Hello everyone,
Last summer, I discovered a developer who is working on a great project. After many hours, questions, plans, etc., the purchase contract for a condominium was finally signed in November, and since then I have been busy planning—starting with the bathroom, then the kitchen. Last week, however, I realized that I had incorrect plans. Fortunately, I am currently enough under the weather that I haven’t fully processed it yet, but yes, my previous planning was in vain.
Some windows were moved or removed. I hope to manage somehow with this in the kitchen, but the bathroom presents real problems for me. Since I’m feeling quite off right now, I am even considering canceling the purchase agreement. I can’t think of any way to fit everything I want into the bathroom with the new window position. Not to mention the issue of connections. Is there any good place to turn to for this problem? I already consulted a bathroom planner, but it turned out that this plan would not have been feasible because some walls and windows were not correctly positioned. So my trust in that is quite limited now.
I am grateful for any ideas. The developer sent me the correct plan with a proposal, but unfortunately, I don’t like it. I am not happy with the location of the toilet and bidet, the bathtub will not be freestanding—which I simply can’t afford—and the shower must definitely be walk-in and 90cm (35 inches) wide with a bench solution. I am attaching a picture of the plan and am curious to see what suggestions come up. Maybe someone has a very similar layout—intentionally!—and has found a great solution.
Thank you
Last summer, I discovered a developer who is working on a great project. After many hours, questions, plans, etc., the purchase contract for a condominium was finally signed in November, and since then I have been busy planning—starting with the bathroom, then the kitchen. Last week, however, I realized that I had incorrect plans. Fortunately, I am currently enough under the weather that I haven’t fully processed it yet, but yes, my previous planning was in vain.
Some windows were moved or removed. I hope to manage somehow with this in the kitchen, but the bathroom presents real problems for me. Since I’m feeling quite off right now, I am even considering canceling the purchase agreement. I can’t think of any way to fit everything I want into the bathroom with the new window position. Not to mention the issue of connections. Is there any good place to turn to for this problem? I already consulted a bathroom planner, but it turned out that this plan would not have been feasible because some walls and windows were not correctly positioned. So my trust in that is quite limited now.
I am grateful for any ideas. The developer sent me the correct plan with a proposal, but unfortunately, I don’t like it. I am not happy with the location of the toilet and bidet, the bathtub will not be freestanding—which I simply can’t afford—and the shower must definitely be walk-in and 90cm (35 inches) wide with a bench solution. I am attaching a picture of the plan and am curious to see what suggestions come up. Maybe someone has a very similar layout—intentionally!—and has found a great solution.
Thank you
Here are some examples of possible layouts. These are sketches, so the dimensions don’t need to be followed exactly. However, not all of them are better. I think about two-thirds are good, but when it comes to a privacy partition separating the toilet, I would only favor one.
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Tigger baut25 Jan 2024 10:01Thanks for the designs; I wouldn’t have come up with any of those options on my own.
Of course, I was attached to “my” version since I invested time and effort into it. Stubborn—maybe—but mostly disappointed and tired. The developer is really nice and probably told me too often that a lot is possible and that I can decide on many things myself—I’m currently the only buyer, as he can’t sell the remaining four apartments.
I can’t present plans for the entire apartment right now because I don’t have any proper ones yet—my folder full of papers isn’t worth much. That might become a problem if I decide to resell, but I’m not thinking about that for now.
Of course, I was attached to “my” version since I invested time and effort into it. Stubborn—maybe—but mostly disappointed and tired. The developer is really nice and probably told me too often that a lot is possible and that I can decide on many things myself—I’m currently the only buyer, as he can’t sell the remaining four apartments.
I can’t present plans for the entire apartment right now because I don’t have any proper ones yet—my folder full of papers isn’t worth much. That might become a problem if I decide to resell, but I’m not thinking about that for now.
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Tigger baut25 Jan 2024 10:11A completely different question: Would it be better to leave out the toilet to gain more space? Or to put it another way: is the bathroom too cramped? I have a guest toilet in the hallway, so I could do without the toilet in the bathroom. A toilet in the bathroom always has its pros and cons...
Tigger baut schrieb:
A completely different question: Would it be better to leave out the toilet to gain more space? Or in other words, is the bathroom too crowded? I have a guest toilet in the hallway, so I could do without the toilet in the bathroom. Toilets in bathrooms always have their pros and cons... I don’t think space is the issue, and personally, I wouldn’t want to give up having a toilet. Especially with two people plus possible guests, it’s good to have them separate.
I personally find all the suggestions great, but I might add a small dividing wall near the toilets for privacy. Other than that, I can only recommend printing out the furniture, the floor plan, and any walls you might want to add, cutting them out, and then experimenting by placing them on the floor plan. That’s how we did it back then, and it really helped us. It might also make it easier for your mother to engage with the design.
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motorradsilke25 Jan 2024 11:04Tigger baut schrieb:
A completely different question: Would it be better to omit the toilet in the bathroom to gain more space? Or in other words: is the bathroom too crowded? I have a guest toilet in the hallway, so I could do without the toilet in the bathroom. Having a toilet in the bathroom always has its pros and cons... Never, two toilets are very valuable even for two people.
I also prefer the design by your builder over yours. But of course, it has to suit your taste.
I would also like the first design from ypg, but I would place the bathtub nicely in the corner.
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Tigger baut25 Jan 2024 11:20jrth2151 schrieb:
I don’t think space is the issue, and personally, I wouldn’t want to give up having a toilet. Especially with two people plus possible guests, it’s good to have that separated.
I really like all the suggestions, but maybe I would add a small partition at the toilets for privacy. Otherwise, I can only recommend printing out the furniture, floor plan, and any walls you might want to add, cutting them out, and then placing and rearranging them on the floor plan. That’s what we did back then, and it helped us a lot. It might also make it easier for your mother to engage with the planning. That’s a good idea, will be my weekend project 🙂 Once the house is erected – it should actually be finished this week – I can play Tetris on site with moving boxes as “toilet, bathroom & co.”
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