Bathroom Layout Help Needed

13 years ago

Hi All,
We're building a new home and I have suddenly decided I'm not totally happy with my Master Bath design. In the planning stages I decided I didn't care if I had a soaking tub in our bath and that the tub in another bathroom (split tub/shower) would be ok. Well, now I'm thinking I want a soaking tub in the house and that doesn't bode well for the tub/shower combo. So I started revisiting my layout and am trying to see if I can make it work.

So here are my questions:
1) How much space do you actually need for a soaking tub? For example, does it need some sort decking around it and if so, how much? I haven't chosen the tub, so I'm willing to let the design constraints dictate that decision. I just know I want the bubbles and heat.
2) We're going to do a steam shower. What's a good size for this? It's currently drawn as 6'x3' and I'm wondering if that's too large? Or is that perfect and I should just give up the tub after all?

We definitely need a toilet in the room and the current plan calls for an enormous vanity, but I think a 60" double sink vanity will be fine. We've started framing but the bathroom is not framed yet, but will probably be this week.

Any advice on layout options is greatly appreciated. While I'm pretty good with kitchens, bathrooms are new to me.

TIA!
Christine

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williamsem
13 years ago
I think to get the most helpful responses it would be best to post the layout of that whole floor so everyone can see how things relate and what changes might make sense.

What's right in front of the door just before entering the bathroom?
chris11895
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for the response. Below is the majorty of the second floor. I think I can easily flip the toilet and put it on the wall with the vanity. Do a 60" vanity which then leaves 38" for the toilet. The part I'm unsure of is doing the tub and shower on the opposite wall. I don't want to end up with a tiny shower because we'll use that every day. So I'm trying to figure out if that space would work. If necessary I can probably borrow a foot on the right of what is now drawn as the shower.
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williamsem
13 years ago
I'm not an expert at this, so I can't offer much especially without dimensions for a soaking tub. But you might try putting the tub where the vanity is, flip the shower and toilet, and put the vanity accross from the door. Then move the entrance to the master foyer down to the edge of the closet. Shorten the dresser accordingly. Move the door from the hall to the foyer down as far as possible, make the space accross from it a shallow linen closet. Put the wall with the bathroom door as close to the hall door as possible. I think that might work for clearances, hard to tell without drawing it out and my graph paper is not accessible at the moment.

I'm sure there will be more helpful info from the experts, but I always say more ideas is better. Might spark something.
chris11895
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks, I'm going to draw that out on graph paper this morning.
Hopefully others will respond too!
pricklypearcactus
13 years ago
Whether you need a tub deck depends on the type of tub. Why not go to a plumbing showroom and take a look and see what you like and what fits your body well? For example, my significant other is more than 6' tall and a tub less than 5.5' was just not long enough for him.

When I look at your plan, it seems like the "foyer" + the doorway area take up a lot of space. If you put the door into the master suite in the "foyer" itself, then it looks like you could capture some extra space.