ᐅ Bathroom Design – Is the Splash Guard Wall of the Walk-In Shower Long Enough?

Hello,

after a lot of back and forth, we finally found a suitable upper floor layout for our end terraced house that meets all our requirements. However, I’m still a bit unsure about the shower. The requirement was a built-in walk-in shower without a glass door or similar.

The shower wall on the left side of the plan is 1.1 m (3.6 ft) wide, and the shower entrance is 80 cm (31.5 inches).

I’m now uncertain if the shower wall is long enough to prevent too much water from spreading into the area in front of the shower. Placing a towel at the entrance or wiping away some splashes after showering wouldn’t be a problem. However, another person should be able to pass by the shower to reach the washbasin with dry feet while someone is showering.

What do you think?

Regards,
Nicola

A width of 70cm (28 inches) is sufficient as a passage.
Then I would just take the risk. If it doesn’t work out, you can add something later.

nocotool schrieb:

What do you think?

Some material will squeeze out, and that's not a problem. It can be wiped off the tile.

I would swap the bathtub and the washbasin, but I like the rest of the layout.

We built something similar, but our passageway is much closer to the shower; we don’t have a 1.10 m (3 ft 7 in) wall there. The opening faces directly into the bathroom.
The amount of water splashing out is actually quite limited. It might also depend on what you do in the shower. But we have a bath mat there, which basically works fine.

If you swapped the bathtub and the sink (which I think would also look better), you wouldn’t have the problem of someone needing to walk past the shower with dry feet either. 😀

This way, the entrance wouldn’t feel so cramped, and you wouldn’t constantly be looking into the (dusty) bathtub when you walk in. You also wouldn’t have to see yourself in the mirror while sitting on the toilet (a personal annoyance of mine) and could quickly wash your hands without having to cross the entire bathroom. And it’s more comfortable to relax in the bathtub when your head isn’t near the entrance or the toilet with a view of the wall.