Bathroom Design & Layout

🚿 Bathroom Layout & Design

Design your bathroom like a professional, avoid costly mistakes, and optimize every square foot.

📐 How to Design a Bathroom Properly (Before Buying)

Bathroom design doesn't start with choosing tiles or a faucet, but with analyzing technical constraints.

Questions to ask BEFORE any purchase:

  • Where are the current water inlets? Moving them is expensive.
  • Where is the main drain? Slopes must be respected.
  • What is the water pressure? Some equipment doesn't work with low pressure.
  • Is there a VMC (Controlled Mechanical Ventilation)? Essential to prevent humidity.
  • What is the ceiling height? Impacts shower column choices.

Pro tip: Create a technical plan BEFORE choosing your products. This will save you from returns and costly modifications.

🚿 Shower or Bathtub: Making the Right Choice

Choose a shower if:

  • ✅ Limited space (less than 5m²)
  • ✅ Reduced mobility or elderly people
  • ✅ Need to reduce water consumption
  • ✅ Simplified maintenance

Choose a bathtub if:

  • ✅ Family with young children
  • ✅ Sufficient space (minimum 6m²)
  • ✅ Seeking comfort and relaxation
  • ✅ Resale value (depending on local market)

Compromise: A combined shower-bath works well if you have the space (minimum 1.70m).

📏 Optimizing a Small Bathroom

Field tips to save space:

  • Wall-hung toilet: frees up 30cm of floor space, makes cleaning easier
  • Walk-in shower: no tray, gives an impression of space
  • Wall-mounted vanity unit: visual and practical gain
  • Sliding door: saves 80cm of space
  • Large mirror: visually enlarges the room

Common mistake: Trying to fit everything in. A well-designed small bathroom is better than a cluttered large one.

❌ The Most Common Design Mistakes

1. Neglecting drainage slopes

A walk-in shower requires a minimum 2% slope. Without it, water stagnates.

2. Forgetting electrical safety zones

Outlets, switches, lighting: everything is regulated according to the distance from the shower/bathtub.

3. Underestimating ventilation

Without effective VMC, you'll have mold in 6 months, even with the best materials.

4. Choosing design over function

Beautiful tiles that are slippery when wet, a stylish but fragile faucet… The field doesn't forgive.

5. Not planning for maintenance

Hard-to-reach joints, impossible-to-descalcify faucets, inaccessible siphon… Think maintenance!

🤝 Need help with your project?

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Our support includes:

  • ✓ Technical analysis of your bathroom
  • ✓ Validation of your project's feasibility
  • ✓ Advice on equipment selection
  • ✓ Layout optimization

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