Critique my bathroom design
Discussion
I could do with an objective view of my design of our bathroom please.
We have 2 young kids and a teenager so the brief is as follows:
Detail
We have 2 young kids and a teenager so the brief is as follows:
- 2 kids under 5 so bath essential.
- Wife, teenage daughter and I prefer showers.
- 3 girls in the house so products, products and more products. Ergo, lots of partitionable storage including the ability to hide cleaning products and spare toilet rolls (anyone who has lived with girls and kids knows the number of toilet rolls consumed).
- Very small room. No option to move walls due to layout.
- We are 2 years through a 5 year live, do-up and sell plan with this house so it needs to satisfy a broad requirement of suiting a 3 bed house.
Detail
- Everything sourced from bathstore, quality fits price point (I'll take views on this statement).
- P-shaped bath to suit requirement of shower and bath.
- Step along bath length to allow for storage of products as I know they will end up along the bathline otherwise.
- Towel rad at end of bath for, well, bath towels.
- Towel hoop to right of sink for, well, sink towels.
- Loo roll bottom left of window.
- Double sink to suit a busy household with one bathroom.
- I plan to build the wall cabinets. 900mm tall so lots of storage and mirrored. Shaver socket(s) located within for toothbrush chargers.
- Door is being moved to suit design so can be hung either way. I'll take a steer on that.
The toilet is too close to the wall. I agree two sinks is pointless, those ladies are going to need a flat countertop for all their products around the sink so cut it down to one and move the toilet out a little and I'd say you were nearly there.
Only other issue I could see is the location of the towel rail/radiator, towels will likely get wet when someone uses the shower.
Only other issue I could see is the location of the towel rail/radiator, towels will likely get wet when someone uses the shower.
Thanks Tonker and all. I'll try and respond to each.
Seems double sink is universally thought of as a poor idea.
Constraint with the room is that I am limited to how far I can move the door due to entrance to bedroom. Although at a push it could move to the (ETA) LEFT to suit a different position of the door but would lead to an awkward landing layout. Additionally, the stack pipe is currently located behind the boxing in the top left right corner.
(Ignore the window size)
ETA: I have a rough drawing of a standalone shower, let me post that.
Seems double sink is universally thought of as a poor idea.
Constraint with the room is that I am limited to how far I can move the door due to entrance to bedroom. Although at a push it could move to the (ETA) LEFT to suit a different position of the door but would lead to an awkward landing layout. Additionally, the stack pipe is currently located behind the boxing in the top left right corner.
(Ignore the window size)
ETA: I have a rough drawing of a standalone shower, let me post that.
Edited by Origin Unknown on Thursday 10th April 22:17
Turn bath around so the screen is on the window wall, and make sure the screen on the bath you buy will fold all the way back to the wall, this will be better when using the bath as a bath,
Use a stainless steel rad if fitting where it could get wet, chrome ones (mild steel) will rust.
I would use something like a Vitra S50 80cm basin with vanity drawer under it, this will give some shelf space either side of the basin. Most double basins are too large for most bathrooms, Villeroy and Boch do a 1000mm wide one but is quite expensive.
If you are after a good deal check out my website, we have sold to quite a few Pistonhead and Seloc members and usually can give some extra discount!
Use a stainless steel rad if fitting where it could get wet, chrome ones (mild steel) will rust.
I would use something like a Vitra S50 80cm basin with vanity drawer under it, this will give some shelf space either side of the basin. Most double basins are too large for most bathrooms, Villeroy and Boch do a 1000mm wide one but is quite expensive.
If you are after a good deal check out my website, we have sold to quite a few Pistonhead and Seloc members and usually can give some extra discount!
Be careful having storage and shelving over ceramic basins and toilets. A glass bottle will fall or will be dropped, it will happen and you basin will be cracked, especially with women in the house!
Forget the separate shower, the room is too small, what's the point when you can have an equally decent shower over the bath. One less thing to maintain, once less thing to clean. Also a shower curtain is far less hassle than a screen, takes up less room, easier to keep clean.
Forget the separate shower, the room is too small, what's the point when you can have an equally decent shower over the bath. One less thing to maintain, once less thing to clean. Also a shower curtain is far less hassle than a screen, takes up less room, easier to keep clean.
Am I the only one thinking that getting it all from bathstore is a bad idea?
would not touch their showers or shower screens with a bargepole.
I would take your time and hunt around for the individual bits.
For example a bathstore shower kit was several hundred and not very good quality, I ended up looking a phoenix and found something similar to this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Phoenix-VP009-3-Way-Show...
For about that price 3 years ago.
Same goes for their toilets, etc... once the costs are all worked out, it was cheaper and better quality to pick up the ones I wanted from several companies and get them shipped across.
would not touch their showers or shower screens with a bargepole.
I would take your time and hunt around for the individual bits.
For example a bathstore shower kit was several hundred and not very good quality, I ended up looking a phoenix and found something similar to this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Phoenix-VP009-3-Way-Show...
For about that price 3 years ago.
Same goes for their toilets, etc... once the costs are all worked out, it was cheaper and better quality to pick up the ones I wanted from several companies and get them shipped across.
OP- have you considered changing the direction of the door to open outwards rather than into the room?
And if getting a shower curtain all around a straight bath, you have the option of mounting the shower on the wall on the middle of the bath as opposed to the end.
Also can't see from your pics if it is, but wall hung WC will make room look bigger due to seeing floor underneath. And easier to clean.
or another option is something like this http://outasight-vb.com/operation-video/
And if getting a shower curtain all around a straight bath, you have the option of mounting the shower on the wall on the middle of the bath as opposed to the end.
Also can't see from your pics if it is, but wall hung WC will make room look bigger due to seeing floor underneath. And easier to clean.
or another option is something like this http://outasight-vb.com/operation-video/
Edited by porridge on Friday 11th April 12:00
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