How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

I was thinking this...

@chrisbmx116 Yeah, bevelled is not gonna work...

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You know what, I've been thinking about this and I think a huge amount of it is all the shit kids have. It would be nice to have a space you don't have to tidy first before you can sit down in the evening, and then even when you have your senses are still slapped about with bright primary colours in your field of vision.

I've you've got the time, AliExpress has loads. Albeit with the standard AliExpress caveats.

We bought some brass ones when we pimped child no1's toy kitchen. I was pretty impressed with the quality of them and would be tempted if we redid our kitchen. Especially solid brass stuff as I ime solid brass things (pens, etc.) is generally good from Ali. Plated finishes I'd probably steer clear of.

It’s either this or the shed I guess

As always thank you very much!

I already had some alternative Douglas Fir options but added Ted Todd to the list. I have a Dinesen price list and yeah it’s not cheap! Which is kinda why I asked the question (I mean the engineered options are still like 100-140sqm).

Not the prettiest, but pretty cheap and recyclable.

https://www.toolstation.com/x-board-recyclable-surface-protection/p20471

Went with this in Grey, because I've no idea how temporary is temporary in this place.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234111515292

Kitchen, flooring and skirting all done, ready for worktops.

Zinc roofers haven’t been able to come back to finish the roof, which is a pain, and our decorator isn’t available to finish the rooms until 20th of October :/

Need the decorators in so that kitchen fitters can come and finish the last bits off.

Will be getting a new bathroom in the house we're working moving into next month.

We have 2 young kids and wondering if whether we can get away without a bath by having a large walk in shower.

Using a build out and hidden hardware, Is there any reason I can't have the shower control and directional nozzle mounted to a separate part of the shower wall ?

I'm imagining a scenario where I can turn the shower on and off and spay the kids with the nozzle from the 'end' of the walk in shower without getting myself wet.

Yes, within reason. My folks tap is attached to a glass screen with a knob on each side so you can turn it on without getting splashed. So that might be looking into.

How old are they? Safety is a factor if you don't know what temperature is coming out - our water temp can fluctuate sometimes.

TBH I can't imagine having a family home without a bath and think most people feel the same, so worth thinking about for resale.

I used a big wet room on holiday with our 3yo once and hozing them down was quite fun until they curled into a ball. Then it all felt a bit Guantanmo.

I can’t think how you could wash two young kids in a shower on a regular basis without getting soaked.

Also bath time is a very useful parenting tool. Kids tend to look forward to baths. Not so much fun hosing down screaming reluctant toddlers.

Counterpoint - we don't have a bath, just a shower, and have raised out daughter fine so far (currently 3 1/2).

We got a shower handset and used a baby bath which we just put in the shower cubicle and fill from the shower - works fine and uses less water than filling an adult bath for a small person.

I'd be wary about not having a bath that kids can fit in. It offers 20 minutes of respite. Bath toys are also quite good fun.

I think you could do it with a large shower with a separate shower head on a flexible hose but I'm not sure how much fun it would be.

Is there a half way where there's a hybrid shower / small bath type thing that kids can sit in comfortably?

We use a normal bath but put a baby bath in it. It means it's quite raised off the floor so you aren't on your knees the whole time.

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Need to decide on whether to have built in wardrobes as it’s going to dictate where hatch doors and windows go.

I’m siding against for a few reasons. We have a carpenter booked in to make a massive built in wardrobe in what is currently the master bedroom in December.

The new loft room needs its own storage, but I intend to put a chest of drawers with a TV on top where it’s currently marked for wardrobes. I think this will help make the room feel bigger and probably better proportioned in terms of where the windows and hatches will be. I’ll then treat the ‘extra room’ as a sort of walk-through wardrobe/general purpose storage. Also intend to put a desk in the bedroom next to the window.

Am I going about this wrongly? I intend to stay here indefinitely fwiw.

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I considered not having a Bath, we never used it and they take up space etc. But I think they’re kinda necessary. Think we’re going to put a rainfall shower coming from the ceiling above the bath and then have a glass screen

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Will you have thermostatic taps, and a seperate shower head?

Non frosted glass in that photo is bold.

Love that place and was one of my references. Should be getting some bespoke woodwork installed today to finish it off.
Also big fan of clear glass, frosted is lame.

Big picture window on the shower/bath... No thanks! Maybe if it overlooked remote mountainside or moorland. Definitely not when it overlooks a bunch of other houses.

Agreed, frosted glass is useless for the majority of the time the room is in use!

That bathroom is lovely but I would be worried about all the wood so close to the bath.

Assuming it is wood.

I'm also cool with the non-frosted windows.

Why not both? https://intelligentglass.net/

2 and 4

The 4 year old loves the shower as much as the bath so no worries there.

@Acliff in terms of splashing, you'd have the directional nozzle/handnozzle thing along with the taps at one end of the shower, with the drainage and rainwater nozzle at the other end. Stand at one end and direct water to the other. Seems easy enough in theory?

I guess my point is that I can see baths being useful for another year or three - then hardly used beyond that. They take up a lot of space for something that will be so rarely used in the long run.

A full bath for a 5 year old is a massive waste of water. But they seem to enjoy it.

A removal smaller bath might be useful while they are younger and could suffice.

I occasionally need a bath to help recover my bruised and battered body, though a Japanese deep soak bath would be ideal.