Do whatever it takes to install a 28" door, especially if it means eliminating the jack & jill bathroom and making the entry to the bathroom from the hallway. Can you tell I do not like jack & jill bathrooms?

I would reframe it, that is really too narrow. Remember, just because it is the kid's bathroom does not mean they will be the only one going in there.

I strongly agree with Mark and Millworkman. You don't want to live with a 24 inch wide door, which may provide 22 inches or less of actual passage space. We bought a production builder's house as a temporary accommodation while building our current home. I may have permanent scars from the 24 inch bathroom and closet doors in that house. Try carrying a load of laundry, with or without a basket, and see how often you might scrape your arms. Any large adults will likely have to turn sideways to go through those doors. Plumbers will not be pleased, neither will any cleaners.

Your kids won't be small forever. I prefer no smaller than 32" for interior doors and we now have 36" doors, but even the 28" doors in that tract house were an improvement.

A 24" door used to be a standard for bathrooms. Then people got bigger.

Reframe to at least 32”.

Can you post a plan of the area so helpful suggestions can be made? Maybe there's a work-around none of us can see because we don't know what the adjoining spaces are. How deep is your custom vanity? It's not all that difficult to cut a vanity down in depth at the cabinet shop so maybe that's an option....no one knows without seeing the plan.

Remember that eventually, the vanity, tub, shower pan, etc, will have to fit through the doorway. The door will have to come off the hinges (I suspect it will not swing 180°), and even carrying a laundry basket through in your arms will be tight.

Regardless of the door size, in twenty years Jill will be trying to sleep while listening to Jack (ab)use the bathroom behind the thin door with wide cracks around it.

We are reframing to push closets and have a 28 inch door. . I don’t know why my architect thought it was fine to design with a 2ft door and we didn’t notice. First time for us dealing with architect plans. We are keeping the Jack and Jill because we live in a ranch and I think the privacy for our 2 boys out ways the negatives. Thank you all for quick replies!

Just to reiterate what I read, there are 2 doors into the shared tub/toilet room, 1 bedroom vanity area has a 28" door into it and the other bedroom vanity area has a 24" door into it.

Verify the 'architect' license with your state.

" I think the privacy for our 2 boys out ways the negatives."

What privacy?? Jack & jill bathrooms are not private.

My experience was someone was always walking in on you as it's so much harder to tell if bathroom is in use. definitely way less privacy.

I think even a 28 inch door is too narrow. I would want at least 30. I have to agree, about lack of privacy with a jack and jill bathroom.

We are keeping the Jack and Jill because we live in a ranch and I think the privacy for our 2 boys out ways the negatives.

Are the bedrooms and bath in a private wing or off a private hallway? If so, why wouldn't there be privacy if it's a hall bath? J and J baths are the worst for all the reasons mentioned.

My guess is you won't appreciate being woken at 3 AM because one boy forgot to unlock the door after he used it and the other stormed into his brother's room to unlock it.

All the bad PR for j and j baths. My sister and I shared one in our teens. The shower (and maybe toilet) in the middle, sink on the bedroom side. We never had a problem.

" Jack & Jill bathrooms are perfect for developing sibling relationship that can last a lifetime. One kid can assist the other when they hear them "talking to Ralph on the big white phone". Learn anatomy when they walk through unintentionally unlocked door. Learn finished carpentry in repairing the door jam after having to kick in the door that was accidentally left locked. A jack & jill bathroom helps siblings learn how to resolve conflict, challenge memory, and enhances vocabulary. A catalyst of human development."

I used a J and J as a guest once. It was stressful because I was always worried that I forgot to lock the other guest's door. It was also noisy and not private. It turned out that the other guest hated it too,. We ended up not using it and both of us used a hall bathroom instead.

Pocket door may solve the vanity clearance. Post a floorplan.

I like J&Js; they do not have to lead to fights. Yes, they are more private than a hall bathroom, as the user doesn't have to go out into the hallway to reach the bathroom -- the user must coordinate only with the person in the next bedroom, not with the whole household.

Regardless, I would not want the 28" door, much less the 24" door. I would make whatever changes are necessary to include a decent-sized door.

An important detail, which someone above noted: At some point you're going to have to bring in/out materials, as bathrooms will wear out /things will need replacing one day. Even a 28" door is going to be small for getting in /out a tub or vanity.

I have a powder room with a 24" door. I never noticed it was narrow. But maybe that explains the site built cabinet and wall hung sink.

I have never felt my children were deprived of their privacy by having to use a hall bath. I always felt a J&J reduces privacy as one must travel through a bedroom to get to it.