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need help with bathroom layout redsign

12 years ago
This is how my master bathroom looks like. Any good ideas about remodeling it where its not this compact? I have to go behind the toilet to open the door

Comments (10)

  • 12 years ago
    Behind the toilet to open what door? The glass door to the tub?
  • 12 years ago
    no.. to open the bathroom door
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Do you have a toilet with drain to floor or to the side of the wall. Ie floor or wall exit?Knowing this might enable you move the toilet
  • 12 years ago
    the toilet's drain is to the floor and not to the wall. Thanks
  • 12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    I was not planning to do it myself. Thanks for your comment. I was also thinking about breaking the wall to open it up and then also remove bathtub and put a new standing shower and toilet in parallel but parallel to where my vanity is. I am not sure how much it will be.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    I think there is a "relatively" inexpensive solution. Incorporate the vanity area with the tub/toilet run by removing the walls between these two spaces. Next would be the extend the wall that separate the bedroom area for the bathroom to include the vanity area...thus your vanity, toilet and tub will all be in one room. The next portion is the add a "knee" wall between the vanity and the toilet for some privacy. Lastly, remove your tub and replace with a large shower that has a glass door and fixed glass panel above the knee wall. This will create the feeling of "openness" because you have removed walls and created a new larger room. A pocket door is desirable because it will allow access to the bathroom without disturbing a 2nd person who is standing at the vanity. This option will be one of the most cost effective options because you will not need to relocate any plumbing for this design.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    I forgot to mention...the reason why I replace the tub with a shower only is to provide you with the feeling of "additional space". Many people rarely use their tub, so I am frequently called upon to remodel a bathroom by replacing a tub with a shower only. Now the shower usually is outfitted with multiple body sprays and rain shower heads for that "spa like" experience. As long as you have a tub in another bathroom in the house, removing the tub in your master will not hurt your resale value.
    pdkat thanked CoHo Properties, Inc.
  • 12 years ago
    You have a tight space here.not sure I know what you mean by "going behind the toilet to open the door". Couldn't figure it out by picture, probably just me. My one recommendation would be to try and put a pocket door in. When I built years ago, I put a total of 7 throughout the house. They are wonderful. Just remember, they slide back into the wall, so can't have plumbing or electrical wires in that wall. Have a qualified contractor put them in, not everyone can do one. Good luck.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Install a floating vanity (ala IKEA Godmorgan), keep the colours in the space light, install a smaller toilet (bowl, round not elongated), and incorporate good lighting and large or multiple mirrors to add the illusion of more (visual) space. Goof luck!