Hello everyone,
I’m at a loss about how to plan our bathroom. It’s 220cm (87 inches) wide and 400cm (157 inches) long. Everything will definitely fit in as shown in the picture. We also want to include a double sink about 150cm (59 inches) wide.
What’s causing us headaches is the shower. We would like something easy to maintain, but it shouldn’t turn the bathroom into a long, dark corridor. That’s why a 140–150cm (55–59 inches) walk-in shower is not an option. (Because then there would only be about 70cm (28 inches) of space left between the shower and the sink, which wouldn’t leave enough room for the sink.)
Therefore, we are considering a shower with two half walls. One, facing the toilet, would be half-height with glass, and the other possibly built up to the ceiling. However, I’m not sure if 70cm (28 inches) is enough to prevent water from splashing outside. I know that a straight water spray requires about 150cm (59 inches) to keep everything dry, but how far does the water splash sideways?
Does anyone have a shower like this and can share their experience? Or does anyone have other ideas on how we could do this? The bathroom designer suggested a shower with a 120cm (47 inches) glass sliding door, but that seems like too much cleaning work for me.
Thanks very much and best regards,
kleinerFeigling
PS. Please be considerate, I’m new here
I’m at a loss about how to plan our bathroom. It’s 220cm (87 inches) wide and 400cm (157 inches) long. Everything will definitely fit in as shown in the picture. We also want to include a double sink about 150cm (59 inches) wide.
What’s causing us headaches is the shower. We would like something easy to maintain, but it shouldn’t turn the bathroom into a long, dark corridor. That’s why a 140–150cm (55–59 inches) walk-in shower is not an option. (Because then there would only be about 70cm (28 inches) of space left between the shower and the sink, which wouldn’t leave enough room for the sink.)
Therefore, we are considering a shower with two half walls. One, facing the toilet, would be half-height with glass, and the other possibly built up to the ceiling. However, I’m not sure if 70cm (28 inches) is enough to prevent water from splashing outside. I know that a straight water spray requires about 150cm (59 inches) to keep everything dry, but how far does the water splash sideways?
Does anyone have a shower like this and can share their experience? Or does anyone have other ideas on how we could do this? The bathroom designer suggested a shower with a 120cm (47 inches) glass sliding door, but that seems like too much cleaning work for me.
Thanks very much and best regards,
kleinerFeigling
PS. Please be considerate, I’m new here
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Osnabruecker2 Sep 2020 15:32In our current (still) rental apartment, we have a curved glass wall.
Very practical, easy to clean with a single swipe, and the curved design saves a lot of space.
Unfortunately, we haven’t found anything similar for our new build yet (we contacted 3 manufacturers and 3 glaziers). We eventually found something comparable abroad.
Try searching for Allibert, Wings, Walk-in shower.
Very practical, easy to clean with a single swipe, and the curved design saves a lot of space.
Unfortunately, we haven’t found anything similar for our new build yet (we contacted 3 manufacturers and 3 glaziers). We eventually found something comparable abroad.
Try searching for Allibert, Wings, Walk-in shower.
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kleinerFeiglin2 Sep 2020 15:35Osnabruecker schrieb:
Just Google Allibert, Wings, Walk-in shower.That looks quite interesting.P
pagoni20202 Sep 2020 15:44Ok, sorry, without checking again I may have described it a bit poorly. So I took a photo, following the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words." I also measured everything again right away.
The passage is 73cm (29 inches) wide, the narrow part at the front right (which I call the "corner piece") is 26cm (10 inches), and the shower depth is 120cm (47 inches).
This 26cm (10 inches) "corner piece" had to be on this side because otherwise water might have reached the wall there. We would have preferred it on the other side, as then possibly the pipe above would have been eliminated.
Unfortunately, the shower was not built flush with the floor by the owner, but it works perfectly and no Mediterranean flood is forming outside.
Water tends to escape slightly outside almost every shower, for example at doors when they are opened and water drips off.
We don’t mind a few drops on the floor.
So THAT would be my minimum size, although I would prefer 140cm (55 inches) and without the "corner," and, as mentioned, half-height masonry.
The passage is 73cm (29 inches) wide, the narrow part at the front right (which I call the "corner piece") is 26cm (10 inches), and the shower depth is 120cm (47 inches).
This 26cm (10 inches) "corner piece" had to be on this side because otherwise water might have reached the wall there. We would have preferred it on the other side, as then possibly the pipe above would have been eliminated.
Unfortunately, the shower was not built flush with the floor by the owner, but it works perfectly and no Mediterranean flood is forming outside.
Water tends to escape slightly outside almost every shower, for example at doors when they are opened and water drips off.
We don’t mind a few drops on the floor.
So THAT would be my minimum size, although I would prefer 140cm (55 inches) and without the "corner," and, as mentioned, half-height masonry.
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pagoni20202 Sep 2020 15:53Osnabruecker schrieb:
In our current (still) rental apartment, we have a curved glass wall.
Very practical, easy to clean with a single squeegee stroke, and the curved wall saves a lot of space.
Unfortunately, we couldn’t find anything comparable for our new build (asked three manufacturers and three glaziers). Eventually, we found something similar abroad.
Try googling Allibert, Wings, walk-in shower. Looks interesting. A level-access entry might be difficult or rather complicated to install, I think.
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kleinerFeiglin2 Sep 2020 15:57pagoni2020 schrieb:
Ok, sorry, without double-checking I might have described it a bit clumsily. So I took a photo, following the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words." I also measured again.
The passage is 73cm (29 inches) wide, the narrow part at the front right (which I call the "corner piece") is 26cm (10 inches), and the shower depth is 120cm (47 inches).
This 26cm (10 inch) corner piece had to be on this side; otherwise, water might have reached the wall there. We would have preferred it on the other side because then the pipe above might have been removed.
Unfortunately, the shower was not built flush with the floor by the owner here, but it works perfectly and no water pool (Mediterranean) is forming outside.
Anyway, a little water usually escapes at almost every shower, for example at doors when they are opened and water drips off.
We don’t mind a few drops on the floor.
So THIS would be my minimum size, although I would prefer 140cm (55 inches) without the "corner" and, as I said, half-height brickwork.
OK, I actually like that too, but a full glass wall seems almost too much work for cleaning. Feel free to criticize, but neither I nor my partner would wipe down all the tiles after every shower. That never even occurred to me.
With that setup, we’d still have about 70-80cm (28-31 inches) until the toilet. If we put the small, cute glass panel on the right, the toilet paper would also be somewhat protected, which was our idea because if it’s open toward the toilet, the paper always gets damp.
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kleinerFeiglin2 Sep 2020 15:58pagoni2020 schrieb:
Looks interesting. A level-access entrance might be difficult or rather complex to achieve, I think. However, with a new build, that wouldn’t be a major issue.
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