Alternate bathroom design to remove wet room
tc9876
2 years ago
I'm attaching a bathroom design that includes a wet room. I'm looking for alternate layout ideas for this 7'2 x 13'5" space that still includes a separate tub and shower ...without the wet room. Input appreciated.
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mkoebrich1425
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repairing bathroom...wet ceilings and missing grout and
Comments (7)Let me preface this by saying that I am not a wallpaper or moisture expert in any way shape or form. However, I am currently working on remodeling my powder room. The previous owners had at some point had wallpaper on the walls. Some (but not all) of the paper and paste was removed. Some remained and was painted over. We recently fixed a waste pipe leak in the adjacent laundry room that had allowed water to seep under the flooring (previously 2 layers of laminate) and into the subfloor and into the walls behind the baseboards. As a result, the room had excess moisture (not visible) for a few months. The result of this was that the painted wallpaper and paste crackled, pealed, and generally looked bad enough that I finally realized there was wallpaper under there. My (long winded) point is that using wallpaper may make matters worse for you. Instead of damp walls/ceiling, you may end up with pealing or crackling wallpaper since wallpaper paste is water soluble (since that's how you remove the paper). Can the shower head be lowered to come out in the tile rather than out of the sheetrock? That seems wrong and like it's asking for a moisture problem. Also, is there sufficient ventilation in the room? If not, adding in a good quality ventilation fan should help. Is the sheetrock above the tub standard or greenboard? Sorry I can't answer your question about the cost of removing grout. I would recommend calling around for some bids. I can absolutely understand why you would not want to do that....See MoreCurbless shower/wet room in basement bathroom with ejector pump?
Comments (18)How often does your power go out? Adults and teens in the house should be cognizant that when the power does go out, the half hour shower will have to be postponed but it's not like it has to be an overriding fear that prevents the bathroom from being used. Commercial and institutional buildings with basement restrooms often have the same setup, albeit larger systems. My laundry tub, washer and basement bath all go into the same ejector pump pit. My power typically will only go out due to a severe thunderstorm and be out for 4 to 6 hours tops. It's pretty obvious that the power is out and the basement bath, washer and laundry tub are just not used at those times. The toilet is older and has a 3.5 gallon flush. If the pump has just cycled, It takes 2 flushes for it to kick in again. My guess is it would take at least 5 or 6 flushes to start coming out of the shower drain. Maybe more - I've never tested it. The pit doesn't fill to the top before the pump kicks in; there is some buffer there as well....See MoreDesign Dilemma for bathroom wet room
Comments (1)Hire a K&B designer if you don’t have dimensioned drawings, elevations, selection boards, and section details. A 60-80K Bath like you are describing requires Professional involvement from the planning stage forward....See Morebathroom mud room design
Comments (26)Different proposal and I think we nailed this I can swap plumbing from one room to the next Put shower and toilet in the “mud room which in 1 foot longer “ thus giving me the space for 36 x 36 and toilet. And in the adjacent room which was “bathroom “ use as mudroom and put sink in corner for kids to wash up before entering hosue . Guys what do we think ? Can I swing that with these dimensions of 6x4.8 for the shower and toilet ? What are my shower glass door options for such a size ? Am I better off doing. A corner stall or square ? Thanks loads!! This takes care of no construction. No messes after moving. And have it all set up now...See Moretc9876
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2 years agoHere is the arrangement I ended up with. I still have elbow room plus overall square footage is less.
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