Big Mudroom or small mudroom and half bathroom
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Tile transition: mudroom to bathroom
Comments (8)A powder-room floor isn't very likely to be wet (well, one hopes not anyway!) so slipping shouldn't be much of a worry. If you're concerned, you can choose tiles that have a higher "coefficient of friction." Coefficient of Friction is a measure of slipperyness and ranges (in theory) from 0 to 1. Zero would mean no friction at all while 1 would be mean you couldn't slide against the surface at all no matter how hard you tried. For comparison, rubber tires on dry road surfaces experience a COF of about 0.7 to 0.8 but when the roads are wet the COF drops to around 0.4. Wet ice can have a COF of 0.1 or even lower. For a shower floor, I would look for a tile with a wet COF of at least 0.6 or else use 1x1 or 2x2 mosaic tiles so that the COF of grout is more important than the COF of the tiles. Even with 1x1 mosaics though, if the tile is very slippery, you can wind up with a very slippery shower floor....See MoreWWYD re: tile in bathroom/mudroom
Comments (19)Angie, I don't understand how they can install a ceramic floor without a subfloor underneath (unless it is on a slab). I hope you will provide more info on this topic as the mystery is uncovered. We are using the orange Schluter product too in our shower, but still need a subfloor. If you look around on your link above you will see pictures of them applying thinset type product over a subfloor. If he is thinking of laying a thinner subfloor, ask him how thick it will be. You don't want too thin of a subfloor or it will bounce and crack. As per your original question -- if it can be done to avoid a big threshold, I would definitely go for it. Carol...See MoreLooking for a sink for a bathroom that will also be a sort of mudroom
Comments (14)If the intended use includes washing the dog's dishes, a small kitchen sink with attached drainboard would be nice. You can wash hands in almost anything, so look for something that works well for the dishes. Pro Kitchen ... ask the clients how they like cleaning the inside bottom seam in that rustic tub. When it's still a tub you can tip around as you clean it, then tip it upside down to drain....See MoreMudroom and Bathroom
Comments (22)chicagoans - The angled corner in your mudroom closet (circled in orange below) gets you nothing, as you won't be able to access that space and it's too narrow to hang anything anyway. I think you'd be better served to square off the closet and give your washer and dryer a bit more space on that wall. That closet is the pantry, but I can see about squaring it off. Agree with others that I'd delete the door to the stairs and between the bathroom and bedroom. The door is to the basement stairs. I wouldn't feel comfortable removing it. I like having a powder room off the mudroom, but as it's the only bathroom for the bedroom, walking around to get there will be awkward. I don't see a solution to that other than making room for a small PR accessed from the mudroom and a small bath with shower off the bedroom. I'll consider this, I just didn't want to have so many bathrooms. bpath - I wonder…if the kitchen moved down, taking over the foyer hall, and the front door is moved to in front of the basement stairs, you eliminate a hallway, and add a convenient “friends and family“ entry, and no change in square footage. This may work. Then, the guests could also use the mudroom for coats/shoes? I like how the front door is currently facing the driveway so I can see the nice front door as I drive up the long drive. Understandably, while seeing the front door would be nice and pretty it's probably not best for function. MrsPete - I'd recommend one large space where the family could comfortably gather ... with or without the TV + a smaller space that can be closed off (visually and acoustically). But right now you have three small spaces, none of which look comfortable. If you do away with the large entry near the fireplace, you'll have space to make one of these large. The large entry near the fireplace? The 4-seasons room? I could make this a bit smaller, but this room is important to us. A space without a TV and large views of the backyard/farm. Does someone work from home full-time? Could the smaller living space double as an office during the day? You're planning some too-small spaces, and this might be a place to find the needed square footage. The 4-season room off the master is my home office. I work from home every day. I'm not sure what wide-wide entry you're referring to. I believe the 'empty hallway' you're seeing are the stairs that go up to the loft and down to the basement. Nope, this space here -- it's a lot of wasted space: I would defiantly be willing to change this space. We very rarely have visitors, but would still like a place for them to put their shoes and coats if we do have our parents or kids' friends over. Try before you buy: Move a sofa or chair near the fireplace, as it is in your plan. Sit down and see whether you find it comfortable to bend your neck to watch the TV up high. This is currently how we have our TV. It's not my favorite, but it's how my husband likes it. I'm trying to talk him into at least getting the TV mantel mount so it can extend down if I want it to....See Morebeaglesdoitbetter1
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