tight confines with an at home client , lets consider how many humans can work in this small space at once and how much storage and staging space this ladys small apt has throughout the job while she works from home? is there stairs and or elevators? and now enter the fact that there is no scope of work spoken of. you certainly can paint and lay vinyl and replace trim in a week. a gut/reno permitted inspected with any tile, vanity, and certainly any plumb electric work drywall mud paint trim.... are you accounting for the quote /design off site time? the material selections/procurement time? the apt bldg association rules? handholding? have you yourself built 50 bathrooms and can speak to all the challenges or did your neighbors cousin tell you a week? only on TV...See MoreWhat would you do 2.5 extra ft? Redesign my 5 x 7 bathroom to 7 x 7.5
Comments (8)benjesbride I absolutely LOVE this idea! Is moving a waste line more of an issue than moving the plumbing lines? I've always hated that the toilet is right at the door and would like to add a partition wall between the would be new vanity and toilet location. There is a vent in the rear of the existing shower (from bottom to top of building) that is about 12" wide. It's goes all the way to the end of the foyer closet. That leaves us with about 72" of space along the foyer closet wall to add a toilet and vanity. I think the toilet requires 30" so a 42" double vanity (or two smaller single vanities). We cannot have washer/dryers in this complex (old 1950's plumbing). But I've always complained about no linen closet in the bathroom so that works too. I'd like to move the door to the foyer; however, that would require a split vanity due to the heating pipes in the middle of the room along the wall behind the existing door. No, we are not adding a bedroom. That may be a later addition though, years from now. An neighbor converted the rear of the living/dining area to an office/bedroom (photo below). I've tried to adjust the floor plan to add the vent/shaft in the rear of the shower. It may not be worth the time and expense to open up the foyer wall if we can't get a great layout....See MoreRecessed light for a small 5x8 ft bathroom
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12 years agoI have the same layout as staceyneil's first bath in her post.
I did 3 spacesavers: the most narrow Toto toilet available, had a semi custom kitchen cabinet company make a vanity from a sink base cabinet 18 inches deep and 22.5 inches wide, and recessed a wood toilet paper holder into the vanity side.
I copied the posted layout from someone else's post but it's close to my measurements.
Here is a link that might be useful: Bathroom forum gallery post on my finished 5 x 8 bath
cat_mom
12 years agoOur two upstairs bathrooms are pretty small. Layouts are pretty similar to staceyneil's first pic (but reversed).
We had our vanities made by a local guy; copies of Sonia's Europa vanity (24" wide), but a taller version.
detroit_burb
12 years agowhere is your window? try and avoid the bath in the window it is tough to clean that window and can be a mold trap even if it is vinyl. i have one of these baths and the toilet is below the window opposite the bathtub which does not allow for standard clearance in front of the toilet, but it has worked for this house since 1946.
below layout would work with a narrow vanity and plenty of room for narrow storage cabinets if the window is offset. would always use obscured glass in such a small bathroom so window shades are optional:
it is done in open office draw which is open source software.
David
12 years agoMost likely, you will end up with a layout similar to sue_b's, ...
I redid my master bathroom (5' x 8') with a curbless shower design, wall hung toilet, linear drain for a minimalistic look & feel.
Sink at night
The guest bath (also 5' x 8') will have a similar layout, except that it will have a bathtub and have a standard toilet as there is no more room for another in-wall system.
gmp3
12 years agoessdana
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