First bathroom renovation

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @shadeli. It's great to have you join us and many thanks for sharing your project.

You might like to share the measurements on the plan and possibly sketch up your desired layout. This will provide our members with a better understanding of what you might like to achieve. They'll then be able to assist with possible layout alternatives and solutions.

There is no particular reason why a toilet needs to be next to a shower. You'll find in most cases people will try to keep the toilet/sink in the same position. A renovation gets exponentially more expensive if you need to relocate plumbing to a completely different location.

You might like to check out some of these discussions for inspiration:

Diary of a bathroom renovation by @Darren

Bathroom renovation in old home with no toilet by @Justlucky2k2

Bathroom and ensuite makeover by the Bunnings @MakeItYours team

You should also find these articles helpful:

How to plan a bathroom for the whole family

Create the perfect ensuite

Bathroom renovations on a budget

Create a bathroom sanctuary with Caroma

How to choose a bathroom vanity unit

We look forward to hearing more about your project and following along with the build. Let me mention @redracer01 to see if he has some ideas about potential layouts.

Mitchell

Here’s the floor plan with measurements. I’m working on doing a mock up now. Thanks!

Hi @shadeli,

Many thanks for the additional plan with measurements. How did you go with creating the mockup?

I'm looking forward to seeing what you had envisaged for the area.

Mitchell

Here's what I have so far.

Hi @shadeli,

Many thanks for updating with your plan and it looks fantastic.

One of the first things I noticed in the ensuite is that you are removing one of the basins, the toilet is swapping to the other side and the shower is being bumped over. Apart from the makeover you are removing one element (the dual sink) and don't seem to be gaining anything. It might just be the plan but the space you have allocated for the shower appears to be around 600mm wide. I would have thought the plus side to removing the extra basin it that you could have a lovely over-sized shower.

I'd encourage you to minimise the gaps in between the toilet, vanity and shower wall to create the largest shower possible.

Below I've shuffled things over to show what I mean. I would be aiming for at least a 1000mm wide shower as it will be far more impressive/functional than empty wall space. I'd be inclined to have the shower where it is and incorporate the toilet area into its footprint also.

Mitchell

Hello @shadeli

I suggest closing off the second bathroom totally. It makes it a self contained bath/shower area for the kids as you suggested. But instead of closing off the toilet with the second bath, I suggest closing off the en-suite and keeping the toilet in that main shower area. The second bathroom can have its own toilet and not compromise the size of the main bathroom. Have a look and tell us what you think. Good luck, stay safe.

Cheers,

Red

The childrens bathroom.My apologies it was later on that I realized that the bathrooms dont line up. Not to worry it is still based on sizes that you've indicated.

Hi @redracer01,

That's a fantastic design which I trust @shadeli will find of inspiration.

Many thanks for sharing as always.

Mitchell

Thanks so much for the suggestion - it never occurred to me to move the shower against the far wall and move the existing toilet. Excuse my ignorance but is it a big difference in plumbing a toilet compared to a shower?

We’re also really keen to keep a bath in the family bathroom as our kids are 2 and a newborn. There’s a lot of bath time in our future!
If we do block the family bathroom completely as in this sketch there will not be No natural light at all in that bathroom. Do you think that’s ok?

Hello @shadeli

You have 2 alternatives to the natural light issue. One is a natural skylight and the other one is a solar panel skylight. You may google it to see the difference, I shall place pictures of the products below. I suggest getting the services of our In home bathroom renovation designer. They will come to your home and make an estimate of the renovation you wish to make. Pass by the nearest Bunnings store in your area and see if they offer this service. They can then give you a more concrete quote on moving and adding a toilet and anything else you may wish to have done. As for the bath time, I will post a new drawing with your bath placed in, instead of a shower in my next post.

Cheers,

Red

Screenshot_2020-10-05 VELUX Flexible Sun Tunnel.png Screenshot_2020-10-05 Illume 280mm White Round Skylight Alternative.png Don't forget this one. It is super important to install one in each bathroom.

Hello @shadeli

Bath time!

Timeless classic bath shape and brings modern look with practicality.

Jason

How are your plans progressing @shadeli? It's been great to see @redracer01 providing you with such fantastic assistance. We are looking forward to seeing how you can transform the room.

Jason

Going quite slowly over here due to being in Victoria and unable to go Into a shop for months until TODAY! 👏🏻 Had our plumber round today to quote and will be hitting up the shops to actually touch some fixtures ASAP! Looks like we will block off the middle door and make it two seperate bathrooms. Will hopefully have some definite plans in a couple of weeks and start work soon.

Jason

Thanks for the update. It's certainly been a tough few months for everyone down here in Melbourne @shadeli. I hope that you have coped OK.

Please let us know if you need any help with anything.

Jason

Old-gal24

These look great. 🙂 @redracer01 as always you come up with great plans and suggestions.

Thanks for the help in designing our bathroom. We’ve almost finished the renovation, just some painting to go. Here’s some updated images.

Ensuite

Kids bathroom

StevieB

It looks fantastic, @shadeli. Thanks for sharing an update.

I'm sure that @redracer01 and @MitchellMc will be happy to see the outworking of their design ideas, and the transformation of the space will inspire many of our community members.

Look forward to seeing another update when it's complete.

Stevie

Hello @shadeli

That looks fantastic! I'm glad I was able to give you ideas about your bathroom renovation. Now you officially have 2 toilets and 2 showers! This is an excellent plus in the valuation of your home should you ever decide to sell it! I hope everyone in the house enjoys the new bathrooms! An excellent choice of spouts! Did you special order that bath?

Cheers,

Red