Critique this bathroom layout
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Bathroom layout - please critique!
Comments (2)It is hard to comment with certainty - b/c you left out the wider view of MB and "her" closet. Where does the other door in "her" closet take you? If there is any wasted space I would say it it is in "her" closet. Just the partial image of it shows huge amount of "walkway space" instead of using it for shelves, or dresser drawer, etc. I personally DO NOT understand the logic for putting closet in the bathroom. I do not want my clothes and shoes next to source of moisture. I do not want to be getting dressed after a shower in a moist room. But. That is the owner's choice to make. Make sure you have a good place to hang all towels - dry before shower, wet after shower, extra towels storage. They need to be easy to grab after shower, but not in the way that you will constantly bump them with our elbows. Make room (hidden preferably) for toilet cleaning supplies, extra TP, etc....See MoreI'd love a critique of the new bathroom layout
Comments (3)I don't know what the original floor plan was like, but one of the more difficult or expensive things to relocate is a proper DWV for the toilets. If you can keep the existing toilet close to its current location and have the new second toilet in the same locale so they can share the existing stack, that could be a significant financial factor in your favor. If you know which way your floor joists run, the new toilet could be moved away from the original, but if you can keep it aligned so the horizontal run from the new toilet can be in a single joist bay (directly east-west or directly north-south from each other) and then join up with the old waste stack, that'll help too. Those are simple guidelines. There is no hard and fast rule that you need to adhere to them. Just a way to economize and minimize changes to the framing of the floor. I try to "isolate" the toilet stack(s) on an interior wall if possible. Right now you have one on an exterior wall. A large 4" diameter stack in an exterior wall could result in a loss of insulation on that wall. The other toilet is on the stairwell wall. If you simply use PVC for that waste stack, you could get "toilet noises" reverberating through that wall whenever the toilet is flushed. Or use cast iron for the verticals for sound deadening. As to the specific layouts, I think they are both okay as is. The pink bathroom, I'd reverse the swing of the entry door so it opens into the bathroom. Some folk are bothered by the toilet being the right in the line of sight when you open a bathroom door, but hey...it's a bathroom. If the blue bathroom is the teenage boy bath and the pink is for the girl, I'd probably reverse the two and have the tub in the girl bath and the shower in the boy bath. Here's a very rough idea of backing up the toilets on a common wet wall, as well as backing up the tub and shower on a common wall. the linen closet was moved and enlarged. Not perfect by any means. With my revised drawing I'd still consider altering the blue entry door and the pink shower door. But it's just a quick shuffle....See MorePlease critique my basement bathroom reno.
Comments (12)Steamshowers, you mentioned Kerdi, when I do Kerdi it's over cement board. Not Hardie. Durock is my first choice, Wonderboard my second. You'll need to Kerdi all six sides of the shower cube. Ceiling too. And you'll want to gasket the shower valve hole and the shower arm hole with Kerdi so moisture doesn't escape into the wall from those openings. You mentioned recessed lights in the shower. Look for "vapor proof" lights. Not just "damp" or "wet" proof. Vapor proof lights are gasketed and sealed to prevent moisture vapor from getting in to the housing and trashing the light from within, or from getting through the ceiling hole and into your framing bays. They can be expensive. Speakers within the shower. Same thing. They have to be able to withstand the steam environment. Ventilation, the same. Some put a "standard" vent outside the shower just above the shower door to keep things simple. Music? If you don't already have a set-up, look in to Sonos. It's my whole-house (and outside in my yard) music system. I love it. You can gradually expand it to other parts of you house should you desire. And there's an app for your android. I recommend porcelain tile in the steamer. Leave natural stone out due to moisture issues. Steam condensation can drip down on steam users. Some slope the ceiling to help avoid that. Grout lines can act as drip points. Just something to be aware of if you're not already. Good luck!...See MoreCritique this laundry/bathroom combo
Comments (4)The door to the hall should be 30” not 28”; washers are generally 27”ish, so once you get all of the trim on the door frame, it will be extremely tight moving a washer/dryer in. For front loading machines, my personal preference is not to have a cabinet in between because it increases the distance when hanging laundry over. Will multiple people be using this room at once? The separate ‘potty room’ is taking up space that could be used for storage or a larger vanity. Is the second door in to the bedroom necessary?...See MoreTracy Autry
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