Zoning a space is a good way to divide a room. When combining a bathroom and a toilet into one room, you need to properly manage the resulting space. Further in the article, successful options for a joint bathroom will be considered.
Redevelopment plan
To increase the total area of the house, the bathroom and toilet must be connected into one room. But first you need to create a redevelopment plan, and for this you need to take into account the following nuances:
- Placement of sanitary ware and furniture.
- Location of utilities.
- Planned room design.
Advantages and disadvantages
If the apartment was originally planned to have a divided bathroom of small size, then this problem can be solved by rescheduling the rooms. Most often, a small bathroom is combined with a toilet. Thanks to the rational placement of engineering communications and successful zoning, you can make a joint bathroomwith shower. To perform these works, not only elementary building skills will be required, but also imagination and skill, since you will have to think over the design of the room.
As a rule, when performing these works, it will be necessary to dismantle partitions and doors, so there will be additional space in the house. A shared bathroom creates many benefits:
- a place is formed for installing equipment (for example, a washing machine);
- there will be additional space where you can hang or put shelves and cabinets for storing hygiene products;
- it will be necessary to put one door into the room;
- to make a quick redecoration of a shared bathroom, it is enough to replace the water pipes and counters with newer ones;
- the ability to put large plumbing fixtures in the room;
- engineering communications (water supply, ventilation system and power supply) can be arranged more compactly.
However, the bathroom also has disadvantages:
- during the dismantling of the walls, a lot of dust and debris is generated;
- creating a new project at home is an expensive and lengthy undertaking, for which you will need to take permission from the district administration;
- buying high-quality building materials, new plumbing equipment and carrying out repairs are operations that involve large financial costs;
- shared bathroom - a room in which several family members will not be able to use both the toilet and the shower at the same time.
Beforethe beginning of redevelopment, you need to create a room project. To do this, you can use the services of a designer or make a drawing yourself. In addition, there are ready-made standard projects.
Shared bathroom dimensions
For successful zoning of space, you must first determine the dimensions of the room. When planning, you need to take into account that the minimum area of \u200b\u200bthe combined bathroom should be 2.5 m22. In such a room it will be possible to install a small shower and toilet.
In a room with an area of 3 m2, it is possible to put a washing machine and a washbasin. However, there is another option: installing a bath and toilet, so the sink and appliances will have to be abandoned.
To equip a comfortable sanitary unit, you will need a room of 7-9 m22. But in the so-called stalinkas and Khrushchevs, it will not work to make such a room, but for private houses this is an ideal solution.
Ergonomic room
Before planning a combined bathroom, you need to calculate its dimensions in such a way that the result is a comfortable bathroom combined with a toilet. The main thing is to properly arrange furniture and plumbing. To implement an ergonomic design, the following parameters should be considered:
- free space in front of the toilet should be at least 60 cm, and on the sides - 25 cm;
- unoccupied space in front of the shower must be at least 70 cm;
- optimum sink height averages 80cm and width 50cm;
- between the washbasin and the wall you need to make a distance of at least 20 cm;
- sink and toilet must be installed at a distance of 25 cm from each other.
Space zoning is an indispensable element for rational planning. This is a technique thanks to which you can harmoniously and optimally divide the territory of the room into functional zones, taking into account the style of the room.
In order for a shared bathroom with a bathtub to have an aesthetic and successful design, you need to apply various architectural techniques: arrange arches, original ceilings and walls in the room. For this purpose, finishing materials are used: decorative plaster, paint, tiles, marble and wallpaper.
When designing a room, you need to carefully consider the design of the room.
Space zoning
To make the shared bathroom more harmonious, space division technique is used. There are several good zoning options:
- Light - a method for the execution of which lighting is used that is different in color, direction and brightness. As a rule, the washbasin and bath area is highlighted, and the place where the toilet is installed, on the contrary, is darkened. In this case, you can use two-color lamps that illuminate the room with different light beams. In addition, the bathroom can be divided using strips of bright light.
- Architectural zoning - this method involves the use of screens, partitions or niches. But these items do not have to be continuous. For example, a drywall partition with through niches is a good choice for realizing these goals.
- Color separation is a variant of zoning, in which the room must be decorated in different shades. For example, the toilet area can be finished with white tiles, and the area where the bathroom and washbasin are located with colored plastic.
- Interior zoning - a way to separate a bathroom using furniture.
Creating a project: rules and features
This stage of redevelopment is an important process that needs to be additionally coordinated with the administrative authorities. If you ignore this item, then it will only be possible to carry out work on finishing the room and replacing plumbing. The project is allowed to be developed independently, but it is better to contact a specialist who has all the necessary permits and approvals. As a result, the finished redevelopment plan will have to be approved by the housing inspection.
Implementation of redevelopment without preliminary design is a gross violation of construction, legislative and sanitary standards. For example, the commission may require the restoration of the original appearance of the premises. In addition, in the bathroom, combined with part of the corridor, it is necessary to waterproof the floor. And it is forbidden to place a room above the living rooms of neighbors.
For an example, one of the successful joint bathroom projects will be shown below.
Equipment placement
The layout of the bathroom, whose area is 3 m22,will have to agree on a simple system. However, in such a room there is not enough space to install additional furniture: a cabinet, a locker, a laundry basket. Therefore, you will have to be content with a minimum number of appliances (for example, a mirror or a shelf). In addition, a washing machine and a corner washbasin can be placed in a small bathroom.
But there are some tricks: you can install a corner bath and cover it with a partition made of plastic. As a result, an empty space is created in which you can put a cabinet for hygiene products.
In the shared bathroom, you can install both a bath and a shower. In this case, the washing machine will have to be placed in a corner. In addition, there will be free space on the wall for a hot water tank.
Space can be increased by the following methods:
- Install a wall hung toilet as this will make the room more spacious.
- The place under the washbasin is a free area where it is recommended to install an open shelf for household chemicals. In addition, if you cover it with a stylish curtain, then this will be a good design decision.
- To make the bathroom seem more spacious, you can install a mirror in it.
- Indoors, you need to equip niches, since their use is a good solution for zoning space.
- If you lay out a row of bright tiles, then you can divide the joint bathroom into functional areas.
- Glass shelves will look better than wooden ones.
Development of room design
This is an important process, because the aesthetic appearance of the room depends on its implementation. Successful zoning and functionality are the criteria that the interior of the bathroom must meet. The room should harmoniously fit into the style of the house.
In the process of designing a shared bathroom, it is important to consider the following points:
- the shade of the ceiling, walls and floor should be combined with furniture and appliances;
- only high-quality building materials should be used for decoration;
- the room should be well lit;
- communication should be hidden so that water does not get on it.
The design of the room can be done in different colors: blue-green, bright red, pale pink, black and white, purple and so on. A good choice is wall and floor cladding with white glossy tiles. In the photo, a shared bathroom decorated with this material looks amazing (for a visual example, the picture is shown below).
Conclusion
The article addressed the question of how best to make the zoning of the combined bathroom. Thanks to some tricks and methods, you can achieve not only a visual increase in the area of \u200b\u200bthe room, but also increase its functionality. The main thing is to correctly arrange the furniture and plumbing, as well as to make a competent and beautiful design of the room.
