Rectangle or neo-angle corner shower for our small bathroom remodel?!
Hi! We are remodelling our bathroom (it is essentially the main and guest bathroom).
Is it a bit small and we are not changing the plumbing around (trying to save $$). Changing everything else.
A rectangular corner shower, max 36 inches by max 42 inches long could fit... but as you see the bathroom is not very big and our vanity will need to be as big as possible given we have a little girl who will grow up and get ready in there. The shower door is also complicated by the fact we’ll have the vanity right beside it.
Is rectangle the way to go? Or a neo-angle shower? I didn’t know if that style looked new or dated... I just love the look of a clean rectangle shower but I’m not sure if it’s the best way to go.
Please help!
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Mellaf84
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Comments (10)If you had done a search you would find 34 threads in this forum that have information about neo-angle showers. I've linked to one of them where I posted a couple of times and included a photo of ours, which is in the master bath suite. A neo-angle is useful for specific configuration issues. It has worked very well for us. I think I mentioned in the linked discussion thread that we went to a kitchen and bath showroom and were able to try out both a 38" and 42" neo-angle (these were custom tile surrounds and pans, which we were not interested in - we just wanted to try the sizes). I am 5'6" and overweight, my DH is 5'11" and 185 lb. The shower fits us just fine. It isn't the roomiest in the world, but it is sufficient room that we don't knock an elbow against the glass while showering. We do not feel constricted or uncomfortable in any way. The 38" felt MUCH more cramped. It would have been nice to have a 48" neo-angle but that wasn't possible due to structural considerations. HTH. Here is a link that might be useful: Neo-angle shower photo and discussion...See MoreSmall neo-angle custom shower
Comments (7)Dugiotok -- That's actually a half-wall (the 1-10 in. measure that's shown as a crosshatched pattern. Glass above, tiled (inside) and beadboard (outside) wall below. The contractor said (I think) that he could turn the studs sideways to make that half wall a little thinner than the standard, but it'still a framed wall. We weren't comfortable with having a full glass wall immediately across a relatively tight from the toilet, in case someone pitched headfirst into it after a few margaritas... We actually started with the vanity and toilet reversed (which is how they currently are in the existing bath) but flipped them to give more knee room in front of the toilet. (Moving plumbing is easy because there's open crawl space under this bath and everything is very accessible.) We thought it was awfully tight, especially for someone who was large or long-legged. I'd much rather have the sink closer to the door (it's a beautiful "eurolav" in a furniture base) but we just couldn't make that work with comfortable leg room in front of the toilet (which will be a Toto Guinevere -- we need the Guinevere because we want ADA height and a skirted unit). We could reduce those shelves -- or get rid of them entirely. They were 12 inches wide at one point but shallower; I think as long as they are deep enough that one reach them from the open area ('cause my hips, at least, are more than 12 inches across!), they could be quite narrow and still serve to store towels, etc. Would lengthening the shower the extra 6 inches but keeping it 2-10 in. wide give a significantly larger feel? Would that be enough to allow someone to step "out" of the spray if they wanted to? My entire kitchen remodel was less grief than this has been, but there I had TONS of space to work with -- makes all the difference! ;)...See MoreTrying to add shower to small bathroom / laundry room - HELP!
Comments (9)Yes, the "dead space" is a hallway. I will try an mock up a better rendering tonight. The space is a bit convoluted. For now, maybe this picture helps? If you can tell below, the blue wall space next to the doorway in front of the left side open shelving is the backside of the bathroom. This is not load bearing. What I'd like to do is drywall over that doorway, and move the bathroom door forward, adding about three and a half more feet of space into the bathroom from what is currently just a hallway that leads to the bathroom and garage door. The hallway runs the length of the backside of the kitchen run where my fridge and oven are. If you are walking down that hallway, it ends with the bathroom door straight ahead, my garage door to the left, and that open doorway into the kitchen on the right. That photo is captured above in an earlier post. So, from the hallway, the left wall has a door to my basement, the a closet then runs along my garage and the right side is opposite my kitchen. We have a full basement, not crawl space. Moving doors should not be a problem....See MoreBathroom layout HELP: shower + laundry challenges!
Comments (3)The door can be moved. The window is very low to the ground, only about 24" from the floor. Its a huge Victorian window....See MoreMellaf84
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3 years agoI like this one. The door is a frameless bi-fold that pivots in and out of the shower (Aqua-Fold) You can get at Lowe's I think.
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3 years agoNeo-angles are very unpleasant to use. Get the rectangle, put the door at the rightmost end of the long wall (sliding probably easier to use than swinging), and make the vanity run from wall to shower enclosure -- looks like it might work fine with a 48" vanity, which would feel much roomier than what you have. Looks like you might even be able to put a tall slim linen-type tower at the end of the shower by the toilet!
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3 years agoThis looks perfect (and even economical):
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Then you can use a tray base and some pleasant/elegant combination of tiles -- maybe an accent niche or a vertical stripe of something fun amid basic field tile.
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoi would do a 48" vanity and then a pony wall w/glass for the shower. If you want a wide shower, you can bring it all the way out to the vanity,
If you went w/a 36" wide shower, no pony wall, and just glass, you could prob do a double vanity. or, have the space in between the two for a thin linen tower.if you want to keep the corner, you could angle it like this one
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3 years agough, sorry, that was 48". here are some 43.
Unidoor Plus 43"Wx30 3/8" DFrameless Hinged Shower Enclosure, Brushed Nickel · More InfoAnyway, you may need it made to your needs, with a longer stable wall and a hinge on the outer corner, etc. But it should be possible. A glass co could probably make a sliding enclosure to 43" as well -- the 48" ones can be mounted down to 44, so just need a slight adjustment.
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