Post from bathrooms, looking for all input

Amy Van Bramer Vicknair

11 years ago

http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/3357686/bathroom-floor-plan?n=1

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chisue

11 years ago

last modified: 11 years ago

No photo to post, but...

Our master suite is a rectangle, about 16 E-W by 40 N-S. Our MBR is 16 X 19 in the south end of the rectangle. The entry door is at the bedroom's NE corner. Our bed and night chests are on the east wall of the bedroom with a bay window opposite (west) and a rank of three casements in the south wall.

From the entry I walk west about 6 feet and turn north into a 42" X 8 hallway that leads to the bathroom. Our closets are on either side of the hallway, with pocket doors (seldom closed).

At the north end of this short hallway is a double door to the MBA (16 X 11). Pedestal sinks back to the closet walls (south) on either side of the doorway. On the north wall are the toilet room, tub, shower. Large window over the tub. Two casement windows on the west wall -- one in the toilet room and one beside 'his' sink. A few feet beyond my sink (to the east) is an alcove with room for a little vanity table and stool, with a linen closet opposite it. (This is outside of the 16-foot length of the bathroom itself.)

I access my closet a few times a day -- without trailing through the bathroom. When I'm in the tub or shower, DH is not trailing through the bathroom to get to his clothes. I can flit the few steps between my closet and my sink while dressing. (Men don't seem to go back and forth as much!)

(While any home suited to a young family may need a bathtub, I don't think the tub has to be in the MBA. I seem to be in the minority of ladies who like to bathe rather than always showering. Most men shower. I also wash my hair in my big ole sink!)

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mojomom
11 years ago
It will help to put the entire post here. I've copied it here for you:

We are about to undertake a master bath expansion and remodel. I've included the 1991 original floor plan and our current proposed plan. You'll see we are pushing out the exterior wall about 6 foot to the left and a couple feet down.

Our goals were to eliminate the tub and create a nice closet for DW.

Thoughts?
Amy Van Bramer Vicknair
Original Author
11 years ago
The reply I put in the other forum has the "after". Help? Pretty please?
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mojomom
11 years ago
Second post by OP:
mojomom
11 years ago
The closet addition looks good except the door swing is a problem -- a pocket door or an in swing would be better. The shower is really large at 8' x 5'11" and you do have the space to have a nice sized shower and still have a smaller tub.
golfergirl29
11 years ago
Ditto on the door swing. Our builder doesn't like windows in the showers for leakage issue, just fyi. Will you be able to tilt the shower head or are you putting a hand held there to get to the bench? You might have enough room at the end of her closet rods on the left for an in-wall fold down ironing board if you want.
chisue
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Can we get the closets out of the bathroom? Can we take Plan #1, eliminate the tub, and put the closets on the MBR side of the bathroom? We have a short hallway between bath and bedroom with closets flanking.
whaas_5a
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Something to consider for resale is that some (many in some markets) buyers will not purchase a home without a tub in the master.

Chisue,

You had mentioned this design in one of my posts. Do you have a picture of this setup and would you mind sharing why you like this setup?
golfergirl29
11 years ago
whaas, Houzz did a survey and 43% of people building were forgoing a bathtub, even in the master. General rule seems to be as along as there is a tub somewhere, it's becoming more OK. Obviously, there are still some for whom this would be a dealbreaker. But not as many as there used to be.
whaas_5a
11 years ago
Thanks for the info! I'll have to draw that out so I can visualize it!

Interesting stats. That would still put 6 out of 10 putting a tub in the master. Generally speaking, I believe Midwest and Norteast would be much higher. Less with west and south.

Eitherway I have noticed that trend in the plans I've seen lately (master less tub)
whaas_5a
11 years ago
So basically like this (less the alcove) and then the his and her closets are behind the vanities with access from a short hallway that connects the master bed to the master bathroom.