Guest bathroom layout is weird
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How weird is it to see a toilet right when you walk in a bathroom
Comments (18)It is not the worst thing ever. I will say though it is the one thing my parents would change about their house. Theirs is upstairs on an upstairs hallway but it still bugs them. That being said, we have one in our house too! It could not be avoided as we were trying to fit a bath into a particular space and it needed to have two doors (shares with a bedroom and playroom so one is in the bedroom and one is in the hall). The hall door is the one that opens onto the toilet. It is in a dormer with a window above so I think plantation shutters will detract from the toilet aspect. Again, it could not be avoided so we will live with it (and honestly it never really bothered me at my parents either. . . ) Not sure I would give up a foot of counter space in a bath to do away with it though!...See Morenarrow guest bathroom layout help please!
Comments (4)Would you essentially just be getting new fixtures if you kept it as is? They would almost have to grandfather it then: if not it would mean that you couldn't replace a broken toilet in an old house. According to International Building Code, a toilet and a sink can have overlapping clearances, so part of the knee space for a toilet can extend under the sink (9 inches, I think). And if you did 30" on center for the toilet you would have 15" on one side and 15" + 12" on the other, so the sink could be on that side. (However, you may be required to put the toilet 36" on center which would give you 18" on one side and 18" +6" on the other)...See Morenarrow guest bathroom layout help please!
Comments (5)Is there a reason that someone would need to use the laundry room when someone was using the bathroom? Could you instead, have the bathroom door be where your laundry room door is and just leave it at that? Of, if you want separation of spaces, put another door for the laundry under the stairs, but beyond the current bathroom door, thereby allowing for more front-of-toilet space (by making the bathroom somewhat L shaped)? Alternatively, is the laundry room up for remodel as well?...See MoreTiny Guest Bathroom layout- will this work?
Comments (23)I just wanted to update the thread. The bathroom has turned out fairly nice (we have not moved in yet but everything is in place) We ended up with a 24.5 inch toilet and a 16 inch custom vanity with a 10 inch Duravit sink and the Grohe concetto faucet. This gives us 32 inches of space between the toilet and vanity which does not feel to cramped. Thanks to advice we received here, we reinforced the wall near the pocket door to allow us to hang the TP holder there. I'll post pics next week as well but overall quite happy with how it turned out (still tiny but feels functional:) thanks to everyone for all their advice and input. The advice we have received on these forums has really helped us avoid a lot of issues we may not have thought about!...See MoreUser
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