How to figure out a master bathroom layout with tight space
Deciding between a smaller shower and keeping closet space can make a bathroom remodel feel impossible to finalize. Trying to balance room dimensions, traffic flow, and fixture sizes often leaves people stuck without knowing if they will actually like the final daily setup.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1maintaining the original floor plan
- 2turning the hall bath into a half bath
- 3walling in the window
- 4Using cheaper toilet alternatives
- 5Selecting non-skirted models for easier installation
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Basically, just unsure if we will like having a 32” shower in the master, but don’t know if it’s worth sacrificing closet space and having the 30” narrowing and a worse flow.”source ↗
“I have noticed several of home builders in my area would purposely avoid Kohler's toilet.”source ↗
“From my plumber the install is more difficult. They are also more expensive. Ours are fully skirted and were tricky to install.”source ↗
Where this came up
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