ᐅ Planning a Guest Bathroom, Need Your Advice

Hello everyone,

We are currently planning a guest toilet in a new build and would appreciate some advice on the implementation.
In our initial design, the guest toilet was planned to be 174cm (69 inches) long and 131cm (52 inches) wide. However, the designer has included a service shaft inside the toilet (about 20cm (8 inches) wide), which reduces the length to approximately 150cm (59 inches), see attached "Variant 1".

We find the toilet a bit too small now. We would like to move the shaft to the right side of the wall and make the toilet wider. The adjacent cloakroom would become smaller as a result, but I think the toilet is more important here since it is used quite often. The main living area is on the ground floor.

I have also attached the variants 2, 3, and 4 that I consider reasonable. In all of these cases, the toilet would be 174cm (69 inches) long and, including the shaft (20cm (8 inches)), 150cm (59 inches) wide.
The shaft is shown as the dashed bar in the images.

Our favorite is variant 4.

What do you think?

• Are the dimensions sufficient for a guest toilet?
• Which variant would you prefer, or do you have other suggestions?

I like the first option best. You get side lighting at the sink, you don’t face the toilet directly, and there’s no awkwardly tight corner. I don’t like the fourth option at all.

Strangely, the image titles were not included in the description. I am attaching the version again in the hope that it works this time.

I agree as well... so the builder’s plan. A width of 154cm (61 inches) is definitely sufficient. That’s 60cm (24 inches) for a basin and 90cm (35 inches) for the toilet. The door position and swing are also suitable, and the wardrobe cabinet is definitely better placed on the upper wall of the plan.

kbt09 schrieb:

I agree with that.. so the general contractor’s plan. A width of 154 cm (60.6 inches) is perfectly fine. That’s 60 cm (23.6 inches) for the basin and 90 cm (35.4 inches) for the toilet. The door position and swing are also fine, and the wardrobe definitely fits better along the top wall in the plan.

In his design, the toilet is only 50 cm (19.7 inches) away from the opposite wall. Isn’t that too narrow?

You have 130 cm (51 inches) of room depth, 20 cm (8 inches) for the false wall should be sufficient, and the toilet is about 52-55 cm (20-22 inches). That leaves 55 cm (22 inches). Also, you could consider placing the toilet diagonally in the upper right corner. It might be worth checking if the false wall really needs to be 20 cm (8 inches) deep.