ᐅ Bathroom Size – 2 Layout Options, Costs

Created on: 21 Mar 2020 14:06
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Mr.T2000
I have two floor plan options for the bathroom (each comes with different constraints elsewhere in the house, but that’s not the focus here). One option is a "small" bathroom, and the other is 40cm (16 inches) wider, so "large." Does anyone have a bathroom of a similar size? How do you find it? Is the larger bathroom simply more expensive and requires more cleaning, or does it provide significantly more comfort? Thanks.

2D bathroom floor plan with bathtub and toilet in floor plan drawing.


2D bathroom floor plan with bathtub, toilet, and hallway in a floor plan
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Mr.T2000
21 Mar 2020 16:52
This is the dashed green line!
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ypg
21 Mar 2020 18:43
Who came up with the idea to place the toilet in the middle of the house without a partition wall and without proper drainage?
Where does the wastewater go?

I don’t see any extra cleaning effort for one or two square meters (11 to 22 square feet) more.
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hampshire
21 Mar 2020 19:58
ypg schrieb:

Where does the wastewater go?
Pyrolysis would be quite an innovation!
Alternatively, you could install a slim cistern and have the drain flush with the wall. That's how we solved it in the guest toilet.
Pinky030121 Mar 2020 20:05
Yes, the toilet cistern can also be built into the wall, and the pipe can then run vertically downwards.
I don’t see any added benefit in a larger floor plan. However, there is also no difference when cleaning, since it only means more floor area.
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hampshire
21 Mar 2020 20:10
The question is also where the extra space will be taken from. I would prefer the slightly larger version, but not at the expense of a smaller children's room...
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ypg
21 Mar 2020 20:22
Pinky0301 schrieb:

Yes, you can also build the cistern into the wall, and the pipe can then go straight down.
With the larger floor plan, I don’t see any added benefit. However, there’s also no difference when cleaning, since it just adds more floor area.


Sure. But a) you should mark it in the plans just like the drain, and b) having a drain in the middle of the house strikes me as risky. Any blockage below the slab or bend is, as the saying goes, a real pain.

To the original poster: my advice is to place toilets near the exterior wall, at least the waste pipe, and position the toilet as close as possible to it.