Tiny En Suite

MarkAnthony

Hi folks,

sorry if this isn't the right forum but I was wondering if it's possible to squeeze an en suite into 4'6 by 4'9 which is currently just a WC. Ideally this would be 'less able' accessible (not necessarily wheelchair). It'll need a toilet, shower and WHB.

Under the circumstances I was thinking a wet-room but absolutely ideally a standard ensuite would be better.

Again given absolutely ideal circumstances it would have two doors on two adjoining walls. Basically I'm trying to turn the guest WC off a utility into an ensuite off the downstairs family room (to be used for a elderly relative/elderly me/rent a room) but also maintain it as a guest WC which is why a wet room isn't ideal.

I know its a tight space but I've seen some amazing 'bathrooms' on yachts :pac:

Edit forgot to mention there is a window on one wall also, so that only leaves one wall unobstructed if two doors are possible. A rough idea of cost would also be great.

Thanks for reading!

Gumbo

MarkAnthony wrote: »

Hi folks,

sorry if this isn't the right forum but I was wondering if it's possible to squeeze an en suite into 4'6 by 4'9 which is currently just a WC. Ideally this would be 'less able' accessible (not necessarily wheelchair). It'll need a toilet, shower and WHB.

Under the circumstances I was thinking a wet-room but absolutely ideally a standard ensuite would be better.

Again given absolutely ideal circumstances it would have two doors on two adjoining walls. Basically I'm trying to turn the guest WC off a utility into an ensuite off the downstairs family room (to be used for a elderly relative/elderly me/rent a room) but also maintain it as a guest WC which is why a wet room isn't ideal.

I know its a tight space but I've seen some amazing 'bathrooms' on yachts :pac:

Edit forgot to mention there is a window on one wall also, so that only leaves one wall unobstructed if two doors are possible. A rough idea of cost would also be great.

Thanks for reading!

Post some pictures to give people an idea of the layout.
Bear in mind that if you currently have an accessible toilet under the stairs it was most likely built in accordance with Part M of the building regulations at the time. So if you reduce this and make it worse you will technically be in breech of the building regulations, particularly Part M.

BryanF

Dish the floor would be the only way it'd work, and at that you'd be showering while sitting on the bog.

I recommend you speak to an arch/AT you might find the utility could be squeezed slightly to make the en-suite work.

As stated above if this house is built since 2000 disabled access may apply.

MarkAnthony

Thanks guys, pretty much what I thought. It's a house I'm buying so I can't really give you pics - I'll probably encroach into the family room a bit and stick in a built in wardrobe to the side to even the room back out. I was just hoping to keep everything freestanding.

House was built in 2002 - disabled access might be why it has an odd ramp up to the front door?

On an unrelated note, IIRC anything over 1.2m to the front of the house (boundary fence etc.) requires planning - does this apply to hedges? I'd quite like to stick a 6' hedge in as someone down the street has to close in the front a bit.

Thanks again.

PS It's not under the stairs or accessible ATM it's part of an extension type effort on the side of the house with the family room.