Posted on June 7, 2010.
The design of your bathroom around the equipment in stock You can find bathroom accessories in a myriad of stock size, so that you are considering renovating your bathroom, you can reduce your costs if you make your space to take advantage of these pieces of stock. The manufacturers of mass products of these stock size cabinets and accessories, so they can offer you much more than when they have to fit a cabinet or appliance. Many stock items are available in a range of matching furniture, towel and shower curtain rods so you can easily create a model of consistency in your bathroom.
Standard measures of bathroom furniture apply to baths, showers, toilets and cupboards. Cabinets are usually 18 "- 20" deep and come in a variety of widths. They also come in styles and double sink. Toilets come in a variety of styles and sizes, but in the rough opening is approximately 12 cm from the wall. Tubs are typically 5 'X 30 ", and whirlpools can be 32 inches wide. The typical shower stall is 32" X 32 ".
The design of your bathroom floor plan
When you redo your bathroom, first of all establish a floor plan that is to scale. Use graph paper ¼ ", and use a 1-inch to a foot wide. Now, draw the outline of your room, including all openings such as windows and doors.
Mark, where existing pipes and drains are located unless you plan to move your plumbing, but it can be a very expensive process. You can see that to make a slight modification of plumbing significantly improves the functionality of your bathroom, and this case, it might be worth the expense to redo some plumbing.
Now make the scale cutouts of all your equipment, including cabinets, tubs, showers and toilets and mark them. Now, put them on your floor plan to see what works best configuration. Then you choose your plan, keep in mind several things.
aec Wait at least 24 "of a wall or tub on the front of the toilet, and 30" would be even better.
aec If you add linen cabinets use 2 'deep.
aec A double vanity must be 60 "- 72" so it is not too crowded.
aec Allow about 30 "next to a bathtub. You can go as low as 28" but less than that is too crowded.
aec If you have the room, allow 12 "on each side of the toilet.
As you organize all the items in the room, you find the perfect configuration and you'll know exactly what parts you need to create your ideal bathroom.