Nice House, Tiny Bathroom

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ToriP said:

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. 

That's very nicely done!!

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I'm currently in the process of buying a house with a small downstairs bathroom, typical Victorian cottage layout. I did wonder after viewing and offering if it was perhaps a tad too small especially as it has a sloping ceiling and l must have a shower (shower over bath or separate).

I viewed again and yes it's small but it already has shower taps and most of the suite looks fairly new, however I would ideally like to take the bath out and fit a large walk in shower.

If the bathroom really was too small you would have noticed that when you viewed it. Things that don't ring alarm bells when you view generally aren't going to be issues (meaning things you can see, not hidden stuff that a survey will find).

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NameUnavailable said:

I'm currently in the process of buying a house with a small downstairs bathroom, typical Victorian cottage layout. I did wonder after viewing and offering if it was perhaps a tad too small especially as it has a sloping ceiling and l must have a shower (shower over bath or separate).

I viewed again and yes it's small but it already has shower taps and most of the suite looks fairly new, however I would ideally like to take the bath out and fit a large walk in shower.

If the bathroom really was too small you would have noticed that when you viewed it. Things that don't ring alarm bells when you view generally aren't going to be issues (meaning things you can see, not hidden stuff that a survey will find).

To be honest, at the moment they've got a relatively new bathroom suite, but the layout is awful (the 'bath' is only 1200mm long?!) with  ~30cm filled in by tiles at the end. I did think the bathroom was a little on the small side when I viewed it - but didn't realise the extend or practicality of it until I was talking it through with my dad.

It's workable, but you'd have to pull the entire bathroom out and start from scratch.  

freesha

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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.

Makes me chuckle too but i assume they mean 'communal' bathroom as opposed to an en-suite?

Jeepers_Creepers

lalalaura95 said:

NameUnavailable said:

I'm currently in the process of buying a house with a small downstairs bathroom, typical Victorian cottage layout. I did wonder after viewing and offering if it was perhaps a tad too small especially as it has a sloping ceiling and l must have a shower (shower over bath or separate).

I viewed again and yes it's small but it already has shower taps and most of the suite looks fairly new, however I would ideally like to take the bath out and fit a large walk in shower.

If the bathroom really was too small you would have noticed that when you viewed it. Things that don't ring alarm bells when you view generally aren't going to be issues (meaning things you can see, not hidden stuff that a survey will find).

To be honest, at the moment they've got a relatively new bathroom suite, but the layout is awful (the 'bath' is only 1200mm long?!) with  ~30cm filled in by tiles at the end. I did think the bathroom was a little on the small side when I viewed it - but didn't realise the extend or practicality of it until I was talking it through with my dad.

It's workable, but you'd have to pull the entire bathroom out and start from scratch.  

Blimey, they could have gone for either a large luxurious shower or a slightly compact 1400mm bath. Instead they chose a washtub. 

Lawdie. LaLa, do you still want to keep a bath in there, or would you prefer a shower? If the latter, I would suggest you have no space problems in there, and could make that room very comfortable to use. If the former, I think you will have to compromise more. Of course, if you have a window on that 1450mm wall, that could mess things up.

Any chance of the floorplan (from the sales partics) and ideally a photo (from ditto)?

Soot2006

We also lived for 10 years with a tiny bathroom. It was offputting when we moved in as the layout was ridiculous. A full side bath taking over half the entire surface area, sink (back of your knees touches the bathtub if you stoof by the sink!), toilet (one knee would touch the bathtub, the other was basically outside the room/touching the door) ... We redesigned it with a smaller tub, shifted everything around and it suddenly became a really nice space that the EA highlighted as a "high-spec modern feature" when they advertised the house. Not a single viewer seemed to notice how tiny the area really was!

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Jeepers_Creepers said:

lalalaura95 said:

NameUnavailable said:

I'm currently in the process of buying a house with a small downstairs bathroom, typical Victorian cottage layout. I did wonder after viewing and offering if it was perhaps a tad too small especially as it has a sloping ceiling and l must have a shower (shower over bath or separate).

I viewed again and yes it's small but it already has shower taps and most of the suite looks fairly new, however I would ideally like to take the bath out and fit a large walk in shower.

If the bathroom really was too small you would have noticed that when you viewed it. Things that don't ring alarm bells when you view generally aren't going to be issues (meaning things you can see, not hidden stuff that a survey will find).

To be honest, at the moment they've got a relatively new bathroom suite, but the layout is awful (the 'bath' is only 1200mm long?!) with  ~30cm filled in by tiles at the end. I did think the bathroom was a little on the small side when I viewed it - but didn't realise the extend or practicality of it until I was talking it through with my dad.

It's workable, but you'd have to pull the entire bathroom out and start from scratch.  

Blimey, they could have gone for either a large luxurious shower or a slightly compact 1400mm bath. Instead they chose a washtub. 

Lawdie. LaLa, do you still want to keep a bath in there, or would you prefer a shower? If the latter, I would suggest you have no space problems in there, and could make that room very comfortable to use. If the former, I think you will have to compromise more. Of course, if you have a window on that 1450mm wall, that could mess things up.

Any chance of the floorplan (from the sales partics) and ideally a photo (from ditto)?

Unfortunately the estate agents haven't provided a floor plan or photo of the bathroom with the listing (probably for obvious reasons). They just described it as a "modern fitted bathroom" and the size of the room. 

I'm not too fussed whether there's a bath or shower to be honest, whatever is convenient. It's difficult to imagine the best layout atm because they're currently got the waste pipe across the length of one wall for the toilet ... making the room seem even smaller - it's just a disaster of a room atm 

MrsPorridge

If you still love the place and would have enough money left over after you buy it to fit out the bathroom as you would like, then I would go for it.

TBagpuss

I think the poster who said that there are always compromises when you buy a house is right - if you find something with a larger bathroom for the same price there will be something else which is less attractive, whether it is location, lack of space somewhere else, etc. 
It sounds as though you are willing to do some work, and that the space could be used better than it is at present, and so personally I would probably go for it - having a smaller bathroom that you want is probably easier to live with than if it was a very tiny kitchen, for example.
My bathroom was also the compromise I made when I bought my current house - it's not very big, and is an awkward 'L' shaped tucked round the top of the stairwell (it's also very ugly!) BUT it's perfectly functional and i would rather have a small bathroom than smaller bedrooms or a worse location or any of the other compromises I would have had with other properties.
I am firmly in the camp of wanting a bath rather than just a shower, but I think if there is *space* for a bath, then that is sufficient - if you have a big shower and the next owners prefer a bath, that's not a huge problem to change. I would avoid a property where the bathroom was too small for a full size bath, as I love a long relaxing soak with book and a glass of wine, but if a house I otherwise liked has a shower but enough space for a bath it wouldn't be a deal breaker. So on that front go with whatever you personally prefer.  

NameUnavailable

Some food for thought...

https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/bathroom-ideas-and-inspiration/10-small-bathroom-ideas-on-a-budget

https://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/bathrooms/tips/g1441/small-bathrooms-ideas/

or even... https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk02ANh1UT-dY8AbTPP8tHnxnGeQ_nQ:1594155358520&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=boat+bathrooms&client=firefox-b-d&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6yvG-g7zqAhVYZxUIHTf6BVcQsAR6BAgHEAE&biw=1463&bih=745