Achieve the perfect BATHROOM LAYOUT

Follow these easy steps to create a successful bathing space that’s both beautiful and practical

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After the kitchen, the bathroom is probably the most important room in the home in terms of resale value. As we want more from our down time, the status of the bathroom has been raised – no longer driven by purely practical needs, many of us are renovating ours with relaxation and pampering in mind.

As well as simple renovations, extra bathrooms and en suites are also proving very popular. Whatever your reason, installing a new bathroom is a serious undertaking and can often be deceptively tricky, requiring quite an array of fittings and skill, often in a very compact space. Careful planning from the start will prevent costly mistakes down the line.

Plan the layout

Start with a scale plan of your space. Measure carefully, and include features such as windows, chimney breasts, doors and boilers. Cut out to-scale shapes of every fitting – bath, toilet, etc – you’d like to include, and rearrange them until you find a layout that works. Incorporate plenty of space between the individual elements and consider how the room will work with more than one person in there at the

Over-bath shower

If space is in short supply, then a good solution is to fit a shower above the bath. A family-sized bath can easily double as a shower enclosure. Either install an electric shower above the tub or swap existing taps for ones with a hand-held shower mixer – check your water pressure will accommodate it, though.