It looks ok on paper but in reality without using a wall mounted toilet which can be extremely pricey, difficult to add in older homes which lack clearance and in my area can not go on an exterior wall. When I use a standard toilet in this setup it leaves just over. two feet between tub and toilet. Same thing happens when I put a 3ft wide shower it leaves less than 3 ft between shower and vanity. I would hate a 2.5 wide shower. These clearances make it a one person at a time bathroom . Are you willing to give up one of your wants for more foot space?

In plan above, toilet is on interior wall, center of toilet is 3 feet from center of sink, 3 feet walking space between toilet and tub, and vanities are not on interior wall (it has no clearance for electricity lines).

• My smallest floor mounted toilet is 33 inches from the wall. My elongated are 36".
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Felizlady,

In my locality, the building code (law) for living quartersrequires the center of the toilet to be at least 30” away from the center of the sink and from the edge of the tub. Also, the code requires a minimum space in front of the toilet for sitting or standing in order to use the toilet. There is no residential building code that requires space for a person to be able to walk between a vanity and a toilet.

I was not talking about vanity and toilet I am concerned with walkways between toilet and tub, and shower and vanity. With today's toilet sizes and a 2.7 ft wide freestanding claw ft tub there is just over 2 ft of space to exit the tub with out touching the toilet. And about two and a half feet between the normal depth vanity and a decent at least 3 ft shower.

Minimum codes are exactly minimum comfort though. It is a decent size space but trying to have all the bells and whistles will make it feel small very quickly. Having a person using the sink will prevent another from entering or exiting the shower. Giving up a tub, is the four foot tub even comfy? leaves a lot more elbow room. Do you want to exit a bath two feet infront of a toilet?

Having one sink might open up space for a properly sized comfortable shower. Having a tub shower combo will allow for a larger vanity and no knee bumping toilet area.

I think with a limited size room prioritizing the most important items will maximize your enjoyment more than trying to fit in to many large unused wants would.

This is only my opinion but something you might want to consider. I have a larger 13x8 bath room that I skipped a tub in favor of a large shower, more storage and leg room and it was the best decision I could have made. Smaller baths like yours are not meant to have five pieces. Pick the four most important to you is what my architect told me in the beginning stages.

What about having the 'top' part of the room be a for the tub + shower (see examples below). Unfortunately this leaves the toilet exposed to the door..

I do think the advice to pick 4 of the five pieces and make that work instead is good..

I really like the above plan, but the second vanity would need electrics and the left wall has none and can not have it added? Also a five by seven shower area can be drafty if in a cold region. Proper slope and water proofing of a shower stall with a tub should be done by a very experienced tiler and is not at all budget friendly. I know because I initially wanted something similar. But this set up has a nice amount of floor space.

Good point about the electric on the left wall - maybe the wall could be built out a few inches to house wiring - at least the part outside of the tub/shower area (or continue into the wet room and create i.e. a shelf for along side the tub)