bathroom design tips

365 Developments can offer you a FREE design service for your bathroom and a high quality supply and fit service. We source our bathrooms at a trade and do not charge the high margins of high street retailers. Before embarking on bathroom design please consider the following tips:

1. The Good News

The cost of quality bathrooms has dropped dramatically and the range has expanded over the last decade. You can now get style all the way through almost every price range. Some suppliers also offer fantastic value during their sales.

2. Not Always Possible

The plumbing required to drain all your sanitary ware can be a major constraint on your bathroom design. It is important that an experienced plumber or builder is consulted for bathrooms where drainage could be complicated. The more complicated the more important it is that you make provision for maintenance.

3. Watch The Grout

People love showroom displays which have white tiles with white grout but we would advise against it. The styling looks fabulous for approximately six months before shampoo begins to discolour the grout to off white. This off white is exaggerated by the whiteness of the tiles so we recommend non white tiles with non white grouts.

4. Plans Don't Tell The Whole Story

Plans can be very deceiving and you should always measure distances in the proposed bathroom area. Bathrooms that look generous on an A4 plan can seem cramped when actually marked out on the floor of an empty kitchen.

5. Doors & Windows

A bathroom layout can be radically improved by altering the position of entrance doors and windows. The cost of these works can be a lot less than you think.

6. One House, Two Different Types Of Shower

Most houses now have showers that draw their hot water from the central heating system. When we are fitting out a couple of bathrooms in a house we normally recommend that one bathroom is independent of the boiler and is fitted with an electric shower. The reason is that spares for modern central heating boilers sometimes have to be ordered so there can be a few days when you might otherwise be without shower facilities.

7. Storage

Thought should be given to storage in a bathroom and often clients resolve this challenge with a choice of fitted units. You can innovate and in the past we have created storage space in halls outside of a bathroom where it was important to maintain a minimalist look. We have also made great use of storage space in stud walls to store all bathroom paraphernalia.

8. Wet Rooms

If you have a wooden floor then a wet room can be a problem as shrinkage in timbers can cause leaks. Our recommendation is to consider a wet area for the shower rather than a wet room.