ᐅ Planning a Guest Bathroom in a New Build – What Is the Minimum Size? (Building Standards?)
Created on: 11 Dec 2022 12:59
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Hello house building forum,
we are currently planning a semi-detached house. The building plot is very small, and the footprint is accordingly limited. To achieve a reasonably usable living area, we want to keep non-living spaces small and allocate the saved space to the living rooms.
On the ground floor, we are planning a guest toilet without a shower—that is, only a toilet and a washbasin. Recently, I have been carrying a laser measuring device when visiting friends and have measured several guest toilets. Conclusion: 1 meter (3.3 feet) in width and 2 meters (6.6 feet) in length are more than sufficient. In our case, the door would be on the short wall, the toilet opposite the door, and the washbasin on the long wall.
We are currently looking for a builder and have roughly presented our plans. One potential builder mentioned that according to the DIN standard, a guest toilet must be at least 1.24 meters (4 feet) wide.
My online research so far hasn’t been enough to find the relevant regulation or DIN. The DIN 18022 on bathroom planning appears to have been withdrawn without replacement.
Is anyone familiar with this requirement? Is it not allowed to plan a 1 meter (3.3 feet) wide guest toilet in a new build?
we are currently planning a semi-detached house. The building plot is very small, and the footprint is accordingly limited. To achieve a reasonably usable living area, we want to keep non-living spaces small and allocate the saved space to the living rooms.
On the ground floor, we are planning a guest toilet without a shower—that is, only a toilet and a washbasin. Recently, I have been carrying a laser measuring device when visiting friends and have measured several guest toilets. Conclusion: 1 meter (3.3 feet) in width and 2 meters (6.6 feet) in length are more than sufficient. In our case, the door would be on the short wall, the toilet opposite the door, and the washbasin on the long wall.
We are currently looking for a builder and have roughly presented our plans. One potential builder mentioned that according to the DIN standard, a guest toilet must be at least 1.24 meters (4 feet) wide.
My online research so far hasn’t been enough to find the relevant regulation or DIN. The DIN 18022 on bathroom planning appears to have been withdrawn without replacement.
Is anyone familiar with this requirement? Is it not allowed to plan a 1 meter (3.3 feet) wide guest toilet in a new build?
Sunshine387 schrieb:
Put it opposite in the storage room, which is already too small to serve as a really good storage space.Why is it too small for a storage area? A 30 cm (12 inch) deep shelf fits perfectly on one side to hold all kinds of items, as well as space for a vacuum cleaner, mop, etc.W
WilderSueden11 Dec 2022 21:26Sunshine387 schrieb:
Or move the toilet from the upstairs bathroom diagonally opposite into the storage room, which is already too small for proper storage space anyway. Advantage: Both toilets would be directly above each other.Our current storage room is probably no bigger than that. It contains: a freezer, beer crates, vacuum cleaner, mop bucket + mop, pantry shelf, cooler box, supplies of toilet paper and kitchen towels. Right now, there are also empty moving boxes behind the door and a disassembled cabinet. Plus two plants. When space is limited, a room like that is worth its weight in gold. I wouldn’t give it up just to separate the toilet from the bathroom.
LordNibbler11 Dec 2022 22:16If planned carefully, the door of a small WC can also open inward.
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Winniefred11 Dec 2022 22:36If the room is more or less square, yes. Otherwise, no.
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