Homebuilding & Renovating

How to design your bathroom

When it comes to designing a new bathroom it can be tempting to let your enthusiasm run away with you and walk straight into your nearest bathroom retailer or go online and start ordering your new sanitaryware, tiles, flooring and lighting. But before you do that it’s worth giving some thought to some details. Firstly, it’s wise to pinpoint the layout. Plot the position of the essentials and ask yourself some questions like: who uses the bathroom the most; do you have room for a separate shower; would twin sinks be a godsend? If you’re renovating then pay particular attention to the pipework and soil stack. It’s important to establish where it all is and where it all goes so that you can be sure your new layout will work. For instance, it can be costly to move a soil stack, so it can often pay to leave the toilet where

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