#Small bathroom layout dimensions full

While we are talking about washbasins don?t be tempted to put a shelf on the wall immediately above the washbasin and under the mirror. Be careful, those small corner washbasins take up a lot less space but are rather cramped for everyday use while the small wall mounted ones are really useful for washing hamsters. For even smaller spaces you can use a small hand basin. A bit of experimenting and you will soon find that for a fairly square bathroom the shower will end up diagonally opposite the door.Ī standard toilet is about 40 cms wide and 60 cms deep and for comfort you need a minimum space of say 80 cms wide too allow a bit of elbow space.Ī standard washbasin is about 60 cms wide and 50cms deep which will need a minimum of say 10cms elbow room on each side. 90cms by 90 cms is starting to look 'space efficient' while an ultra compact shower can be down to 75 cms by 75 cms. A good size for a shower is 1 metre by 1 metre. The shower is the next large item to put into your bathroom. Standard sizes of bathroom and toilet fixtures and fittings It is a good idea to try and keep the toilet out of sight when the door is opened. I recently found myself in a hotel room in which, if the room curtains were open and the bathroom door half open, someone bringing breakfast to the door could get a clear view of the occupant sitting on the tut. While mentioning the door another important consideration is the line of sight as you open it. To save even more space you could use a sliding door or you could make the bathroom door swing outwards rather than into the bathroom leaving you with a look that might be appealing to Roger the Cabin Boy. It doesn't sound like much but a 20cm difference in the radius of the sweep of the door makes a huge difference in terms of the space lost just trying to get the flipping door open. Any less and your house starts to take on the cosy 'circus caravan' look.

#Small bathroom layout dimensions full

A full sized door is normally about 90cms wide but for a bathroom this can be reduced to 80 cms without being noticed and even down to 70 cms and still be functional without looking too spartan (I suspect that most Spartans can't afford bathrooms these days). The problem can be made easier by reducing the width of the door itself. Working in a small space you will very quickly realise that the swing of the door is an important consideration. You will also realise that size is important especially if you are adding a new bathroom into an existing house. It all sounds quite simple really but if you start looking at bathroom layouts you will start to realise just how many permutations there are. These are secondary issues that follow the placement of the basic four components. There are other components of course such as towel rails, naughty bit washers, mirrors, soap holders, toilet roll holders, bathroom cabinets, wastebins, a magazine rack next to the toilet and, for those who are designing a restroom, the odd bed or two. Most bathrooms incorporate 4 basic components in their design, a place to wash your body (a bath or shower) a place to evacuate your bowel and/or bladder a place to scrape your face, brush your teeth, put on your warpaint and squeeze the odd blackhead or two (washbasin or vanity) and, of course, a way of getting in or out of the room (usually a door though anything is possible when architects are searching for new design ideas to make them stand out from the crowd). A bathroom is essentially a functional space and needs some thought, mistakes might drive you mad for years to come. Some weeks ago we started looking at bathroom design, let us continue this week by looking at layout. Planning the Design of a Bathroom and ToiletĪ well designed bathroom helps us start the day.