Grand Master Bathroom Remodel

Remodeling a master bathroom always requires a careful and thoughtful balance of design and constructability.

The DESIGN…

The existing ‘Master Bathroom’ in this house was what I call a “Hotel Style” bathroom.  The vanity was located between a walk-in closet and the space/room where the shower and toilet were located.  You see this layout in many hotel rooms, where the vanity is not included in the ‘bath/shower/toilet area.’  This works fine for a weekend stay away from home, but feels slightly non-discrete when it is your master bathroom.

Not only was the shower area cramped, but also the toilet was also so close the edge of the shower/tub that the customers had little room to maneuver.

Below is a drawing of the existing space…
It was RCS’ job to figure out how to open up the space and incorporate a custom Soaker Tub into the new layout.

After a producing a few sketches (Sketch 2, Sketch 3, Sketch 4), the Owners decided they would go with what we called the “Grand Master Bathroom.”

This layout utilized the existing walk-in closet space for the new tub area and allowed the addition of French Doors to create a separation between the existing Master Bedroom area and the new Master Bathroom.  Since the Master Bedroom area was very large, we decided to relocate the walk-in closet.  This relocation created an even more intimate entry into the new Master Bathroom and gave the owners the opportunity to update their closet space with a more efficient layout.

CONSTRUCTABILITY…

In order to construct this design, it was necessary to remove everything in the existing bathroom, vanity, and closet areas down to the sub-floor and studs.

The biggest challenge of construction was going to be relocating the plumbing for the new Soaker Tub to an area with no existing plumbing lines or drains.

To facilitate the tub in this new location, we raised the tub about 6-8 inches above the existing subfloor.  This enabled the plumber to make the tub drain connection without cutting into the existing floor joists and also created a platform area to step in and out of the tub.  From an asthetic point of view, raising the tub above the floor made the tub area the “Grand Feature” of this space.

We aslo decided to frame in a header approximately 12 inches below the finished ceiling to further accent the tub area.

This header also hides the Rainfall Shower headed located in the ceiling of the tub area and the showercurtain rod, giving a clean view of the custom tile work around the tub and shower area.

And here are a few details that finsihed off this project nicely…

For more photos including before and after, click here.

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