Changing Layout of an Awkward, Small Bathroom

mrobsessed

Hi All,

I've got a small bathroom that I want to completely replace. this includes replacing an old lath and plaster wall with board, new flooring tiling, bathroom suite, and possible removal of a built in cupboard that used to have an immersion heater in it but is now unused.

However because the bathroom is small my choice of a layout change seems very limited. I'd like a bath with a shower at one end, but becuse the end of the bath is below a window I can't do that and the bath is too wide to fit within the wall space at the side of the door.

Do I have any options for using this space differently as it is? If I move the window or door is this a major job? Can I use the cupboard space for a separate shower cubicle if I move the door?

Here is a diagram, to scale of the bathroom:



Any suggestions, ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated! I have a budget of about 3K max.

Thanks,
Mr O

Tiglath

Could you put the shower midway down the length of the bath rather than at the end, with a decent shower curtain? When we redid our bathroom, we went for a smaller corner basin, and dumped the bath completely in favour of a larger shower cubicle. This enabled us to put in a tall thin cupboard with 3 drawers for meds, toiletries etc.

rxbren

whats the sixe of the cupboard it maybe possible to pace a shower inside

keystone

If its to scale then you are slightly stuffed. There is no room for a shower tray in the cupboard without moving the door and then you'll foul the WHB. You could go for a wetroom approach but then you are watching your budget vanish out of the window.

The alternative is to remove the cupboard, install the WHB in there and put a shower tray at one end of the bath There is no reason not to have the shower over the bath. You could put it in the centre and use a circular shower curtain.

Cheers

cyclonebri1

mrobsessed wrote: »

Hi All,

I've got a small bathroom that I want to completely replace. this includes replacing an old lath and plaster wall with board, new flooring tiling, bathroom suite, and possible removal of a built in cupboard that used to have an immersion heater in it but is now unused.

However because the bathroom is small my choice of a layout change seems very limited. I'd like a bath with a shower at one end, but becuse the end of the bath is below a window I can't do that and the bath is too wide to fit within the wall space at the side of the door.

Do I have any options for using this space differently as it is? If I move the window or door is this a major job? Can I use the cupboard space for a separate shower cubicle if I move the door?

Here is a diagram, to scale of the bathroom:



Any suggestions, ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated! I have a budget of about 3K max.

Thanks,
Mr O

No, stick with it, it's the best use of the space you have, sorry, but you need genuine advice not smoke uya.

There are ways of using showers over windows, not done it so I bow out.

mrobsessed

The cupboard is only about 40cm deep so the door would get in the way of a shower cubicle in there. I assume WHB means the basin?

I assume a bath with a cubicle at the basin end would look odd - any opinion on that?

It's looking bad for changing the layout, but thanks for all your advice.

mrobsessed

How would a wetroom conversion work?

keystone

Me and my big mouth. I'll tell you later. I've got a visit to make now.

Cheers

scottishblondie

Is there enough space to put a partition wall at the end of the bath opposite the window? If so you could mount a shower onto it.

phill99

I you identify where you are based, some one may be able to recommend a fitter that could assist.

I would be tempted to move the door opening to the left (as you are looking at the door from the bathroom). Plus invert your door so it opens outwards. This will allow you to move the bath to where the basin is and thus allowing you to use the wall adjacent to the door as the bath head wall on which you can mount a shower. The basin can move to the opposite end of the bath near the window.

mrobsessed

Thanks for the good advice. How big a job is it moving a door over 9 inches?

How about this: