Do you think a 44" tub is too wide (from the wall, sticking into the bathroom) to put in a 5'x9' bathroom? It's curved, but I can't find the dimensions of the shallower end bits, just the part that sticks out the farthest.
It's a really great looking tub, and that's a lot of room (you could pile four children, or two adults in there quite easily)...
but there's not a lot of room in the room...
Ideas???
Other than that, a quiet day, and as you can see, it's well after midnight. I'll blog more over coffee in the morning.
Kiss those babies!
~Dy
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Well, you've seen our bathroom Dy. The back wall is all tub. Then there's a small vanity and a toilet wedged in between. I don't mind it really. Enough room to clean behind (and access the pipes if necessary) the toilet. Enough room from toilet to wall to sit comfortably. What else do you need in a bathroom? It's VERY easy to clean! ;-) Besides, you'll have another bathroom to play with.
Just my opinion but it's not a professional one...lol
Seems fine to me - the less floor space in the bathroom, the better as far as I'm concerned! I hate cleaning bathroom floors and I love big bathtubs so it sounds perfect to me :-)
It is my belief that big tubs are in the same category as Scarlett OHara stairways in the entryway and doors from bedrooms onto patios--great for re-sale, generators of romantic/idealistic ideas of How Life Will Be Different in This House...lovely ideas, but not much used.
We have a door from our bedroom to the patio. When we were buying the house, the IDEA was this: "Ooooh, we can take our coffee out on the back porch and sip in leisurely privacy." The reality is that you have to go to the kitchen to get the coffee anyway, and there is a door from the kitchen to the SAME patio. The reality is that we have used the door to the patio about 3 times in 9 years, and only because we couldn't use the kitchen during the remodel. The door has actually been a pain because it restricts the placement of furniture in our bedroom, and it is a safety hazard in that it is yet another entry for a burglar.
Same with our new big soaking tub...the kid is the only one who uses it, never mind the fact that during purchase, we had visions of leisurely candle-lit evening soaks for ourselves. (I don't regret putting it in, because we have the space, and the house *needs* it for re-sale in this neck of the woods...)
Anyway, my point is this: I think you have the space, IF it is what you are really going to do. But if your growing family is going to be there a long time, it might be that what you really WANT is an extra shower and a smaller, personal (1-2 person) Japanese soaking tub.
PS...You can always get a hot tub.
PS and one other suggestion: Put in the plumbing for a hot water shower to the OUTSIDE of the house. Our beach house has one of these, and I can't tell you how nice it is to hose-em-down outside before they track in all the sand. I wish we had one at home.
Things to consider:
1) Multiple people in the bathroom usually comes to a grinding halt as they reach about 11 years old. Privacy is king. Even for hair-combing and teeth-brushing.
2)Large tubs require mucho water to fill. Friends of ours bought a house with a huge, sunken bathtub (with water jets) in the master bath. It is so large, they use only the (separate) shower -- to save money. Also, the Big Tub takes forever to fill with All That Water. They would also need a water heater larger than mine, or all the hot water would be drained out, and I'd end up soaking in a tub full of pee-warm water. ick (My weak old knees cringed at the thought of climbing in and out of that sunken tub -- no hand rails!)
3) Space in a bathroom is nice, but when you really think about it, all you need is room for drying and dressing (as someone else mentioned). Dancing in the bathroom really only happens in the movies. My grandparents had a huge bathroom when I was very young. I remember it being very cold when I got out of the tub. Smaller rooms contain the heat better. I have a 5x8 main bath (tub, no shower), a 5x5 half-bath (stool and sink only), and a shower in the (not finished off, but usable) basement. Our largest space need is for the elbows when blow-drying hair.
4) Wall space for towel bars or storage cabinets is premium. As your boys get older, you will need individual towel racks to avoid the inevitable "You used MY towel" problems.
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