Feedback needed: Primary bathroom remodel - struggling with flow/layou

4 months ago

Hi! i'm looking for feedback on a floor plan for a 1976s ranch home we are planning to renovate the primary bathroom and add closets. The bathroom is 4’11 x 6’11 so its very small. There is closet beside it that is roughly 4’11 x 4’9.

Plan: We plan to extend the bathroom into the current closet. Close up the door in front of the toilet and use the closet door as bathroom entrance. Then we plan to take in the pock of space in the garage to add a bigger closet or 2 closets.

The garage has a ledge that extends out that is the same height as the house so we wouldn’t have to level the floor to match the house.
The water heater is tankless so we will be moving that straight up from its spot in the garage to the attic to use the space.
Then flipping the washer and dryer to be accessible through the linen closet so we wouldn’t have to move the water lines or gas lines for that.

I'm open to any and all feedback or suggestions. I just been struggling becuase of the toilet and I really don't want to move the toilet cuz it is expensive, but maybe thats just what we will have to do. I also have a video of the garage pocket that I can share too if that would be helpful.

Current Floorplan:

Option A:

Option B: The problem with option B is there is not enough space between toilet and shower to be within the requirements. Would it be worth moving the toilet down a bit to put the shower by the toilet, there is a window which would be nice.

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lmckuin
4 months ago
It seems like the bathroom wall is the logical place for your bed, right? Option A’s door is in a less convenient place for arranging furniture in the bedroom.
katinparadise
4 months ago
On which wall do you currently have your bed? I prefer option A because it leaves room for a linen cabinet next to the toilet. Option B is too crowded in the toilet and shower area. Do you know where the vent stack for the plumbing is located?
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Theresa Peterson
4 months ago
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I can't go for A or B "as is":

- Option B seems best. It allows you a view of the sink /a mirror as you enter the room. BUT downsize this to a single sink -- as presented, you don't have the space for duplicate sinks -- the second sink robs you of storage space and counter space. Flank the sink with a bank of drawers /one for each spouse, and you'll have plenty of storage. Storage always trumps a second sink. Insist upon drawers /not the cheaper cabinets.

- Yes to the placement of the toilet and shower -- but eliminate the door. It serves no purpose and creates an obstacle around which you must clean. The door also means you must have a trash can by the sink and a second by the toilet -- two to empty every week just adds to your chores.

- Since the closet area is only 5' deep -- minimal but workable -- I'd go for the two smaller closets, and go with L-shaped storage in each: Hanging storage on one side /shelves to the ceiling on the shorter side. Bring the left-side closet's door as far to the right as possible so it won't interfere with the vanity. If you need to make the vanity more shallow, no big deal -- depth is not useful in a bathroom vanity.

- Dryers are best on external walls, as external walls allow for very short vent hoses -- that's cheaper, easier to clean and more fire-safe. You can't vent a dryer into a garage, so I'm guessing you'll have to vent this one through the ceiling. Do not skip your twice-a-year blow-out.

- How do you use your office? Could the washer /dryer move into that room, the point being to get the dryer on an exterior wall? You already have water in that wall /the wall shared with the kitchen.
3onthetree
4 months ago
Just to alleviate some hesitation, the existing underslab plumbing for the toilet might look something like this (in RED). So to install a shower against the wall with it's floor drain, you will have to demo the slab right at the toilet anyway. At that point, it is not much of anything to change the toilet's branch line and shift it over. The amount you can move it will depend on where the sanitary line runs across the house.

So then you can have adequate spacing around the toilet and a nice width of shower.

The bed placement should be as shown, so I would recommend having the bathroom door near the corner. I would also look at entering the closet from the bathroom (oh my, that's going to rile up the peanut gallery!) so you don't have a litany of doors.