ᐅ Planning the Main Bathroom with a Wall-Mounted Installation System
Created on: 25 Jul 2019 14:52
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chrisw81
Dear forum members,
Unfortunately, our architect made a mistake in a very awkward spot in the house, in the main bathroom upstairs, where in my opinion symmetry and harmony are especially important.
From the utility room below, the exhaust duct of the gas condensing boiler runs straight up the gable wall right in the middle of the room. This creates a protrusion in the center of the wall. The general contractor’s idea is simply to build a drywall partition up to the eaves side. This results in a “half” wall.
I have been trying to figure out the best way to conceal this area for some time.
On the adjacent eaves wall, the toilet and bathtub are to be placed (as well as a radiator).
I have simulated various options in 3D.
Basic idea:
The drywall partition should either be functional or visually appealing and not look like a closed “half” wall.
I would preferably like to create a shelf behind the bathtub. The drywall partition next to the toilet could be used to install a concealed cistern module. Furthermore, I would like to pick up the height of the shelf and also create shelving within the partition, preferably with shelves above, which are not shown in the 3D simulation—please imagine these shelves.
I have also simulated other options without shelving, as well as different arrangements of the toilet and bathtub.
Currently, I like option 1 or 6 best.
Perhaps you have a great idea on how to make the best of this situation.
Thanks in advance!







Unfortunately, our architect made a mistake in a very awkward spot in the house, in the main bathroom upstairs, where in my opinion symmetry and harmony are especially important.
From the utility room below, the exhaust duct of the gas condensing boiler runs straight up the gable wall right in the middle of the room. This creates a protrusion in the center of the wall. The general contractor’s idea is simply to build a drywall partition up to the eaves side. This results in a “half” wall.
I have been trying to figure out the best way to conceal this area for some time.
On the adjacent eaves wall, the toilet and bathtub are to be placed (as well as a radiator).
I have simulated various options in 3D.
Basic idea:
The drywall partition should either be functional or visually appealing and not look like a closed “half” wall.
I would preferably like to create a shelf behind the bathtub. The drywall partition next to the toilet could be used to install a concealed cistern module. Furthermore, I would like to pick up the height of the shelf and also create shelving within the partition, preferably with shelves above, which are not shown in the 3D simulation—please imagine these shelves.
I have also simulated other options without shelving, as well as different arrangements of the toilet and bathtub.
Currently, I like option 1 or 6 best.
Perhaps you have a great idea on how to make the best of this situation.
Thanks in advance!
kaho674 schrieb:
That's really frustrating.Yes, I completely forgot that a rafter runs the entire length there. Unfortunately, with exhaust pipes, there's very little room for adjustments like bending, and you also have to comply with many regulations regarding window distances and so on.chrisw81 schrieb:
Yes, I had completely forgotten that a rafter runs along there.You did, but the professionals should be aware of that. It can be done differently (and I naturally assumed, trusting the designer, that a different approach was taken here), but generally, rafters near the gable are quite common.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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11ant schrieb:
You might know, but the professionals should definitely be aware of this. It can be done differently (and I naturally assumed, trusting the drafter, that another approach would have been taken here), but generally, rafters near the gable are quite common. The drafter probably didn’t care how it would turn out in the end, the roof planner likely didn’t pay attention to this kind of detail, and in the end, the customer has to deal with the consequences while the plumber can no longer do anything about it.
chrisw81 schrieb:
and in the end, the customer has to deal with itWell, more likely they just wait it out: the pipe would end up in front of the toilet rather than in front of the bathtub.Sometimes you wonder how it's possible in 3D CAD that such errors only become apparent "on site." :-(
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11ant schrieb:
Well, it's more like waiting it out: the pipe would actually end up in front of the toilet rather than in front of the bathtub.
Sometimes you wonder how it’s even possible in 3D CAD that such errors only become apparent "on site" :-( I don’t think anyone at the company has ever actually used 3D CAD.
If you look at the 2D plan, everything seems more or less fine, but unfortunately, that’s not the case in reality.
There are no apologies either, nor any ideas for improvement from the company.