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Bathroom remodel reccomendations?

6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago

Our bathroom has been torn down to the bare walls and now we cannot seem to come up with a feasible way of remodeling. The shower MUST be enlarged, the toilet was located next to the shower and had no privacy, but due to plumbing cannot be moved, We want a larger shower, privacy for the toilet, a bathtub, but no idea what type, storage is essential, we would like separate dressing areas. any suggestions would be helpful.


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  • 6 years ago

    I don't see a window; is there one?


    You have two similar fixtures, one smaller than the other. In addition to a toilet, do you have a bidet or urinal?


    To optimize usage of space, choose a tub shower combination.


    To create a privacy wall for the toilet, consider turning the toilet ninety degrees -- turn the front to one side so you can still use the same plumbing drain ... adding pipe to move the cold water supply line to a new wall (an adjacent privacy wall) should be something that could be done fairly easily.

  • 6 years ago

    So is your picture showing what it was, or your idea of what it might be? Whichever it is, I will have to say that the layout makes very bad use of the space. (I have a 3/4-bath in one area of my house that is about a third of your space and the shower is larger than the one shown in your diagram.) You have sufficient space for a very nice, very functional, and very well-arranged bathroom. We'd like to help, but you need to provide more info:

    -Where is the window (if any)?

    -Where is the toilet that can't be moved?

    -Can the shower location be changed?

    -Can the vanities be moved?

    -Do you need a bathtub? (possibly not if there is one elsewhere in the house)

  • 6 years ago

    The floor plan is what “was there”. And no there is not a window. The line up from left to right is shower, toilet, linen cabinet, bathtub. Adjacent was 2 6foot vanities and both had sinks. All that is left is the plumbing.

  • 6 years ago

    Rene-

    Complete info, please:

    -Can the shower location be changed?

    -Can the vanities be moved?

    -Do you need a bathtub? (possibly not if there is one elsewhere in the house)

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  • 6 years ago
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    Yes the shower location can be changed

    There are no vanities remaining only the plumbing for the 2 sinks

    I enjoy having a bathtub

    (We have 2 teenage sons and a daughter sharing our only other bathroom)

    No window and I marked the exterior walls

  • 6 years ago

    To attach a photo, use JPEGs.

  • 6 years ago

    Can you see the diagram of the preexisting room showing the plumbing? There are no fixtures in the room at this point only plumbing. The room is 9x14

  • 6 years ago

    Can the door move? If so, what are the options?

  • 6 years ago

    The closets are on the wall behind the bathroom. I love your ideas. My husband wanted to move the shower to the wall adjacent to where the tub was and make a wet area. I feel that will be too costly. I need storage/closet space more than anything.

  • 6 years ago

    This is a better sketch of the old bathroom. Hope it helps

  • 6 years ago

    The toilet drain can’t be moved at all in any direction? My GC. Told us that because of our floor joists it could be moved one way but not another.

  • 6 years ago

    One GC said $2500 to move it. Which is what we may have to do. Yet the drain for the shower tub and sinks are interchangeable. Or so I am told.

  • 6 years ago

    Hmmm, I’m wondering about the toilet drain. If that can be moved without such a big hit to your budget, you have more options for layout if it can move left about 3 feet the toilet could be in that upper left corner.

    Not a pro, but I’ve heard people on this forum say it depends on your foundation, or which way the joists run. Maybe get another opinion on that

    You’ve been through a lot, being in the hospital with your child, having a pipe burst, demo and clean up/dry out, and now being down a bathroom. That’s a lot of stress.


    Since you have to rebuild it, you have an opportunity to get a better layout. Take some deep breaths and find out about that darn toilet drain. If it can just move a couple feet to the left, it opens up more options.

  • 6 years ago

    Are you willing to install a tub/shower combo instead of a separate bath and shower? You said a bath is important to you and you need more storage.

  • 6 years ago

    I would prefer to have a separate tub shower

  • 6 years ago

    About the toilet drain, did you say that you cannot change the direction but you could move it in the same vertical line has it is right now? You said that the drain for the shower and tub are interchangeable, if you don't interchange them, can you move the drain of either one? How about the plumbing of the 2 sinks can you move one or both?

  • 6 years ago
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    This requires a lot of changes in the plumbing location so it might not work. I tried to keep the same direction for the toilet drain hoping that it would work with the floor joists.


    My mistake: Shower is 3'0" x 5'3". Also, shower door is not ideal but doable if use precaution when entering/exiting the shower.

  • 6 years ago

    I was going to remove the door all together and place one before the closets so that we could access closets without leaving bathroom.