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Our Bathroom - the After

5 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago

We are redoing a bathroom. Hardest room ever to figure out ;)

Let me know if you relate and can share insight, ideas, hope.

Just found out in order to be code we need to move the toilet and make the vanity only 30 inches.

Have you ever dealt with this? Ideas and hope on how to make it look balanced, would be so welcome.

What do you think of 30 inch medicine cabinet over 30 inch vanity that has to be flush to the wall.

Thank you!!

(I had planned a 36 vanity - but won't work because of moving toilet)


Comments (11)

  • 5 years ago

    Sounds good, but note that if you need a filler next to the wall, it’ll intrude on your required space around the toilet.

    Cyndi Fine thanked emilyam819
  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Can you sketch out a scaled floor plan?

    Cyndi Fine thanked Indecisiveness
  • 5 years ago

    I can relate! Keep in mind that if the cabinet hinges are on the wall side you’ll need a little space for the door to open. Might look less stuffed to go with a smaller cabinet. We have a 30” vanity in our main bath and will go to 27” in our remodel to add a few inches to the shower.

    Cyndi Fine thanked Mama Cita
  • 5 years ago

    Thanks to each of you :) Mama Cita do you have a pic you might share of your bathrooms. Thanks!


  • 5 years ago

    5x8 is still considered "the standard" for a hall bath. Yes, it's snug. Suggest you invest in a custom vanity. Make the offset sink cavity as small as possible with a full-width drawer below it (deep enough to hold rolls of TP...and a ton of other things) and a stack of drawers to one side. Your plumber and cabinet maker will understand these terms.

    Cyndi Fine thanked chiflipper
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    5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Too tight for toilet space. Custom, or 24 inch vanity. You converted tub to shower, moved toilet.

    Code is 15" from center toilet to any wall or obstruction....and a bit more is far better.

    Converting tub to shower is always an issue. Called glass and elbows. The real "standing space in a 30 x 60 tub? About 21 wide by 40. Every inch counts : ) in a 5 x 8. Making a 36 inch shower usually........difficult.

    Cyndi Fine thanked JAN MOYER
  • 5 years ago

    A 30” vanity is an adequate size. Much better than a 24” or pedestal.

    Cyndi Fine thanked mainenell
  • 5 years ago

    Since you're moving the toilet due to code, don't forget code for the sink. The center of the sink has to be a minimum of 15" from any side obstruction, so if the vanity is against the wall the sink will not be centered unless the cabinet is at least 30" wide. If you use a narrower vanity, the sink will need to be offset to keep the center 15" from the wall.

    Cyndi Fine thanked catbuilder
  • 5 years ago

    Cyndi, no pics yet, we are in our GC’s line to start by Feb 2022 (!). Catbuilder, does that 15” setback mean that a 27” vanity w/ a centered sink would have to be at least 2” from the wall?

  • 5 years ago

    Mama Cita, it would have to have a filler next to the wall anyway.