Anything I'm missing with my proposed bathroom design?

JadeHighland

Planning my first major bit of work in my home. Found a builder I think I can trust, though I'm getting the impression there will be little guidance and more just fitting whatever I get. I've tried to get the proportions as best as I could and want to get others opinions on the layout and whether there is something I'm missing (I forgot the towel rails for example. Some key points. 

• First picture is the current layout where the toilet is against the garden wall. We are looking to change the toilet position so in the new design, the gap between the window wall and wall where the toilet is won't be there but probably a boxed in waste pipe. 
• We're a family of four, 2 adults and 2 young children. Gold hooks on the wall are for the mesh sponges we use to bathe. 
• Towel rails at the foot end of the bath wall. 
• Another towel rail near sink to dry hands. 

Cairnpapple

Your new layout looks much more spacious than the old layout and I like the storage. Is this your only bathroom? If so, consider adding a grab bar over the bath for when someone has a minor injury or pulls a back muscle. They do nice-looking grab bars now and it's easier to add one during the bathroom fitting than to retrofit. Or if you're not going to add one now,  at least check where one could be anchored later. 

maman

I like the layout. 👍

I find that a heated towel rail isn't sufficient to heat the bathroom in cold weather, so would fit a radiator if possible. 

Not sure if you intend to have black tiles or that's just the image. We have white tiles and coloured grout. The coloured grout has been a real game changer. It looks great and doesn't discolour. We have grey in one bathroom and pale green in the other. 

To hide the pipework for the shower, we have a sort of false wall. This gives enough depth to make a tiled 'cubby hole' to hold shower gel, shampoo etc. 

Section62

Have you checked the corners are square?  If the bath only just fits in the space then it might not fit if the corners aren't square.

As maman mentions, you need to think how the water gets to the shower - if you need a false wall then you'll need a shorter bath.

Doozergirl

Goodness, I've done the same project.  Same layout to same layout.  I prefer to fill the space wall to wall with storage.  

The bath and toilet would have been in separate rooms at some point, I suspect - hence the two windows. 

P baths are highly overated.  I'd choose the widest, deepest, rectangular bath instead - that is still useful for showering under.  Eg. https://www.carronbathrooms.com/public/bath-range/urban-range/urban/

Sometimes P baths are so skinny at the top they aren't practical for bathing at - so it defeats the object.  Plus yoy can't beat simplicity when it comes to shower screens etc. 

JadeHighland

Doozergirl said:

Goodness, I've done the same project.  Same layout to same layout.  I prefer to fill the space wall to wall with storage.  

The bath and toilet would have been in separate rooms at some point, I suspect - hence the two windows. 

P baths are highly overated.  I'd choose the widest, deepest, rectangular bath instead - that is still useful for showering under.  Eg. https://www.carronbathrooms.com/public/bath-range/urban-range/urban/

Sometimes P baths are so skinny at the top they aren't practical for bathing at - so it defeats the object.  Plus yoy can't beat simplicity when it comes to shower screens etc. 

Thanks. Yeah, will be looking for a wall to wall unit. Are they almost always custom built? 

Ectophile

I had a shower bath fitted when my bathroom was refurbished.  The one I have is big enough to have a bath in as well as a shower.  I much prefer having a shower bath with a proper glass screen rather than a conventional bath and a manky shower curtain.

Doozergirl

JadeHighland said:

Doozergirl said:

Goodness, I've done the same project.  Same layout to same layout.  I prefer to fill the space wall to wall with storage.  

The bath and toilet would have been in separate rooms at some point, I suspect - hence the two windows. 

P baths are highly overated.  I'd choose the widest, deepest, rectangular bath instead - that is still useful for showering under.  Eg. https://www.carronbathrooms.com/public/bath-range/urban-range/urban/

Sometimes P baths are so skinny at the top they aren't practical for bathing at - so it defeats the object.  Plus yoy can't beat simplicity when it comes to shower screens etc. 

Thanks. Yeah, will be looking for a wall to wall unit. Are they almost always custom built? 

No - you can do with units and scribe the units in, just like a kitchen.  

Doozergirl

Ectophile said:

I had a shower bath fitted when my bathroom was refurbished.  The one I have is big enough to have a bath in as well as a shower.  I much prefer having a shower bath with a proper glass screen rather than a conventional bath and a manky shower curtain.

I'm not sure why a shower curtain suddenly becomes the only option! 

Of course proper glass screens exist for proper baths 😉 and you can even install a proper, separate shower unit.  

moneysaver1978

Looks great! Agree that P-style bath is overrated.

What was the reason to position the toilet + sink in the middle of the wall with space on either sides? Is there space for a tall cupboard between the sink and the wall? Shame to waste both spaces just for a hand towel rail and toilet roll holder.

Is swapping the door opening an option? A bathroom designer recommended that the door does not open to the toilet - something to do with feng shui, maybe!

Either way, don't forget to add a door stop, you wouldn't want one of your kids smashing the door against either the sink or the shower screen!

Do you need rainfall shower + separate shower head? How's the water pressure? A couple of friends mentioned that they regretted installing rainfall shower head because the pressure isn't just there so have stopped using it. It's also a magnet for dust!

Is there a shelf by the bath for bottles like shower gels, or soap? I don't see it in your plan.

Also don't forget to add an extractor fan to remove humidity.

JadeHighland

moneysaver1978 said:

Looks great! Agree that P-style bath is overrated.

What was the reason to position the toilet + sink in the middle of the wall with space on either sides? Is there space for a tall cupboard between the sink and the wall? Shame to waste both spaces just for a hand towel rail and toilet roll holder.

Is swapping the door opening an option? A bathroom designer recommended that the door does not open to the toilet - something to do with feng shui, maybe!

Either way, don't forget to add a door stop, you wouldn't want one of your kids smashing the door against either the sink or the shower screen!

Do you need rainfall shower + separate shower head? How's the water pressure? A couple of friends mentioned that they regretted installing rainfall shower head because the pressure isn't just there so have stopped using it. It's also a magnet for dust!

Is there a shelf by the bath for bottles like shower gels, or soap? I don't see it in your plan.

Also don't forget to add an extractor fan to remove humidity.

Thanks for the response.

• That's what I could find in the visual planner. In reality, would look to have a cupboard there or scribe it in.
• Of all the things I have going on in life, which way the door opens to for the same of Feng Shui isn't one of them!
• Yes, learnt my lesson with an expensive, glass poster downstairs! Door knob took it out.
• We won't get a rainful one, that picture is just for illustration purposes! 
• No, you're right. Plan was to get to screw up a holder but someone above mentioned a recessed wall. 
• I've got that! The current one is going into the loft....