Update: Thanks for all the comments! I’m not going to reply to them because there are so many, but I really appreciate all the input.
We won’t switch any of the plumbing because we just don’t have the time or money to redo it.
I intend to keep all of the elements. I’ve lived with smaller bathrooms before and never felt like I needed a bigger one. This was actually originally one huge bathroom, which we split into a kids’ bathroom and an ensuite, so if we wanted a lot of empty space, we’d have just kept the one bathroom.
The knee wall is very low, so only the machines can go there.
The new plan is a shorter asymmetrical tub that rounds quite a bit at the far end, and a narrower sink. That gives me at about 65 cm (25.5”) of clearance at the narrowest point - perhaps even more, I’ll need to see the curve in person.
Apart from a bigger passage and space for undressing, another bonus is that this new tub will be installed after the tiling is done. So if we decide to switch to a shower once the kids are older, we can do that relatively easily without having to completely demo the bathroom.
For now, I think we’ll install everything except the countertop/shelf under the sink and see how it works in practice, especially how much clearance we actually want for opening the washer and dryer. Maybe to get some space to put things down we’ll just do a mirror with a shelf instead, and that way the washer and dryer can go as far away from the toilet as possible.
Thanks again for all the input! I’m really glad I posted here before ordering the bathtub. 😄
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We’re building a house and I’m struggling with the layout of the kids’ bathroom.
The room was already quite narrow, but the builder ran the ventilation ducts on the bathroom side of the wall instead of the hallway side. That created a bulky duct box inside the bathroom and made the usable width even smaller.
The plumbing for the bathtub was installed before this change, and we’d planned for an 80 cm (31.5") wide tub. Now I’m worried that’s too wide, because we’ve lost more than 15 cm (6") of width to the duct box.
Across from the tub (on the duct box side) is where the sink and countertop will go. If we keep the 80 cm wide tub and a 45 cm (17.7") deep countertop with a sink, then the clear passage between tub and countertop is only about 46 cm (18.1").
The tub height is 60 cm (24"), and I’m considering a drop-in sink where the rim sits only about 2 cm (0.8") above the countertop. The top of the countertop would be around 88 cm (35") from the floor. There would be no vanity, just the countertop and a shallow open shelf underneath to store towels etc., which would also help hide the piping.
The idea is to keep the sink and countertop as visually light as possible, and as far up from the tub as the space allows, so the narrow passage between them would feel more open and spacious.
I’ve attached my 3D model and an AI render for context (the render makes the walkway look wider than it will actually be, and the actual tub has a square edge). I’d really prefer not to change the bathtub model unless it’s absolutely necessary.
Is this going to feel too cramped, or might it just work?
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