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Comments (1)Ours are all inside the room (whether it be a bathroom, bedroom, etc.) and that is typically what I have always seen. The only switches we have outside of a "room" is for closets and pantry....See MoreBathroom layout - architect's or ours or contractor's
Comments (20)I agree that 2' 6" is too narrow for the toilet area, especially when there's a full vertical wall (shower side) next to it. I think you can get away with that only when it's sandwiched between a tub (with curtain only) and vanity, because there's open space at the edges above the tub and vanity (if that makes sense. Not "walls".) Why are you so set on a tiled shower stall rather than nicely tiled tub? I have both in my home: a gorgeously tiled walk in shower in the master and tub with nice tiled walls and niches (and a curved shower rod to increase the showering space!) in the kid/guest bath. I gotta say that the tub is much easier to use because you don't have to squeegee and wipe/dry it all out after every shower. In a kids bath I would heartily recommend that over a tiled/glass stall shower. But that's just my opinion... Layout-wise, the space is going to be tight in any of those layouts. A 30" wide shower stall is going to feel cramped, I think (whereas a 30" tub with a curved shower rod gives you 36" of elbow room in the same footprint...) Can you steal just a little more space from an adjoining room to make this work better? even 6" more in either direction would help. Here is a link (below) to the most recent bathroom we did, which has similar dimensions and layout. We also played around with using a neo-angle shower but after using one of similar measurements and finding it so cramped, we nixed the idea. Here is a link that might be useful: hall bath renovation...See Moreconflicting contractor advice on bathroom remodel - please help!
Comments (8)Thank you all for your input! From a cost & speed stand point, I think a pre-formed shower pan is probably what we would prefer. Our shower is a pretty standard size 36"x36" so I don't anticipate running into a lot of trouble in finding a pan that will work. live_wire_oak thank you for your suggestions on other materials for the shower pan, I will look into them. I agree with you that if we had plenty of time, we could probably figure out how to do the shower pan & tile the walls. Our timing may not have been the best for this project as we have a fairly hard deadline of end of March for getting this done. As a result we're trying to do what we feel confident doing and farm out that which we could probably do, but would be massively slower at. Calling individual trades might be another way to go. Hadn't considered that option. I'm willing to GC it myself if that's what it takes....See MoreBathroom remodel- contractor mistake?!
Comments (30)You need to have the plumbing pipes, & valve, behind the surround, and wall centered. If it is a 3 piece surround you can repurchase another 1 and have the "friend" do that end piece over correctly. Just simply point out that the dimensions of the surround may have been different than he thought originally. The tub itself might be out of level as well. Leaning towards the entry, or the inside wall is severely leaning outward at the top. Seen both many times before. This is where the old axiom, measure twice, cut once, comes into play. To be more specific about an easier fix, I need to see the inside corner, in a picture as well. Some surrounds are manufactured differently than what a "normal" installation should be. Send a pic to jjjomo@msn.com, & I can help a bit more, if you choose. Good luck. People make mistakes, as long as we learn from them, not to repeat them, then it was an educative process for both. Look at it as, education is expensive. I go to college every time I start a new customers house. You think Harvard is expensive? Building & remodeling for 45 years is way more tuition than the Ivy Leagues...See MoreJoseph Corlett, LLC
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