Odd question - Anyone got a small ensuite shower room?

justintime2001 said:
You could put a door on a runner/track system and have it sliding into the wall. Would mean more work though.

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Yeh, was thinking about this... Got a feeling it would look a bit clunky...

HOWEVER, maybe there's a bit of lateral thinking to be had here! Hide it! If we flip the shower room around....

So the door is hidden behind the main bedroom door, which is open 99% of the time anyway? So you wouldn't even know there was a door there, unless you closed the bedroom door too!

The new door "A" could be a sliding door going into the wall, or something else?!? And the fact it's well away from the cupboard doors means it doesn't have to 'compete' with those in its style etc.


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x                    x              x
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                 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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A = Sliding or concertina door?!
B = small sink with cabinet/mirror above.
T = Electric heated (timer) towel rail.
D = Bedroom door.
E = Bed
C = Cupboards.



HOWEVER, if I could see a nice tidy/smart looking sliding door solution going into the wall, then I'd stick with the original layout! But you'd have to ask, if there was a problem with the door, how on earth would you fix it with all the mechanism in the wall :( So a more traditional solution might be safer?
 
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NeilFawcett said:
HOWEVER, if I could see a nice tidy/smart looking sliding door solution going into the wall, then I'd stick with the original layout! But you'd have to ask, if there was a problem with the door, how on earth would you fix it with all the mechanism in the wall :( So a more traditional solution might be safer?
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My old place had a bi-fold door which opened out and it didnt look too bad really. After all their will be few people ever get to see it ;)
 
NeilFawcett said:
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x    TTTTTTTTTT      x              x
xBB                  x              x
x  B                 x              x
x  B                 x    shower    x
x  B                 x              x
xBB                  x              x
x                    x              x
xxx-----A-----xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

A = Sliding or concertina door?!
B = small sink with cabinet/mirror above.
T = Electric heated (timer) towel rail.
D = Bedroom door.
E = Bed
C = Cupboards.



HOWEVER, if I could see a nice tidy/smart looking sliding door solution going into the wall, then I'd stick with the original layout! But you'd have to ask, if there was a problem with the door, how on earth would you fix it with all the mechanism in the wall :( So a more traditional solution might be safer?
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If you swapped TTTTTTTT & BBBBBBBB around you could open the door onto the towel rad when entering the room and it would still be operational when the door is closed.
 
^^ Christ I hate you!

So bleeeeding obvious! But this is why I love bouncing ideas around like this because someone it bound to point out where I'm being an idiot in the end!


The door will get in the way of the towels for access, but that's a fair compromise!

If I do a rough measure up and ensure such a door (2ft) can open and a small sink can still fit in... Bingo!


A sliding door would make the most sense, but I think it would be difficult to make it subtle enough. But I'll look around!
 
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justintime2001 said:
Remember you will have a bit of a recess behind the door frame which will reduce the pressure on the rad too.
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And a small door stop can be used to prevent the door (handle) going into the rail if needs be.

I will look around at sliding door options though...
 
NeilFawcett said:
And a small door stop can be used to prevent the door (handle) going into the rail if needs be.

I will look around at sliding door options though...
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You will find something to do the job if you look hard enough, something always comes along eventually. The bay is a great place to research availability too.
 
The room I have at my parent's has an ensuite, personally I loved it!

It was slightly bigger though so I'm not sure how relevant, roughly 4' x 8'.


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x                 x   b          b      tttttt   x
x                 x     bbbbbbbb         t  t    x
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x     shower      x                    t     t   x
x                 x                     t   t    x
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b = basin with mirror
t = toilet obviously it isn't quite that big though!
r = radiator
d = door

There's also an extractor fan in the ceiling. Towel rail above radiator.

Wall on the right has a window with ledge for all the toiletries.
 
Shimmy said:
The room I have at my parent's has an ensuite, personally I loved it!

It was slightly bigger though so I'm not sure how relevant, roughly 4' x 8'.


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x                 x  b            b    t      t  x
x                 x   b          b      tttttt   x
x                 x     bbbbbbbb         t  t    x
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x     shower      x                    t     t   x
x                 x                     t   t    x
x                 x                       t      x
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b = basin with mirror
t = toilet obviously it isn't quite that big though!
r = radiator
d = door

There's also an extractor fan in the ceiling. Towel rail above radiator.

Wall on the right has a window with ledge for all the toiletries.
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We're limited by the depth of the space behind the bedroom door. So we can only come off the wall (at the top of my drawing) down to the bedroom door. Probably a metre or so.

Also the wider the shower room, the less cupboard space (to the right of it). So a toilet will really push both these dimensions in the wrong direction sadly.
 
That 2ft sliding door, would need 2ft of space to slide into? So your suggestion make the space bigger than needed. I think the only way for a sliding door to work would be for it to slide into the wall, or be on the bedroom side.

For it to go into the wall it may look a little message (ie: with big cracks where the door goes into wall) + the issue if a problem with runners.

If it's mounted on the bedroom side, then you have runners visible along the wall.




From an honest aesthetic point of view, does that sliding door look smart?
 
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EDIT: Sorry to resurrect thread, but here are example plans/images (updated into OP too):-

So basic question is, has anyone got a space comparable to the 76x90cm space proposed to get into the shower cubicle. Chances are I'll make it a big bigger (eg: 85 or 90x90cm).

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I had a guy put one in for me, he used a saniflo. He ran the saniflo wires under the shower tray with a small connector block just sitting there, the shower tray started leaking. Yeh... got electrocuted.

Ripped everything out in the end and did it all again, top waste of money. :(

Oh he also had stuffed a cloth at the back of the sink, I guess that was leaking too.

It's a longer story than that, that's the tl;dr version.
 
^ No toilet or Saniflo in question...

Only question is if people can comment if the space outside the shower cubical (approx 76x90cm) it usable to get in and out of shower, and to have a shave and clean teeth in mirror/small sink etc comfortably.
 
With the room being so small it seems like it it might be impractical to install a shower cubicle with the end result seeming cramped

Have you considered making a 'wet room' instead, so the entire room that you make becomes your shower cubicle effectively. This would make a more interesting addition and probably add more value to the house

http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/how-to/create_a_wet_room.asp
 
I've had one in the last three places I've lived in and they are a pain. If you have a partner then you are restricted on using the ensuite as unless its sound proof you will be unleashing morning wind within feet of their face. Try and give them a kiss good bye after that...
Another room is better always, unless you have kids and don't sleep normally anymore
 
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