We are building a new house. Framing is done and the plumber is starting work. In general we are ok with this master bath plan but I have a few specific questions (any feel free to give any other feedback if you think anything could be improved) The current tub drawn is a 42" x 72" soaker tub. The shower is 3'10"x6' (roughly). 1) For the shower I want a bench. We realized the only logical place right now it the exterior wall. However, given where the door on the shower will be, the main showered will be on this wall as well so the bench will end up below the shower head. I don't mind this a ton since I want it mainly for shaving and storage but the plumber thinks it's not a great plan. That being said we don't have any much better solutions (see #3 for one). What do you think of a bench under a shower head? 2) Actually the plumber wanted to put the shower head on the rightmost wall of the shower but I thought that was crazy since it would be spraying along the width of the shower rather than the length so I vetoed that. He noted that placing the shower head on the exterior wall makes it very hard to reach the handle to turn on the water without getting wet. The solution we are currently going with is putting the main shower head on the exterior wall, and the hand shower and shower control knobs on the rightmost wall (so you can still reach it from the shower door). Opinions on this arrangement? Any other good ideas? 3) The tub is clearly big. One thing I was thinking was that technically we could cut the tub length by a foot, get a 5' length tub, then tile that leftover extra foot to the right of the tub and enclose it in the shower glass as the bench (but that might also be weird since it's the shower length not width). 4) In general what do you think of this tub size? I saw some forums suggesting 6' was too long for comfort. I was thinking of a tub with a center drain (in case we ever wanted to use it as a 2 person). I don't have a tub showroom that I know of where I can go sit in tubs (as suggested on most of these forums). Any to favorites for a large soaker tub? I want arm rests so I can read a book easily. Current choices (if we go with the big size) are Jacuzzi Mito http://www.jacuzzi.com/baths/bathtubs/mito-bath/ MTI http://www.ibathtile.com/bathtubs-kitchens/MTI-MBSRO7142C.html (don't love that it is round though) American standard town square http://www.wayfair.com/American-Standard-Town-Square-71.5-x-42Soaking-Bathtub-2742.002-L590-K~ASD2482.html?refid=GX50899336140-ASD2482&device=c&ptid=75695516940&gclid=CNrrmfHM_ckCFYQYHwodXCEH1Q Anyone familiar with any of these? 5) Any other advice, changes, feedback? Thanks so much!! I will cross post in building a home as well.

beautiful4life70- I hear what you're saying except that I pay attention to things like that so maybe some wouldn't think much of it, it would probably bother me if it isn't somehow balanced. numbersjunkie- I thought of skylights too- I'm not a big fan. We have them in that bumped out area in the back- which is where our kitchen table is. I don't think I want to cut into the roof up there as that is the north facing side and we sometimes get snow buildup that doesn't melt as fast as other areas of the house. I found a photo of 3 windows evenly spaced spanning a shower and tub- this is what I'm thinking in terms of even placement between the walls on the inside of the bathroom. I even like the pony wall/glass look in this shower. But visually this may be tricky- especially if I bump out that wall and recess the shower. I'm going to get some to scale drawings to see what that might visually look like. Maybe I just do two windows, one inside the shower and one outside by the vanity.

(1) Swap the shower and toilet locations; (2) move the window a bit towards the vanities or shorten the window a bit, so you have spaces for towel hooks; (3) use a pony wall in between the shower and the toilet area to give the toilet area a bit privacy. I have a slightly larger master bath but similar layout. It looks and works great. See below photo of my master bath for your reference. Good luck with your project!

You need a very accurate scaled drawing of the existing space. Then a scaled drawing of the PLAN for the new space. A plumbing wall needs six inches depth. This ( below ) tells us nothing..........: ) It is not a "floor plan" A floor plan has inches. Contractor states he can push the bedroom closet wall back about 12 inches (roof/vents on the opposite end) and turn the shower horizontally into that closet space. He can remove the bathroom door and pony walls (used to be a sliding door closet). We are currently looking to put the toilet on the left of the vanity, scoot the vanity over to the right just a bit and build a wall and pocket door at the entrance.