Beans
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I'm in the process of buying a small terraced house and it has a really small bathroom (2.28m X 1.34m). At the moment there's a corner bath and a small sink and we want to rip these out and make better use of the space. We need a bath as we have a baby on the way so eventually will be using this. The toilet is in a separate tiny room down the other end of the corridor. I am hoping to squeeze in a toilet, sink and bath with shower fittings over it and would be grateful for any ideas/suggestions. What's the general consensus on very small bathtubs? Or a bath which is wider at one end than the other? Any ideas on good suppliers for small baths, toilets, etc?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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RoseDaniels
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First of all, consider how to get rid of the clutter or to hide it in the bathrooms. Some not so clever bathroom designers at one time thought they could maximize a small bathroom's usage by including a closet near the bathroom for extra space. Unfortunately, many individuals find these to be adequate storage but poor in their placement as they have to walk out of the bathroom to get whatever makeup, hair gel, or shaver they might need.
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siane
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Unfortunately baths that are smaller at one end than the other do have a slightly coffin-like appearance and I think are best avoided if at all possible. The best thing would be to get someone suitably qualified in to look at your space and talk over some ideas for making best use of the layout. We did this and ended up with a much better arrangement than the one we first thought of and we didn't use a designer - just a good plumber with an eye for making it all work well.
Start off by measuring everything up, looking at websites and getting dimensions of baths, basins, etc. you like and then play around with the layout on paper to see how best it fits together. Then get someone round to tell you if the pipework is possible and how much it might all cost. Moving pipework is relatively expensive but we found it was well worth it to gain more useable space. You can always economise on tiles, or get your suite from e.g. bathstore's sale, to save cash.
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helent
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There are some great shots of Siane's bathroom on the site but I cannot remember where - deffo worth a look though as the space was used brilliantly (in my humble opinion!)
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siane
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I can't find them any more - but it was over a year ago.
Here are before, during and after shots - you can't really see the whole room in the after shots very well really as its difficult to get an angle for the photo in such a small room, but hopefully it gives an idea. We knocked through to a tiny shower room and closed off one of the original doorways. We'd never have thought of doing it this way unless the nice plumber had suggested and priced it for us.
Edited by siane (28/05/2009 23:22)
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helent
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Now, there is lovely.
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tigerpug
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Siane, I am also trying to get some ideas for our teeny tiny bathroom, which we plan to sort out early next year. This is great inspiration, thanks! Your flooring is beautiful btw
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Beans
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Reged: 24/05/2009
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Thanks for everyone's advice - that bathroom looks lovely. I am still on the hunt for a tiny bath if anyone can recommend suppliers.
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siane
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thanks for the nice comments folks.
Re small baths - when we considered keeping our original layout and pipework we could only fit a small bath. We looked at Bathstore's Winchester rolltop, which is 150cm long rather than the standard 170cm, but doesn't look compromised on design:
http://www.bathstore.com/_application/la...p;FILE_TYPE=JPG
But I'd wait until the sale - they'll reduce it by £100 before too long as they seem to alternate items in the sale - this month its the Oxford and Cambridge (like ours), next time around it'll be the Winchester, mark my words!
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lindsay
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Siane your bathroom's not tiny at all - it's lovely!
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lindsay
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I should add that mine is the size of a regular bathtub x 2 so yours is simply oceanic in comparison!
Luckily the loo is in a little room of its own.
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griffo68
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YAY! More before pics!
We need to see more on the forum!
Your bathroom is as gorgeous as I remember siane.
Fantastic use of space! 
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Cheeks
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Reged: 11/07/2008
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Hello, we are just in the process of starting to do our very small bathroom too. Would you consider a square bath (assuming the sizes would fit your room)? - we found two choices for this - the Omni tub and this one http://www.livinghouse.co.uk/acatalog/Square_Lounge_Bath.html the smallest size is 1050mm x 1050mm and the soaking depth of this one is 510mm (and the Omni is 600 I think from memory). They are expensive though - we've decided to go for the Living House one as it is heavier and we think a better quality but it's also about £400 more expensive but we are hoping to cut costs elsewhere as we don't want to go too crazy! We will then have our shower over it with a sink in the room and keep our toilet separate.
Just a thought.
Cheeks
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siane
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This is a titchy bath lengthwise, but quite cute:
http://www.svedbergs.co.uk/uk/produkter/mobelserier/badkar/?uid=0d9ffe6356c964839306a7524a7c9c92
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Beans
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Reged: 24/05/2009
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Thanks very much these suggestions are great.
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digger
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Reged: 03/02/2009
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can you tell me if this is natural slate or porcelain tiles on the floor, its exactly what im looking for!
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siane
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Hi Digger, they are Beijing Green slate tiles from The Natural Slate Company - scroll down when you open the link and you'll see them about a third of the way down the page:
http://www.theslatecompany.co.uk/Flooring%20Slate%20main%20page%20new.htm
Ours were the 30cm square ones. They are really good value at only £16 a square metre. The only down side is that they were a bit grubby and flaky when delivered and need a really good clean before they are sealed. The tiler also complained that they weren't that easy to lay as a bit uneven in thickness, but this does give them a nice rustic quality and makes them non-slip so ideal for a bathroom.
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Nem
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Reged: 27/08/2009
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we are just doing our bathroom at the moment. we bought ours from T C bathrooms - its the compact range for small bathrooms. its really nice and has shower bath plus screen and does narrow at one end but makes the room look much bigger!
http://www.tc-bathrooms.com/suites/mini/
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