Help me design 5' x 9.5' bathroom!! Thanks.
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Comments (14)Our current MBR is close to your first plan, just a bit longer. We have a 5' x 14' master bath with a pocket door between the toilet/shower room and the double vanity, and our ceiling is only 7' 6". We plan to redo the room (it's 1970s era) and remove the wall and pocket door between the "wet" room and vanity because it feels totally cramped. Our entry door is also pocket but is placed more like your second plan, so it limits how we can use the long wall. Have thought about something similar to Plan Two but have almost totally nixed the idea due to the reduction in size of the shower by almost 9 inches from its max potential. Our current shower is 48x30 and it feels cramped to me, which is also attributed to its dropped ceiling - I call it "the coffin." We have no windows in there, and that also makes it feel crowded. We want to do a "tub in shower" idea like the picture someone posted, so we can squeeze a separate tub and shower into the space, but will be compromising by losing the "toilet room" and taking our vanity from 8' to closer to 5'. Our closet is also accessed through the bathroom (door is placed like in Plan One, so we are actually dealing with two doors in our bath - three if you count the existing wet room door), and we have waffled for two years about the necessity of a separate "toilet room" to preserve access for the other person to use the vanity and the closet if someone is in the toilet. Frankly, we have decided that if one is using the toilet, the likelihood of the other trying to use the room at all is very low. We have two other bathrooms in the house and if one of us is using the shower and getting ready, the other would go on to one of the other baths to have privacy to use the toilet, and not depend on a pocket door! That's the reason we think we will nix a pony wall for "privacy" around the toilet, too. Our previous 1950s house had a toilet just next to the vanity and we never used the toilet at the same time as the other person was using the bath (again, we had a half bath as well so could use it if needed) so it's just eating up floor space and visually closing off a tiny room. We are going to have to move our toilet about 3 feet directly adjacent (joists are running in our favor so that is a small consolation) and possibly rerun some H&A ductwork in our dropped shower ceiling (yes, dropped lower than 7'6" - our house was constructed for very short people, I think!). Would love to see what you come up with as we are still in the savings mode to do this project. One other consideration is placing plumbing on the exterior wall if you are in a cold climate. 2/3 of our bath is piped through the exterior wall and I wish it wasn't because we have to be really careful during cold snaps to remember to drip the faucets. You can't "drip" a toilet, though, so I worry!...See MoreVanity for 9x5 Bathroom
Comments (6)We replaced the sinktop in our powder room. We went to a stone fabricator and got a granite remnant with porcelain sink. The base cabinet is 24" and granite is 25" wide.....the 1" overlap is on the side that's not up against the wall. We live in a rural area so the guy drove 45 miles to measure beforehand (said he had to since things often aren't square) and then came back a week later to install. Granite, sink and install were less than $300. Pfister Ashfield faucet was extra. I need to paint the base cabinet some day. Another option is to get a solid surface (ie Corian) sinktop. There are lots of different sink styles available....See MoreWhat would you do 2.5 extra ft? Redesign my 5 x 7 bathroom to 7 x 7.5
Comments (8)benjesbride I absolutely LOVE this idea! Is moving a waste line more of an issue than moving the plumbing lines? I've always hated that the toilet is right at the door and would like to add a partition wall between the would be new vanity and toilet location. There is a vent in the rear of the existing shower (from bottom to top of building) that is about 12" wide. It's goes all the way to the end of the foyer closet. That leaves us with about 72" of space along the foyer closet wall to add a toilet and vanity. I think the toilet requires 30" so a 42" double vanity (or two smaller single vanities). We cannot have washer/dryers in this complex (old 1950's plumbing). But I've always complained about no linen closet in the bathroom so that works too. I'd like to move the door to the foyer; however, that would require a split vanity due to the heating pipes in the middle of the room along the wall behind the existing door. No, we are not adding a bedroom. That may be a later addition though, years from now. An neighbor converted the rear of the living/dining area to an office/bedroom (photo below). I've tried to adjust the floor plan to add the vent/shaft in the rear of the shower. It may not be worth the time and expense to open up the foyer wall if we can't get a great layout....See Moreremodeling 2 back-to=-back guest bathrooms 9' x 5'
Comments (3)My 2 back-to-back bathrooms (9'x 5') have not been changed since 1976!! No windows. Not sure how to upload pix of the before but 1st bathroom has just a shower while the other is a tub/shower. Am on a tight budget. Changed vanities from 5' to 3'. Obviously plumbing was shared so has to be moved. I couldn't just do one bathroom for this reason.Finding storage cabinets in various styles is cheap to over the top. As I live alone with my dog I'm looking at them as guest bathrooms. My main bathroom is great - open shower, furniture and no glass! Thank you for your input...See Moreroarah
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