Master Bathroom Layout

Sollytear

Hi all,

I am planning to update my family bathroom and would like to see others advice on the layout. It is an unusual shape.

The hot water tank and boiler door opens into the room which I need to account for.

Current toilet outlet is in the bottom right corner, and it would be most coinvent to keep the toilet in that right hand side alcove, however I *think* my builder and I will be able to route that to any point in the bathroom.

I would like to get a bath, a separate shower, toilet, hand basin, and heated towel rail.

Thank you,

Joseph

getmore4less

Any chance of alternative access to the boiler cupboard from whatever room that is in?

Sollytear

Unfortunately not; unless I make a hatch from the loft and use a rope ladder ;-)
The door opens with hinges on the bottom left corner.

All I can think of is to find a corner bath with a large shower screen. I generally find the normal shower screens too small. 
Alternatively, perhaps I could fit a bath into the alcove on the right; 155cm long (is that small?) and fit the rest in the top left corner.

BUFF

Sollytear said:

The door opens with hinges on the bottom left corner.

So, does it drop down forwards rather than swing from the left?

All I can think of is to find a corner bath with a large shower screen. I generally find the normal shower screens too small. 
Alternatively, perhaps I could fit a bath into the alcove on the right; 155cm long (is that small?) and fit the rest in the top left corner.

Why do you need a shower screen on the corner bath if you can get a separate shower in the room?
You can get 1500mm baths but they would be considered small by most I think, the standard being ~1700mm.
How long/wide a bath would you ideally like?

What type of wall construction is the 155cm one on the right & what is on the other side?
If necessary would you object to boxing or using a bulkhead for the waste?
Do you know which way the joists run in the bathroom?

What actual height is the window ledge & does it stick out from the wall surface at all or is it flush?

What height is the bathroom ceiling & is it uniform?

Alderbank

Sollytear said:

Alternatively, perhaps I could fit a bath into the alcove on the right; 155cm long (is that small?) and fit the rest in the top left corner.

Because of drainage runs I think you will find it challenging to fit any of 'the rest' in the top left corner, especially with that access door which cannot be relocated.

Sollytear

Joists run top to bottom on that diagram. The 299cm wall is an external wall, the rest are internal walls of various ages. The other side of the 155cm wall is a bedroom. 

Ceiling is approx 240cm.

The house is from 1890s but has had numerous extensions over the years resulting in a mix of construction methods behind the scene and odd shaped rooms.

I've added photos of the current bathroom for some reference. 

The current toilet is at the bottom right of the floorplan, facing towards the 86cm wall. The waste pipe goes through the external wall (299cm) into the main soil pipe outside. 
The hand basin is between the toilet and window, midway on the 299cm external wall.
The bath is in the top left corner.

Window ledge is approx 68cm from the ground and sticks out a couple of cm.

The idea of a shower screen was if I need to abandon a separate shower. I originally played with the idea of just tilling the top left corner (around the bath on photos) and adding a shower curtain and power shower. 

ic

Only thing not fitting well is the towel radiator - perhaps swap the shower for 900 x 900, and squeeze one in to the right of the boiler door?

BUFF

It's a tricky one. What is it that you particularly don't like about the current set up?

Totally enclosed corner bath/shower systems exist but might make the room feel small

Sollytear

ic's layout could work. Thank you. This is similar to my thoughts. My only concern is if there is space for the toilet (width).

The functional problem with my current is just the lack of shower really. The only quick fix I can think of is a shower curtain on current bath, and installing a power shower from the ceiling down. But as the walls have wooden panelling I would need to tile. And if I'm going to tile, I thought I'd have a look at how a complete new setup could work.

Sollytear

IC, regarding towel rail, it's occured to me that the bathroom is generally warm (it's above the kitchen with an aga). I could there for try and tart up the boiler cupboard and get some warm pipes in there for drying. A passive extraction vent up top perhaps.

BUFF

Sollytear said:

ic's layout could work. Thank you. This is similar to my thoughts. My only concern is if there is space for the toilet (width).

The functional problem with my current is just the lack of shower really. The only quick fix I can think of is a shower curtain on current bath, and installing a power shower from the ceiling down. But as the walls have wooden panelling I would need to tile. And if I'm going to tile, I thought I'd have a look at how a complete new setup could work.

That sort of idea was the way that my mind was thinking too. Similar concern about the towel rail (but they don't have to be mounted at floor level) but also about how much the basin (typically  ~450mm projection for a washbasin) might intrude.
Of course the shower doesn't have to be a 1200x900 offset pentagon but I would suggest not smaller than a 900x900 or 1000 x800.
& as an alternative you could put the shower (e.g. 1000x800) along the top wall & the basin beside the boiler cupboard. That may allow for the towel rail by the door.

btw may I ask what you  (& ic) used for your diagram?