Shall I buy a 1 bed flat where the bathroom is in the bedroom? Can I partition parts of the bedroom?

HampshireH

I used to live in a flat which was literally a square. Walked into lounge kitchen in front bedroom to left and bathroom off that. Bedroom had to be accessed to go to bathroom.

I'd say it was more a studio (although not advertised as one.

I wouldn't have bought it as it wasn't ideal

Green_hopeful

If it was me I would leave it as it is and let people walk through the bedroom to access the loo. I don’t expect it would be too intrusive but you could get a screen or a book case or something if you are worried about privacy. 

RedFraggle

You can get vertical blinds that run on a ceiling track. When I had to have my work desk in my bedroom I used one to partition the desk so I couldn't see it from the bed. You'd only need to pull it across when somebody stayed. 

RedFraggle

Dunelm, about £30

kinger101

user1977 said:

Guests can use the kitchen sink.

Don't be silly. The sink in the utility room gives them much greater privacy.

asking_for

Haha some random answers here, but thanks for all.

@Time2count its been built
@gwynlas the lease allows holiday lets so yes this is why I was looking at partitions, 
@saajan_12 yes I guess if people are in the lounge they get thats its a squeeze.  My concern is how the guests feel about entering the room not for myself, but I guess it just a preference
@user1977 yeah not happening..

I have a lot to think about, thanks!

BungalowBel

RedFraggle said:

Dunelm, about £30

What a good idea!

thegreenone

I'm clearly missing something.  There's a utility room in a one bed flat.  That in itself is amazing.  But could it be made into a shower room or at least a cloakroom?  Will it fit a space saver toilet?  Nes Home Nova 2 in 1 Combo Toilet and Basin Combined Sink Cloakroom Space Saver Unit

Herzlos

I'd assumed from the shape/layout that it was a repurposed office building rather than a bespoke build, so it may be there was already a wall there.

You are right though, a utility room in a 1 bed flat seems like an odd choice, and it seems to be about the same size as the bathroom. So I'd be inclined to try and swap the utility and bathroom around since you don't need 2 toilets in a flat that size. Failing that, fitting a compact toilet in the utilty space would work pretty well.

saajan_12

For those trying to move around the bathroom / utility, do pay attention to the floor plan. The utility room and bathroom are very far apart, and unless there's already plumbing for sewage in the utility, that'll be very hard to move. The vertical sewage pipe is usually near the bathroom which is around the same place, on top of eachother in each flat. Note plumbing for water is usually thinner and not sufficient vs toilet waste pipe. Laying a near horizontal waste pipe between the utility room so that it meets the original bathroom will also be costly and prone to blockage. 

If you're going actually make layout changes then far easier to move the bathroom door and/or walls around the bedroom entrance.