Nice House, Tiny Bathroom

Polly05

As long as it has what it needs in it.. Then that's big enough. I dont like big bathrooms as I just think it's a waste of space. I'd rather have that room as a bit of bedroom. Or a cupboard or some kinda of storage. Rather than just space between the toilet and bath.. 

Scotbot

JGB1955 said:

Can you re-hang the door so that it opens outwards rather than inwards?  We did that and it made the space far more usable.  Or bi-fold doors.  Do you need a bath in it?  We NEVER use our bath and would have no issue with buying a property with just a shower room - preferably a wetroom with a rain shower.

Families with young children will. Much easier to bath a toddler than shower them.

Petriix

If you can fit in a bath with a shower over plus a sink, toilet, cabinet and towel radiator and actually access everything without issue then it's big enough. There is a lot of choice in bathroom fittings these days so you can come up with something really tasteful without all that wasted space. I'd be much more interested in the overall aesthetic than the dimensions.

UnderOffer

Our first home had what I now consider a very small bathroom, didn’t seem so at the time and caused us no issues at all, the floor space in bathroom had room for standard bath mat only.   We had 2 children and bathed them fine, as babies we always used the bedroom floor and baby mat to change nappies/dress them. A small bathroom would not put me off purchasing. 

My parents when viewing the above house, raised concerns with several things, windows not double glazed, kitchen and all carpets needed changing plus vendors were smokers,  I chose to ignore, renovated and it was a very happy home for 10 plus years. 

sheramber

How many bathroom units do you need/want? My bathroom has toilet, wash basin and bath in a line, next to each other so that is the width and the length of the room is th length of the bath so not a lot of spare space but ti easily serves it purpose.
Maybe consider
What size is the house? Is it a one person house or a family house?
How long do you intend to stay in it?

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sheramber said:

How many bathroom units do you need/want? My bathroom has toilet, wash basin and bath in a line, next to each other so that is the width and the length of the room is th length of the bath so not a lot of spare space but ti easily serves it purpose.
Maybe consider
What size is the house? Is it a one person house or a family house?
How long do you intend to stay in it?

It would just be me living there - all I'd want is a toilet, wash basin and shower (or bath, as I've heard they're more favourable with prospective buyers?) - I personally have no problems with the bathroom - the current layout is awful given the compact space you're working with - but looking at photos of bathrooms of similar sizes you could work with it. 

I don't intend on living there forever, I'm only 25 - so it's more of a 'first home' than a 'forever home'. My main concern is the re-selling the house (when the time comes) - given the tight space, as it's one of the smaller bathrooms I've seen in my budget.

MovingForwards

My home has a shower, no bath. I wanted a property with a shower or wet room due to current disabilities, not knowing how they will progress as I get older and wanting to live here for life. It was a good decision as a few months before moving I had a fall getting out the bath (first ever one) and put me off baths and over bath showers.

What people have done in the other flats is remove the pantry to give extra space to put a bath in. I make full use of my pantry and it's an added bonus to the kitchen  😁 

The home you are looking at is suitable for 'professionals' who are used to having showers, rather than a bath. (No, I don't understand why that term is used either!)

If you like the property and will be living in it for several years, make an offer, it will sell when you are ready to move on.

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Mrs_Soup said:

What is in there at the moment, bath or shower?

At the moment they've got some tiny little bath (it looks less than half the length of a normal bath) but there's an awful lot of wasted space - I've been looking at bathroom planners online and, there's a lot more you can do to the room.

ToriP

It is small, but can be workable. Our bathroom is 1.49x2.37m. We changed the layout when we moved in. We got a 1500mm bath and the builder managed to fit it along the 1.49 wall by letting the edge of it into the wall a bit. You can also get slimline toilets, which doesn’t feel small at all. Having the door hung so it swings outwards is a good idea. I’ve attached some pictures. It was fine when there was just 2 of us. Now we have an 11month old, it’s tricky for us both to bath him at the same time. But it is possible. 

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davidmcn said:

Marvel1 said:

It's a bathroom, I'm only there for certain things.

Never really understood "family bathroom". I don't want the rest of the family to be in there with me.

LOL yes, also 'family bathroom' in a studio or one bed flat.