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New Master Bath and Closet in 10x10 bedroom

Marguerite Campbell

6 years ago

I'm moving into a century old home with 4 bedrooms and planning to change one bedroom into a closet and bathroom. The room is adjacent to the main bathtub/shower. There is only one window on the far wall furthest away from the adjacent bathroom. I'm looking for floor plan and decor ideas.

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Nancy in Mich

6 years ago

If you have an idea of the master bedroom and the 10 x 10 bedroom together, we can try, but you need to draw them out with at least approximate placement of doors and windows and closets. 10 x 10 is hard to make into a walk-in closet and a bathroom, but if we stole a bit out of your bedroom, like the closet, then maybe....

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chiflipper
6 years ago
Pics and a floor plan.
Nancy in Mich
6 years ago
Floor plan should include the master bedroom, the 10 x 10 room to become the master bath and closet, and the adjacent bathroom. Are you saying that you are adding a new bathroom into the 10 x 10 room, or is the adjacent bathroom becoming the master bath?
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Marguerite Campbell
Original Author
6 years ago
Adding the bath and closet in the 10x10 room. Sorry - I know pics would help, however I don't live there yet and am just thinking about this. Might be impossible to get ideas
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JAN MOYER
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
A five by ten bath, and a 4.5 by 10' closet. That's all you will get from the space. Where are the windows and doors etc. You are ahead of yourself with no drawing or picture.
Marguerite Campbell
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks for all the comments. I’ll take pictures on my next visit and repost. Rookie mistake. Thanks All
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
6 years ago
Not just pics but actual floor plans of the surround spaces too.
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6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
A walk in closet requires at least 6’ of depth to have hanging on both sides. And that only leaves a skinny 2’ walkway. 7’ depth is better. Otherwise stick with a 24”D reach in closet, hopefully accessible from the bedroom. That depth doesn’t account for the wall framing, which has to be accounted for. A reach in will take away usable wall space. That has to be accounted for in furniture placement.

Bathrooms all have minimum required spacing for fixtures. And plumbing drains have to slope 1/4” per foot. That means drains may sometimes need to intrude into the space below if the placement isn’t optimal. http://starcraftcustombuilders.com/bath.design.rules.htm#.WqAZJX9MHYU

A bathroom addition is the most expensive per square foot project that you can undertake. You need to slow down and hire the right designer to make the most of your space. The designer will have contacts with the right contractors. It isn’t a $198 project. Or even a $19,800 project. Make sure that you have the conversation about proper waterproofing for your wet spaces. That is a giant error that many make, to their regret.

http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2018/
Marguerite Campbell
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks!! Great advice - I'll get a designer and probably save myself a lot of headache in the long run.

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