New bathroom layout - ideas needed
Discussion
Hi all,
Just wondering if I could draw on the PH idea base...
We've bought a chalet style house (upstairs plan attached) and I'm trying to work out how to redo the bathroom to better layout.
The problem we have is where to have the shower... the green lines represent the pitch of the roof, which rules out a shower over the bath where it is now (blue lump) as there is no headroom. I can't move the bath through 90 deg as it would be under the window which means the shower will be right in front of it (not ideal!)
The possible solutions that I've come up so far:
Hopefully you guys can think of something else!
Thanks in advance
Tim
P.S. apologies for the pi55 poor Excel/screen shot plan!
Just wondering if I could draw on the PH idea base...
We've bought a chalet style house (upstairs plan attached) and I'm trying to work out how to redo the bathroom to better layout.
The problem we have is where to have the shower... the green lines represent the pitch of the roof, which rules out a shower over the bath where it is now (blue lump) as there is no headroom. I can't move the bath through 90 deg as it would be under the window which means the shower will be right in front of it (not ideal!)
The possible solutions that I've come up so far:
- knock through into the airing cupboard which will afford some room, but could still have the issue of headroom
- steal some space from the third bedroom (which can't be too much as there's another window...), but this would leave a funny shaped bedroom
- build a dormer over the bath to gain the height, though this is the most expensive and time consuming option...
Hopefully you guys can think of something else!
Thanks in advance
Tim
P.S. apologies for the pi55 poor Excel/screen shot plan!
Edited by timbobalob on Tuesday 11th May 16:16
Gaffer said:
Do you need a bath..? can't you just put in a shower enclosure where the loo is..? one of my places had a shower near the window but hte window had stuff on it so people couldnt see in.
Claire
Ideally we'd like both a shower cubicle and bath, but we could go for a shower over the bath if needs be. Claire
Good point about the frosting stuff though - I've seen some nice opaque film that can look quite good
Matt Harper said:
Gaffer said:
Do you need a bath..?
I'd be reluctant to sacrifice the bath, if it's the only one in the house.I know it's a compromise, but is there any room for a shower cubicle on the ground floor (even under the staircase)?
Under the stairs is a possibility though as it's just dead space at the moment...
Problem is we haven't actually completed yet so all of the planning needs to be done remotely with my rushed measuring!
I don't mind moving walls and doors around upstairs as they're all stud walls, but don't want to be left with odd layouts looking like we've had to botch things...
I did wonder if the airing cupboard was part of the old chimney which I could have used to get the height needed, but unfortunately after seeing it today the chimney is too small.
The airing cupboard is a good size, but as I said it's got the slope of the roof as well. I did wonder about having a step down, which even if I could get away with downstairs, opens a whole different challenge about drainage!
I did wonder if the airing cupboard was part of the old chimney which I could have used to get the height needed, but unfortunately after seeing it today the chimney is too small.
The airing cupboard is a good size, but as I said it's got the slope of the roof as well. I did wonder about having a step down, which even if I could get away with downstairs, opens a whole different challenge about drainage!
andy43 said:
Brick window up, fit velux, have shower where wc is, with soil pipe to resited wc run behind false wall that'll also conceal all the shower plumbing... and the window if you're not too handy at bricklaying 
Sink and wc on half-height wall.
My design fee invoice is in the post.
Good call with the velux - hadn't thought of that Sink and wc on half-height wall.
My design fee invoice is in the post.
<back to the drawing board>andy43 said:
Brick window up, fit velux, have shower where wc is, with soil pipe to resited wc run behind false wall that'll also conceal all the shower plumbing... and the window if you're not too handy at bricklaying
Sink and wc on half-height wall.
My design fee invoice is in the post.
WC on the half height wall would be OK but remember that when you use the basin to shave you'll need somewhere to place the mirror, and you might find if awkward if headroom is restricted. I used to have a similar bathroom so I'm familiar with the problems.Sink and wc on half-height wall.
My design fee invoice is in the post.
andy43 said:
Brick window up, fit velux, have shower where wc is, with soil pipe to resited wc run behind false wall that'll also conceal all the shower plumbing... and the window if you're not too handy at bricklaying
Sink and wc on half-height wall.
My design fee invoice is in the post.
Good plan, but where is the bath now located?Sink and wc on half-height wall.
My design fee invoice is in the post.
andy43 said:
Brick window up, fit velux, have shower where wc is, with soil pipe to resited wc run behind false wall that'll also conceal all the shower plumbing... and the window if you're not too handy at bricklaying
Sink and wc on half-height wall.
My design fee invoice is in the post.
+1Sink and wc on half-height wall.
My design fee invoice is in the post.
Or, leave the bath where it is, remove the toilet and stick a shower cubicle in it's place. Brick up the window, stick a Velux in and then convert the the airing cupboard into a toilet so you can number two whilst people have a choice of shower or bath
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