Critique master bathroom renovation plans please
It’s a master bath renovation. each graphing square is 6 inches. the Sinks aren’t drawn to scale. They‘ll be smaller. (everything else is drawn to scale.)
the entrance exists as do the entrance double doors. They will remain as they are
i Tried to keep the existing toilet and the window above it in their original spot, so that’s why they are off center in the “water closet”. I’m ok with them being off centered since they’re enclosed. i don‘t want the plumber to have to move the toilet, and id rather not fool with moving the window either.
The space for the little cubby and cabinet near the water Closet already exists (it was a 35” vanity built into the wall, so i turned into cubby and cabinet.)
The entire bathroom will have subway tiles from the floor up the wall to 36” high (37 including the pencil liner tile)
I don’t like walls that aren’t finished—hence the cased opening. But I feel like the shower with those little walls on the side will look weird. I can’t picture it for some reason. Will that look weird?
i feel like the shower plumbing should be on the exterior wall due to the shape of the shower, but if on exterior wall it would spray towards the shower door. (we can have exterior plumbing in South Louisiana)
I know many people think “water closets“ are stupid. But my husband insists on it. We have 5 kids, so it actually will come in handy. Our teen daughter likes to use our bathroom because our 3 s
on’s are not tidy in the kids’ bathroom. it’s just something that will be useful with such a large family Where privacy as well as a toilet seat that the younger boys haven’t left wet are hard to come by ;)
i know 56” deep is tight for the water closet, but I’m fine with it. I’m more concerned about not enough open floor space between the water closet and the vanity. i am going back and forth on whether or not to push the wall the vanity is on a little further into the hall so that there’s more floorspace. Dilemma: We have a fish tank on a marble top antique piece of furniture in that little Hall nook. The piece is 22” deep. I can get rid of our tank though if i really need to push into the hall. I’m kind of tired of the tank upkeep anyway. I’ll just need to find someone to adopt the fish.
so those are all the things i am tossing around. What say you?
below are bathrooms i designed for a client. (mainly the finishes). these are the types of showers i like (built in with their own ceilings). So that’s what mine will be like. I’m having a hard time picturing the little wall with the cased opening though. Will that look weird?
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Comments (16)We desired natural simplicity while avoiding a venture into pure minimalism. We sought to defy categorization, intentionally mixing styles, retaining traditional stained glass while adding modern contrasts. For example, we combined mission-style cabinetry with contemporary plumbing hardware, reflecting just a degree of modernism. Function and health were both emphasized. The steam shower provides relief for various respiratory, sinus and skin conditions. The copper sinks and bath tub not only compliment the décor, they offer important antimicrobial properties that reduce bacteria and lower the risk of infection. Regarding SonicAgamemnon, that can be loosely interpreted as âÂÂMusical King.â I freely admit the handle is completely delusional! Here is a link that might be useful: Master bathroom renovation completed......See MorePlease help me plan our master bathroom
Comments (13)It's a bit of a tricky space given its size. If you could get one more foot in either direction, it would open up more possibilities. Right now you are a bit limited due to maintaining proper space for code. Given the space constraints you either have to go to small shower stall to get the large vanity or go to a smaller vanity to get the larger shower. I errored on the side of the larger shower with these designs. These are basic sketches, not to scale. It changes the door position slightly. The window can stay where it is with these designs (or you can move to wall B with either option 2 or 3). In either of these designs, you can flip the door to open into the bedroom rather than the bathroom, which gives you an easier space to live with in terms of egress. Option 1. A shower wall is built next to the toilet. a half wall is built next to the vanity, with glass from wall top to ceiling. You could conceivably throw a laundry basket behind the door in the corner. The vanity would end up being about 38", unless you cheat into the shower more. Toilet would be 32" of floor space, but you could cheat into the shower to make it 36" (which is preferred) Option 2. The shower is 3 ft deep and then the width of the room. You could conceivably shrink the width of this a bit and incorporate a linen closet/open storage space where you could store your laundry on the side closes to the door. The vanity is 42" wide and you have 36" of floor space for the toilet. Feel free to swap position of the toilet and vanity here. Option 3. If you want to give up the large shower in favor of the larger vanity, you swap the shower and vanity positions in this design. This dedicates up to a 42" x 42" space for a shower stall (smaller will give you a bit more open floor space), which is still really quite roomy. This allows for a vanity the full length of the wall. The door is repositioned and opens the opposite way from the earlier design, although this design would definitely be better and may even require that the door actually opens into the bedroom....See Moreplease critique this bathroom floor plan
Comments (4)That glass panel will require a wet room build, even with gobs of silicone on the bottom edge. With a wet room build, the tile will likely need to be smaller, for traction. The necessary placement of the glass panel perpendicular to the tub will result in cleaning issues. The toilet is only 16 7/8" from the wall to centerline, minimum is generally 18". The shower entry width, from the toilet, will be about 2' 4", not too generous. 31.5" shower width is pretty tight. With a tub and shower, I don't see a double vanity as working well in that layout....See MoreMaster bathroom floor plan help please!
Comments (13)Maybe you could take the small closet across from the entrance to the SE bedroom and combine it with your current master closet? Then keep the window in the bathroom by installing a pocket door into master bathroom, or maybe a barn door? That way you can save a little space. Move shower to external wall corner where there’s currently the small closet near the entrance, double vanity along new wall? Then you’d get light from the window bouncing off the vanity mirror. Maybe it would help the bathroom look bigger too. You probably already know this, but trying to keep plumbing where it is as much as you can will save you a lot of money! More money to put into finishes, or another project! Good luck! Remember, there are many good choices here, not just one!...See Moresuzanne_m
4 years agobridget helm
4 years agoThx everyone. I originally had the shower lined up with/the same depth as the toilet room then changed it worrying about the walking space being tight behind the vanity. i can change it back. I thought maybe by making shower smaller i could avoid pushing into the hall. But I’ll line it back up. if i line shower back up with toilet room there will be 50 inches walking space between the vanity and wall with the shower and toilet room. How much space needs to be there? How far should i push into the hall?
by cased opening i mean the cased opening between the “room” with the tub and the “room” with the shower vanity and toilet. Since the vanity sits inside the wall I had to make that wall part of a giant cased opening because i don’t like unfinished walls. below is a pic of what i call an unfinished wall.
It just stops. It’s not a corner and it’s not an entrance or a cased opening. I know most people don‘t mind them. They just bother me for some reason. You’ll often see them on the side of refrigerators. Call me crazy. It’s just a strange hang up of mine. 🙃
bridget helm
4 years agobridget helm
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI have a plan B that i sketched today, but i am not sure if i like it more or not. The toilet room is 35” x 58” on this plan B. It doesn’t look that way because i didn’t start far enough in on the graphing paper.
there‘s more space between vanity and shower now, but i don’t know how i feel about the L shaped vanity. I’ve never had an L shaped vanity. And this will cost more because i will have to remove a window that was above the toilet over in the top left corner. The window is in an old Saint Louis red brick wall. The toilet will have to be moved as well. in plan A the toilet and the window remained. But in plan B i won’t have to push into the hall.
those sinks on the other side of the wall are the kids sinks in their hall bath. And the little rectangle area near the entrance thats all funny looking is a safe in the wall. (It will look like a wall.)bridget helm
4 years agosuzanne_m
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoMaybe a tub with legs would help for cleaning the floor.
I also like the idea of a niche on the back wall for accessories or placing a glass of wine or candles. Note that the tub in the second picture is more square at the base and the dust can be prevented to go on the floor at the back because of the sill on the niche.
EDIT: I think the tub is right at the wall, so no dust should go behind it but I still like the sill because it is closer to you if you want to put a glass of wine.
suzanne_m
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoHow do you feel about taking some space from the hallway to be able to have a deep tower between your 2 sinks that can be used to store towels. The tower would not be too imposing if it is recessed.
For the symmetry, I put 2 towel bars. One for the tub and one for you to grab when you get out of the shower.
Edit: I did not count the squares. I think I drew the tower too wide. 18" would be enough imo.
suzanne_m
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoOne other option for your shower. It could be separated from the tub by a window. You would get more light inside your shower and your vanity could be longer because you could remove the medicine cabinet and put the left wall straight. You could put a hand towel on the walls on each side of the vanity.
bridget helm
4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
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