Help me design my bathroom - The Layout

Boat_to_Bolivia

Deleted_User said:

Boat_to_Bolivia said:

I wouldn't have a towel rail if you can fit in a radiator, they just don't seem to generate enough heat and what heat they do put out, is soaked up by the towels rather than warming the room!

Nothing worse than a cold bathroom in the middle of winter!

Weirdly enough, I don't really notice my bathroom being cold. I've actually had the radiator off recently. Only reason I turned it back in was to dry the flannels. 

You're very lucky then

mi-key

I would say your last pic, if you have privacy worries you can get a roller blind to pull down when the shower is in use ? 

twopenny

The last one.
It looks usable, when your in a hurry, good walking flow. 
The door should be hinged on the radiator side for the same reason. You want quick access to the loo bath and shower. It will also keep the heat in when the door is opened.

For privacy the vertical blinds I love and hate in equal measure, come in varying densities. You can have ones that let in light but not sight to blackout. Venetian all sorts of window treatments. As one is behind the bath making it awkward the translucent vertical ones would do well

JGB1955

Can you swap the door around so that it opens outwards?  We have a tiny 'family' bathroom and changing the orientation of the door made it far more usable.  We ended up with bath on the left hand wall, heated towel rail below the window, loo and washbasin on the right hand walls.  The room is probably less than 1800 x 1700.  Underfloor heating, although it rarely kicks in.

daivid

Our bathroom has very similar dimensions, door position, window (ours is a high, long single window) and when we bought the house had an identical layout of bathroom suite to yours. The small bath in ours (1400mm!) was a total waste of space. I moved the toilet to where the shower was and put in a 1800 bath with shower into it. The layout seems to make the best of a small space though the shower is rarely used as we have a shower room too. Moving the toilet is a bit of extra work cutting an exit point for the new soil pipe and joining to the existing but in our case it was well worth it to get a good sized bath in.

Doozergirl

I'd go with your own layout but put a proper radiator underneath the window with a towel rail over it, rather than squeeze something potentially inadequate onto the wall by the sink.   

Best heating do modern radiators that you can clip additional towel rails onto the front, or you can buy ladder towel rails that are wider than they are tall - but they don't throw out as much heat as a proper rad.  

Moving the radiator then allows you a decent sized sink with vanity onto that wall with storage.  Storage is important!   Example ( the storage is a bit measly but it does show how much you can fit onto even a modest wall) :

If you go wild, you can steal 10cm or so from the hallway only on the bath side of the door and have a full length bath.  Can you see on this floor plan?  It didn't make any discernable difference to the hallway but made a big difference to the bath.   It didn't need to be done on both sides either.  

A multi-folding shower screen will allay Freebear's handle smashing fear and also make the bath feel a little more bath-like when it is in use, without too much screen in way.  This is a really good one that clips into place when extended and is water tight: 

https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/kudos-inspire-6mm-four-panel-in-fold-bathscreen?campaign=googlebase&PS2PVV1=13608&sku=4BASCOMPRHS&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIr56U2Yvc_AIVkLbtCh0yjQNlEAQYAiABEgKiQfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

You will find the improvement in the perception of space is marked if you keep everything to the left and right.  

plumb1_2

FreeBear said:

plumb1_2 said:

FreeBear said:

Deleted_User said: The door is inbetween the shower and the radiator and opens towards the shower.

I would be concerned that the door handle might make contact with the shower screen - If that were to happen, there is a good chance that the glass would shatter.

Small colour coded door stops help that issue out

Screwed to the floor - Great for stubbing your toe on.

You would have to have 3ft long feet, when it’s fitted close to the door hinges.
plus have ever tried to brake  a glass screen, they take some heavy wacks with a  🔨  to smash. 

casper_gutman

plumb1_2 said:

... have ever tried to brake  a glass screen, they take some heavy wacks with a  🔨  to smash. 

Ah, but that's when you *want* the glass to break. If you want it to stay intact, it'll break with the slightest touch!

Eldi_Dos

Boat_to_Bolivia said:

I wouldn't have a towel rail if you can fit in a radiator, they just don't seem to generate enough heat and what heat they do put out, is soaked up by the towels rather than warming the room!

Nothing worse than a cold bathroom in the middle of winter!

There was very good description of a winter mode for placing towels on here recently, solved all them problems.

Gavin83

One thing to consider is the toilet is probably the hardest element to move as you have the soil pipe to worry about. What's the situation at the moment, does it just go straight through the wall?

If you move the bath you'll likely need to mess about with the pipes too as often you'll find the run to the bath is 22mm but only 15mm to the shower. This'll need to be checked though.

I prefer your layout but 160cm isn't that big a space for a bath. You could move the wall as Doozer suggested though. I'd likely keep the toilet where it is and either keep the sink where it is or move it next to the toilet along the window wall. You'd need to consider what to do in regards to a mirror though if you moved it.