Bathroom Layout Design Feedback Please

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

We are renovating a bathroom on a lower level concrete slab that ostensibly serves 4 bedrooms on the same level. The master bedroom and bath are on the main level.

This bath had a small fiberglass insert shower and a fiberglass bath/tub shower combo.

After doing demolition on the current bathroom, I've come up with two layouts that involve the least amount of plumbing changes in the concrete slab and a third option that moves drains in concrete.

Option 1: The toilet was originally placed smack dab in the center of one of the walls, so the first layout keeps the original layout but updates everything except the bathtub will not have a shower rod or curtain and will have a knee wall to separate it from the vanity. (e.g. NO full wall separating the vanity from the tub). The shower is converted to a corner stall with glass walls + door. It's tight but I think I can get a 42X36 shower in the corner and maintain the requisite toilet clearance. To divert attention away from the center toilet I was thinking of putting a fully tiled wall on the back wall using silver canvas tile. (https://www.homedepot.com/p/MSI-Silver-Canvas-Interlocking-12-in-x-12-in-x-8-mm-Glass-Mesh-Mounted-Mosaic-Tile-10-sq-ft-case-GLSIL-SILCAN8MM/206279722)

The second option swaps the shower and toilet to move the toilet to the back of the room. In this scenario the shower would need three glass walls.

The third option puts the shower to the left of the door and incorporates a longer vanity. It would require some concrete trenching, and I'm not sure I love it so much as to make the drain-moving worth it. It's also tight against the back of the door.

Important factoid: There are no windows in the room and no possibility for windows either.

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Debbi Washburn

5 years ago

I agree - why have a shower and tub? If this has to handle 4 bedrooms, I would suggest having some separations - a toilet in a room and maybe the tub with more privacy so multiple people can use the space. Or even turn it into a half bath and full bath, if possible...

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Indecisiveness
5 years ago
Are you set on both a tub and a separate shower?
Karen
Original Author
5 years ago
More set than not on the separate tub and shower. We really hate shower curtains and were hoping to open avoid a shower bar over the tub combo setup. But I guess another possibility is that we could go back to the combo here and put a linen closet instead of the shower.
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Karen
Original Author
5 years ago
Thanks for this Debbie. I'd love to hear how 78 sq ft can be turned into a half and a full bath. We demolished a very ugly and cramping pocket door that separated the vanities from the rest of the bathroom. It was a very unpleasant space, and the width at the doorway was not conducive for two people to simultaneously use their vanities back-to-back. (Those were 22" deep vanities)
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Sharon Brindley Designs
5 years ago
Hi gene-seeker: are all 4 bedrooms used every day?
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Sabrina Alfin Interiors
5 years ago
Of the three layouts, the last one is the best. But I would put a pony wall between the vanity and the toilet for a bit of extra privacy. Or, make the double vanity 60" and enclose the toilet room.
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Debbi Washburn
5 years ago
Can you show what the rest of the area is like around this bathroom? There may be an option for stealing some space or reconfiguring a closet or something to help. Trying to do a half bath and full bath will result in 2 very small spaces - not sure if that is the right answer - it was just a thought.

Otherwise doing a separate toilet/ shower area ( similar to the concept of a jack and jill bathroom ) may be the best use of the space for multiple people.
Karen
Original Author
5 years ago
Debbie: Stealing closet space from the room next door is a possibility but it potentially creates a closet problem. I need to make some better measurements to test this idea. Will explore this idea.

Sharon: No. All four bedrooms are not used every day. In fact, our kids are gone, so this will be a guest bath. Still, we have to do something to update the bathroom. It was original and gross. Having said this, it is not uncommon in our neighborhood for families to move in with 3 or 4 kids, so we'd like to maintain our resale value with a nice-ish kids bathroom.

Sabrina: I like the pony wall idea. I'll work on this with the vanity length to hone that layout.

Additional info: We do have a half bath on the upper level in addition to our full master bath. Obviously it is not ideal for kids to use that sink on a regular basis for the evening routine, but it does alleviate any toilet crisis that might occur if someone is using the lower level bath.