Closet/Bathroom remodel - Do I need to hire a designer?

2 years ago

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Hello everyone! My wife and I are looking to expand our closet space, and possibly our master bathroom. The main goal her is to get as much closet space as possible as my wife is sick of not having enough space in our "walk-in closet". So the situation is that we have a full bath in the hallway that we would like to turn into a powder room and take that space and add it to the closet and the master bath.

So, first question, if I already have a contractor I like, do I need to pay someone to provide detailed plans? I will be removing/adding at least 2 walls but nothing will be load bearing so I will probably not permit the work. I am a structural engineer and have enough experience with AutoCAD that I believe I could provide detailed enough drawings that the contractor could work off of.

Second, any thoughts on the design or how we could maximize our space. Here is the current layout (ignore dimensions for now as these are pretty rough):

Here is it just with the walls:

Here are 2 options taht I think could work. I will have to figure out just how narrow the powder room could be and still work (anyone have experience with this!?!) so that we could maximize space. I just painted our vanity so I'd prefer to not do a total remodel in the bathroom, but if you have ideas to move everything we are pier and beam so moving plumbing is not a problem. I'd love to hear any feedback on these 2 options:

and just a blank one in case you wanted to play with it :)

Thank you so much for any input! I always appreciate all of the feedback from all of you smart people!

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
2 years ago
IMO use the master space for a full bath witout changing the other bath at all. Move the tub / shower to the left wall that now makes the bathroom a normal 5 x8 space with a single sink vanity and you now will have almost 3 ft deepr walkin for very little cost and you keep the 2 full baths which IMO are a must
Karenseb
2 years ago
Why is the closet door not on the same wall as the bathroom. Is your bedroom on the right side of the bathroom? What is to the south of that closet you want to enlarge?

Can the door to the bathroom and or closet move?

Do you need a tub and shower in the master? Any other tubs in the home?
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Benjesbride, where does she lose the 2"? It appears that she is not aware of the loss. Rebeccamomof123, are you pulling permits to do the work, or do you live in an area where the city/town/county inspectors are going to become aware of the work and expect to come in and inspect it? Or is your area more like where I live and anything short of an addition is something that no one will notice and that inspectors don't drop in when workmen are around unless it is really obvious that a big job is being done? The reason I ask is that your clearance for the toilet-to-tub distance is right on the edge of being okay. Some towns will not let you get that close. If you could get inspected by the code enforcement officer, or if you are doing this with permits, you need to draw this up and get it approved before assuming it is going to be approved. If you need to steal back a couple of inches to make it fit, one option is a wall-hung toilet. Your contractor opens up the wall behind your toilet and puts the tank and flushing works inside the wall (not the stuff you have, it is custom made for this purpose) and then the toilet part actually hangs off the wall and never touches the floor. It is much nicer for cleaning. All of Europe has been doing it this way for years, I hear. http://www.geberitnorthamerica.com/en_us/target_groups/enduser/products_enduser/toilets_2/concealed_systems_1/for_toilets_1.html
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Congrats on embarking on fun bathroom remodels. :) that said, decide what is most important to you. Looks like storage might be critical. In the rendering, I assume that isn’t to scale because those sinks are rinky dink and the mirrors are out of scale. I would opt for one large mirror, for example. Chops the room up a lot less. Back to what is a priority— this will help determine your budget and help you spend your budget the way that helps you. Is this the only bathroom? If so, keep the tub. Starter homes generally need tubs. Places to save money include tile choices and major changes like adding window or changing footprint. Sometimes a change like more storage, another sink, etc., will make your bathroom feel so much better or more functional for you and if you are moving in a few years, you don’t have to spend a huge chunk of cash you could save for your new house.
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Personally, I don’t see any problem with having a walk in closet off of master bath. In fact, I like the idea... super convenient. As long as it is within your area’s building code guidelines, I don’t see why it would be an issue, or why you would feel you need validation for this idea (?). People take entire rooms of their existing houses to convert to custom closets, and most folks don’t view that as being odd. I don’t view it as being odd either, btw; and even if I did view it as being odd, it wouldn’t really be my business - since it’s not my house. As far as ‘’making things easier‘’ for your husband goes, though - I hope these extra modifications do work the way you intend, and that he doesn't just forego the closet - and throw his stuff on the bathroom floor!
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Reed C
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2 years ago
The master bedroom is on the right side of the master bath and closet. The master closet door comes in through a hallway into the master bedroom (hallway is what is south of the closet). We could move the door but it would actually make our master bedroom less functional so the closet door will stay on that wall. Wouldn't make sense to move the bathroom door either.

My wife 100% has to have a tub in the master bathroom. That is non negotiable. We have other bathtubs but they are upstairs.

We have a very nice home and may be selling in the next year or 2. At the price point we are at we believe that people will expect a larger master closet as well as a bathroom that has both a walk in shower and a separate tub. We have put it off thinking that we would let the next owners expand and customize it all how they wanted it, but we are at a point where we are trying to make it work by doing minimal work but increasing the size of the closet and possibly the bathroom.
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