Help with master bath layout- shower door opening.
Hoping someone can help us. We are building a new home and things are already framed. We need to decide how the shower door will open- something we didn't consider (and apparently our architect also overlooked). Here is the plan. The door could open out towards the main entry to the bathroom but the two doors would be within about 1' of each other. The other option is to angle the door a little (so it's angled towards the sink). Any thoughts on either of these? The length of the shower can vary a little, the tub is 42" wide and we need a minimum of 4" of tile on each end so that's 50" minimum (so there is some flexibility on how far out that tub bump out goes...but we have to decide by Thursday as it's being installed then). Another option is just having no shower door at all but that seems a bit weird to me (the shower is nearly 6' long so water probably wouldn't be a huge issue and the opening could be angled). I am thinking we need the area between the main door and the shower for a towel rack since I don't see any other great location for one. Any ideas on what you would do to make this shower door most functional? I Cross posted on the bathroom forum
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Comments (8)The hand held is mostly for making cleaning the shower easier (or pets etc.) I don't necessarily think we'd normally have them on the sometime just was thinking it might be "fun" like a carwash haha. Do you know how much hydronic under-floor heat runs to install? I was leaning towards the mats because I think they are a few hundred and there is no way I will be able to convince my husband if they are much more. He is already not keen on the extra expense. I have never heard of guardian glass- thanks for the tip! I believe the water is hard in the town- was going to get a whole house water softener. Do you think the glass would still be necessary? The bench really was just for shaving but that being said, my husband has already needed knee surgery twice so I have a feeling it might come in use if he manages to re-injure a knee (granted I also but a full bath on the first floor as an option if he won't go upstairs). I like the idea of the bench in the vanity- do you have one? Do you use it often? I was currently focusing more on storage so I was thinking of drawers between the two sinks but maybe a lower bench/sitting area would be better. The vanity will be around 9'. I defiantly want a tall cabinet on each end (for electric toothbrushes, razors, etc. so the counters are cleared). Do you think there is adequate space for a bench? My husband won't even think twice about being by the toilet. If anything, it's probably more convenient for him since he will probably be the one spending more time there :)...See MoreHelp with Master Bath layout
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sarahbr2
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8 years agoHere is an attempt at drawing this in. Is there a standard door width? Some quick searching looked like 28"? Is 24" more appropriate or would you go with 28"? The bench has to go under the main showered due to the configuration. Blue oval is main showered, blue circle on right wall is hand shower, and the gray oval is the control. I drew the door off center so that I could put a small wall to the right of it as chartist suggested. If we do a 28" door it looks like we have 11" between the two doors. Also for shampoo shelves/niches, I was thinking we could put a few diagonal shelves on that tiny wall behind the door (so you can't see the clutter from most of the room), or else we could do a niche in the wall abutting the tub but then it would be a bit low down (saw a few of these on houzz)...actually on second thought our wall would be even lower since it's a tub wall and not a toilet wall.
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