You need a far better drawing, every foot and inch of everything noted. Bathrooms have walls, include them! All of the baths, and a clearer idea of what you want and need. You need to show the surrounding hallways, bedroom locations as well. Nobody can hazard a guess on anything from what you have posted. Yes you need a contractor, and you also need a budget.$$$$$$$$

Much better drawing and you need both a good bathroom designer and a contractor .Post a drawing to scale her of all those spaces you are working with show where the tolilets are since moving them is expensive often. Do the drawing on graph paper it makes it easier all measurments clearly marked , windows doorways where those lead .All posted here in jpeg format in a comment DO NOT start another post

Thank you both! we didnt get a floorplan and do not have access to the house yet, so no measurements - this was what i was able to get off of Redfin. 😭 we may try to work with the current layout to minimize $$$$. will add to this post when we have more info!

Oh for heavens sake. Do NOT jump that gun. You haven't spent a day inn the house yet.

Not jumping - we have done a couple walk throughs (which were enough to decide that we want to update the bathrooms), will get full access soon, and will have two months after until we move in. we are brainstorming/ thinking about what we can/ want to do during that time. is that not how we want to approach this..? sorry, first time homebuyers!

Yes, you will need a contractor. If the plumbing fixtures are where the pic shows them, you probably have a lot of shared plumbing between the two bathrooms. You will need a plumber for that. If you are thinking about moving or removing walls, you will need a structural engineer for that to tell you what, if, and how things can or can't be done. If there is electrical involved, you will need an electrician for that. Vents and HVAC you get a HVAC pro in for that. If there is going to be tiling going on, you want a pro for that too. If you want it all to look good and help you get your notions and selections together, you may need a designer for that.

Start calling around to contractors and designers now. Find out who can get you on their schedule to start coming out for estimates. They likely will not want to come out to start checking things till after you have closed and you are in full ownership of the house. It likely will take several months or more from first calling folks out to finding the pros you want to work with, the materials getting ordered, and then the actual building times.

Something else you can do now is start learning about contracts. Are your contractors bonded, licensed, insured- is that a requirement where you are, what do those things mean. What should be included in a contract, scope of work, change orders, payment schedules, ect. A lot of seasoned homeowners sometimes don't know what they don't know- as a first time owner there is even more to learn.

It's also usually the better part of wisdom to live in a place for a while to settle in and help you decide what you really want or not in a rebuild. You will likely encounter other things that need your money more urgently than reconfiguring bathrooms.

I don't see a shower or tub in your master bathroom. Moving plumbing is big bucks, so you want to think about reconfiguring space where the new arrangement is plumbed close to the old. My observation is that many shower stalls are put in former linen closets. The closet to the right looks about the right size (I am not up on measurements, so it might not be).

For plumbing, you need a plumber, for walls you need a builder.

Swapping around the sink/toilet/shower (if there is one) is probably easiest.

If there's a bathroom with a bathtub on the floor above, the walls are more likely to be necessary for support.

These are all great points, and we certainly do have a lot to learn - thank you all for your patience.

There is a shower in the master bath and a tub in the hall bath. perhaps this picture gives a better idea (still no full measurements).

It would be nice to have a tub in the master bathroom, and i was actually hoping to learn if that was something we could do with reconfiguration… but it sounds like it will be a looot of work. I am also not sure if the outside vanities add much value.

We closed a few months ago actually (with a rent-back) and did the walk through with a contractor (someone our parents know). in fact, he has since been booked for july, which is partly why we are trying to get a move on.

And we are thinking about doing the bathrooms now because the house needs flooring (and painting) - and we thought it would be a waste to get new flooring in the bathroom area only to potentially rip it off...

It is becoming more likely that we will just keep the current layout. but if this picture gives you any new ideas of what could be done potentially, please share. thank you ❤️

Most straightforward…. Shift hall bath to right by eliminating the extra sink. Then divide remaining space into two rooms: master bath and closet.

Like this…. Sorry for the crappy drawing.

Thank you @frisky! after finally getting more measurements and rough estimates, i am planning a full reconfiguration. your drawing was very helpful in thinking about this.

i had originally thought about something like this, to keep the closet where it is:

But it didnt make a lot of sense to me… and i like poop closets lol so i am now thinking about this for the master bath:

what do you all think? am i breaking any bathroom rule? i think this is all doable but i will of course discuss and triple check with the professionals!

I’m glad I can be of help.

The second option looks good but, based off measurements, the master might be a bit tight. I would look at shifting the master closet to the right by a foot. I’ve done a quick sketch of a layout option.

This would also address the second problem I see: having the shower in the public space of a hall bath. It doesn’t make much sense as no one would use the shower while someone is using the toilet. I think it works better to have the shower and toilet in a separate room so others can use the vanity.

Oh, also, the width measurements takes into account the width of the walls in between (about 1’ for two walls). The shower/toilet room can be a bit wider, about 7.5’, since there’s only one wall.

Thank you so much! yeah i need to double check my dimensions because i dont know if i correctly took into account the walls that are there right now. you are right about shower and toilet - i will rethink the design and consider your sketch - maybe i can switch shower and toilet in the master too…