ᐅ Bathroom Design – Is the Splash Guard Wall of the Walk-In Shower Long Enough?
Created on: 26 Oct 2021 22:05
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nocotool
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
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
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motorradsilke28 Oct 2021 22:06nocotool schrieb:
I have often read about a minimum length of 1.2–1.4 m (4–4.5 ft), but I have always understood this to apply to showers where the short side is open. In my case, it’s the long side, and unfortunately, I couldn’t find any information online about that, which is why I started this thread 🙂
@ypg: we already discussed this and accepted the narrow hallway as a compromise so that the other rooms can be nice and spacious (we don’t really consider a small entrance area in the kids’ room, where you can, for example, put down a school bag or hang coats, to be unnecessary). The hallway hopefully won’t feel quite that tight anyway, because we will have an open staircase, which will make the hallway feel visually larger.
I measured again, and according to Myrna_Loy’s suggestion, there would only be 30 cm (12 inches) between the door and the left sink. The door would inevitably hit the person standing there. Don’t you also think it makes more sense to keep the bathtub at the front? And to avoid seeing yourself in the mirror too much, just swap the toilet and bidet. Couldn’t you move the right bathroom wall about 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 inches) further to the right? That would take some space from the bedroom, but you don’t really need it up front anyway (you can also shift the bed a bit to the right). That way, no one will accidentally hit you with the door when you’re standing at the sink. I would definitely place the sink at the front since it’s used most often. Having the bathtub up front would feel uncomfortable for bathing.
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Alessandro29 Oct 2021 09:20It depends on the way you shower. I only use the rain showerhead, which directs the water straight down from the ceiling. For that, a distance of 1 meter (3 feet) is enough to prevent water from splashing out.
My wife uses only the handheld showerhead. In that case, the water splashes much farther.
My wife uses only the handheld showerhead. In that case, the water splashes much farther.
Alessandro schrieb:
It depends on the showering habits.Or another example: I am fine with a 1 meter (3 feet) water reach, but my husband uses the full 2 meters (6.5 feet) length of the shower 😀Similar topics