Help with remodel planning > shower / toilet area size
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We want to start this remodel but cannot decide on the shower vs toilet area size. Here are some comments regarding the plan:
- Currently, there is a 5 foot vanity, toilet, and bathtub along the "top" wall (closet has been made about 6 inches wider).
- The wall between the bath and bedroom as shown in the below plan is pushed two feet "into the bedroom" to accommodate the relocated vanity, toilet and shower.
- As shown, the toilet area is at the minimum of 30 inches wide space between walls.
- The wall between the shower and toilet is a half wall with glass above it.
- The "righthand" wall is an exterior wall.
- Using barn doors to access closet and bathroom
- King bed and current nightstands/furniture is modeled for reference (correct measurements)
- Going outside of an exterior wall (top and righthand walls below) and adding on to the house is not an option.
The primary concern here is the shower size vs toilet area size. If we expand the toilet area, the shower would shrink unless we push everything into the room another few inches. As mentioned above, that wall that's shown at 7 feet from the "top" is currently at 5 feet.
If we make the shower any smaller than what's shown, and given that the plumbing/fixtures have to be located where that hexagon shape is (interior wall), then would the resulting distance be enough space for a shower head? We'd like to go with a rain / want combo, but not sure if a narrower shower would be ideal for when we'd want to use the wand/pressure head.
Any ideas are very much appreciated! Or any radical changes/recommendations to this plan are also appreciated as well!
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Comments (13)Thanks guys! This is the clawfoot tub I am considering: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/atq/5280827575.html. It is pretty - look at those legs! I would paint the outside a different color though. And if I went drop in, it would probably look a lot like the one in JLC's last picture -- in fact, that picture basically encompasses the whole look I am going for - wainscoting, the closed in shower, the little mosaic tile on the floor. So thanks for that picture! I'm still torn on the tub issue - JLC's post had convinced me that I want drop in (especially the part about it being easier to get in as you age) but amberm is swaying me back again with the prettiness factor. When I look at my inspiration pics, there's a pretty even split between drop-in and clawfoot. One other factor that I didn't mention is that we currently have a laundry chute built into the side of the tub deck -- in my original picture, you can see the hinges where it opens near the floor -- the front of the tub deck pulls open and I can toss laundry down into the laundry room. This is an awesome feature. If I go with a drop in, I will keep the chute where it is (well, it will move back a few inches with the rest of the deck but that will actually make it fall in a better spot in the laundry room so that is fine). But if I go with a clawfoot, I am either going to have to put a trap door in the floor or build some kind of cabinet...and since it would look odd to have either of those right in the middle of the room, I will have to move the whole laundry chute back under the center of the window, which drops the laundry in a less convenient but still workable spot in the laundry room. But then I have to figure out if I want a trap door in the floor or to build some kind of little cabinet or flip out wall thing to serve as the door to the laundry chute -- I'm a little nervous about just making a trap door because it seems dangerous if someone accidentally left it open. So if I went with a clawfoot, I would probably build some kind of cabinet that ran from the edge of the window back to the corner -- the full top of it could server as a ledge for plants and holding stuff you'd want while in the tub while the part that is exposed (not behind the tub) could open for the laundry chute. But this is seeming very complicated and hard to visualize vs. just replicating what we basically have now....and have I mentioned that I'm bad at visualizing?!? I guess it would look something like the way the ledge runs in JLC's Charleston Beach Cottage picture....but looking at that pic, I can't imagine how they are going to get back there to clean the floor under there and I'm worried about having the same problem. To address the counter space concerns, the vanity width is just shy of 80". The current plan is to have a neighbor custom-build my cabinets (that's what he does for a living), so I was going to go with 2 29" sink base cabinets and a 20" drawer unit in the middle. I am also planning a recessed shaker-style built-in medicine cabinet unit that should give me a ton of storage for the stuff that is currently sitting on the counter. So hopefully I wouldn't need a bunch of counter space. I envision it looking something like this: I want it to run the full width of the vanity area. I think I worked out the math and it should be doable and line up with the sinks if I use 20" doors and 4" spacers in between (6" on each end)....but here's where my issue with proportion comes in -- is that too much space? Who knows! Hopefully the cabinet guy has some kind of visualization software where he can dummy it up and I can see what it will look like. There is another window over the back of the tub that isn't visible in this picture so I'm not sure I could make a vanity over there....but I do think I should keep the tub. It is not our only tub but the other one is a regular small tub/shower combo in the kids' bathroom and it would be nice to have one that is a little nicer/bigger. Please keep the feedback coming...you all are bringing up things I haven't thought about before and I really appreciate it!...See MoreWindow size/distance from floor in shower and toilet room
Comments (20)We have windows in the bathroom. For architectural aspects (outside appearance), ours set about 50" off the floor. The side effect of this is that even if someone could see in, it's below where we're really concerned. I'd definitely make sure it (and your window trim) are above the tallest toilet you'd consider. We don't have a window in the shower, but I have had one in a previous house. It's kind of pleasant in my opinion and we really didn't have all the issues people complain will happen. My new master bath will have no windows, but it will have an operable skylight in the ceiling and the shower has three columns of glass block in it. Most are translucent but we put a row at eye level of transparent ones so we can look out....See MoreRemodel of Awkward Master Ensuite Bathroom - Help with Shower&Vanity
Comments (3)Unless I am missing something a townhouse is an attached home and not stacked on top of other homes. It is not generally considered to be a multifamily dwelling - i.e. having multiple units within four exterior walls with shared plumbing stacks. Therefore plumbing lines aren't shared and bathroom and kitchen models are generally constrained in the same way detached homes or semi-attached homes are - i.e. most people for budgetary reasons keep toilets in same place and try to avoid major changes in pipes and drains. FWIW, I am in a high rise condo and converted my tub/shower combo to a larger walk in shower that followed the footprint of the original tub....See Moreseeking floor plan help for remodel/addition!
Comments (2)You do have some really good options...My thoughts... If you don’t wish to remodel the master bath, I would not touch it. It is perfectly functional. Are you positive you would use a master sitting area? I know I wouldn’t sit in one. It’d become a dumping ground. I’d make it closet (or, in the first couple of plans, I’d consider expanding the kids bath or laundry into the addition area, with the balance being master closet. It does not sound like you would be happy with a laundry room that is only big enough for the machines....See More- 5 years ago
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