The ultimate bathroom
If you’re like me, then you absolutely despise housecleaning chores. It’s one thing to enjoy having a neat and tidy, clean abode, but it’s another to have to do the cleaning yourself. When it comes to cleaning the house, the job I detest most is cleaning the bathroom(s).
The bathroom, undoubtedly, is the dirtiest living area in any given household. I say living area, because the garage gets pretty nasty on occasion also, but I don’t eat, sleep or do my ‘business’ there, so I don’t worry about it as much. If keeping the bathroom clean is a major chore, then what could we do to design the ideal layout for that particular room?
We could start by making it the simplest room to clean in the entire house, while enhancing the functionality. To increase the functionality of the bathroom, we simply want to keep the fixtures simple and at least six inches off the floor, and we also want to include the the shower layout on the same surface. The particular term for this type of design layout is a wet room.
Wet rooms have one floor surface with a slight grade, that allows water to run off into a centrally located drain. The floor is tiled for ease of cleanup and the entire room could be sprayed with a hose, if that’s what your preference dictates. The larger the floor tiles, the less grout work is involved, the easier it is to install and the less likely it is to develop leaky cracks. The toilet, sink and other additional fixtures are attached directly to the wall, at least 6 inches off the floor.
The shower itself is the star of the room; Simple is the mantra when it comes to wet rooms and showers, as they share the floor with the rest of the bathroom and have a simple, stall-like separation from the rest of the room. In fact, the room itself should feel like one big shower, with a toilet and sink added for convenience. For additional functionality, consider adding a hand held shower head with enough reach for an extended range of movement around the room.
There are countless designs for this type of bathroom, but if you simply pick out the one that suits your living situation the best, you will be very happy with the comfort and convenience it adds to your overall living condition…
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