Please Help - back to back bathroom layout / remodel
Thank you in advance for any and all advice received. I am a DIYer in a well kept 1960s house. After two years living here we are going to take on our funky spare and master baths. I will hire out skilled work such as plumbing, tile, electricity. as you see in the pictures the current master is tiny And we’re looking to make it larger by stealing space from the spare. We would like a double vanity, walk in shower in the master. For the spare we are fine with a single vanity and tub/shower combo.
1) is there any miracle design out there where I would not have to reconfigure all of the plumbing? I certainly can’t come up with anything...
2) assuming that #1 is not possible, any recommendations of layout for BOTH bathrooms. I will share a few drawings I have come up with but I am FAR from the expert.
Please let me know if there is any other info that might help. Thank you!
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Teague Dentino
4 years agodimensions got cut off...
door in master bath = 24 incheswindow in master bath = 46 inches and 40 inches from floor
door in spare bath = 36 inches
width of both rooms = 102.5 incheslength of both rooms combined = 178”
current length of spare = 123.5”
emilyam819
4 years agoRelated Discussions
Bathroom remodel layout help
Comments (3)I like the floor plan you have. If you to put a 3 X 5 shower with the 5 ft along the wall with the door and one longer vanity in instead of two vanities you would only have a 3 foot 10 inch foot wide aisle between the shower and vanity. I like the open arrangement you have now with two sinks and I think the shower sounds great. If you wanted more tub access, perhaps you could cut back the vanity next to the tub by a foot and make the tub ledge extend over to the vanity in that area and use it as a seat to get in and out of the tub. Perhaps your ledge is already big enough to sit on and you could drop your half wall a couple more inches....See MoreBasement Bathroom Remodel. Need Layout/Design Help
Comments (2)Opinions on your questions: 1. Pocket vs. swing door: I'm not a big fan of pocket doors on bathrooms because they're more of a pain to close and lock. If you close and lock bathroom doors in your house. :-) 2. Benches are not mandatory. I prefer niches for storing shampoo and soap. Benches are usually to put your leg on when shaving. If you do have one in that corner, I'd recommend a triangular shaped one instead of square. There are pre-fab, ready-to-tile benches like this: I think the shower controls are fine where you drew them, on the bottom wall. Other thoughts: 4. code says toilet back to front should be 5' clear. Can you bump the wall a few inches to attain that? 5. I'd hinge the shower door on the other side. That will allow a towel rack on the bottom wall. You can easily fit a 48" vanity in that space. I'd definitely do it. On design, the typical "period appropriate" materials would be subway tiles in the shower and hex tiles on the floor. You could use natural marble on the floor if you wanted to splurge. I used larger hex porcelain in a powder room (not technically "period" but "in the style of"): With a neutral white/gray in the permanent stuff, you could pick your favorite splash of color for the walls. Or use that dark gray that's greenish, and use accessories, towels, etc. for the color. Your dining room is to die for, btw. Great work!...See MoreHelp with bathroom remodel layout
Comments (8)It sounds like this will be a big project and your bathroom may not be usable for several weeks during the renovation. Hopefully, you have a second bathroom to use. I use floor planner for layouts. There's a small annual fee. There are other more sophisticated software tools available. I found floor planner to be the simplest to use. Keeping the toilet vent in the same location will save on plumbing costs. To get a permit from your city, you will need plans to be submitted by an architect. Building Code Requirement: "The minimum interior shower size is 30x30 inches or 900 square inches, in which a disc 30 inches in diameter must fit. Recommended: The distance from the centerline of a toilet and/or bidet to any bath fixture, wall, or other obstacle should be at least 18 inches." Each state and city may have additional code requirements....See MoreHelp w/ Layout in Bathroom Remodel
Comments (4)Amy, Did you see this story from Houzz a few days ago? [A Classic Bathroom Worth Losing A Closet For.[(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/a-classic-bathroom-worth-losing-a-closet-for-stsetivw-vs~106511896) I think they did a great job incorporating many of the ideas that Tackykat mentioned. I'd see if your size and layout comes close to this square footage. Also, can you say why you want a separate tub and shower? How often do you take baths? Are there bath tubs in the bathrooms on the other floors of your house? Could you just make do with a walk in here? Also, will the bathroom be accessed from the master or from the hallway, or both? I recently saw a condo that had a nice bathroom accessible from both the master and the hallway and the layout was done in a way that a pocket door could separate just the toilet and sink from the rest of the bathroom making it both a powder room and/or master bath. I wonder if you could do something like that here....See MoreTeague Dentino
4 years agoemilyam819
4 years agosuezbell
4 years agoTeague Dentino
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
4 years ago Teague Dentino
4 years agoThis drawing is to scale with each grid being 1 foot. Thanks again for the input!
current:
potential layout:...?
PROJAN MOYER
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoYou're GUTTING two baths. Moving plumbing can't really be the first concern. Get a result that works, and one you'll enjoy. You've got a basement, and first issue is soil pipes. Water is easier. But nobody wants to look right into a toilet. You make certain you have plenty of clearance for toilet and bathing needs up the road. And you NEED storage in a master bath, in the form of linen closet. You can match vanity cabinetry, or simply create a simple shelved closet. A shared vanity with two sinks, needs 72 inches to be comfortable.
Teague Dentino
4 years agoTeague Dentino
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wickedwhite
4 years agoTeague Dentino
4 years agonessyquinche
4 years agoCan u switch bathrooms? Turn the main bathroom into the master bath and the master bath into the guest bathroom? I don’t know what the wall onthe bottom of the plan leads to, but if u have a hall closet its probably a hallway? Can u put the door there? Switch shower with bassin (not to much plumbing) and in the master bath put the double vanity on the wall that currently has the door.
Just a thought, but as I said, would need to see the layout of the adjoining rooms.
Teague Dentino
4 years agoAwesome idea. That would be a huge cost saver. Unfortunately, the front door entrance is in that space... here is a diagram.
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JAN MOYER
4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago Teague Dentino
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JAN MOYER