#52 - Bathroom Layouts & Planning - Bathroom Design Explained

About this episode

This episode discusses the essential layout and planning decisions for creating a comfortable and functional bathroom.

Bathroom design starts long before you choose tiles or taps. In this episode, we break down the layout and planning decisions that make a bathroom comfortable, functional and easy to live with. What we cover Why bathroom layouts should be decided early in a renovationPlanning clearances - it's recommended to have a space 800mm wide and 700mm deep for your toiletKeeping the toilet out of the main sightline where possibleWall-mounted taps, channelled walls, and other early plumbing decisionsSho...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jenny Sheahan, Kate O'Driscoll

Topics covered

• bathroom design
• renovation planning
• layout decisions
• plumbing
• toilet placement

Keywords

• bathroom layouts
• renovation
• planning
• toilet design
• plumbing decisions

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