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Where to construct the Bathroom in your house?

When building or remodeling, knowing where to construct a bathroom is just significant. The Location of the Bathroom dictates the Layout of the Bathroom.

When building or remodeling, knowing where to construct a bathroom is just significant. The Location of the Bathroom dictates the Layout of the Bathroom. A well-placed bathroom can make the difference between an effective, smooth, & cost-effective build or remodeling of a magnificent bathroom. Get to know more about amenities, accessories, and utilities with bathroom accessories manufacturers India.

Important Factors to Consider

Utilities

The main utilities to consider deciding where to put the bathroom are as follows.

  • Water Supply: The sink, bathtub, shower, or tub/shower combination requires incoming hot and cold-water lines.
  • Drain System: Both the sink and the bathing facilities must drain into the house's main drainage system.
  • Sewer Line: A large three- to four-inch pipe connects to the bathroom flange and must drain from House to the sewer main located beneath the street.
  • Electrical: Bathrooms are heavy users of electricity, with the electrical code requiring a certain number, type, and placement of electrical outlets and lights.
  • Ducting: A bathroom furnace blower must vent to the outside, either laterally or slightly inclined through the roof, when installed. This duct runs above the ceiling through the plenum.

Space

Ample space must be set aside for the bathroom. Five-foot-wide-by-12-foot-long five-foot wide by 12-foot-long bathroom space is generally accepted as the bare minimum for installing a full bathroom. Five-foot width is wide enough for an alcove bathtub, and the 12-foot length is just long enough for a toilet, bathroom vanity cabinet, and sink.

Furthermore, due to the uniformity of bathroom elements, the space should not be unusually shaped. In order to accommodate a 59 1/2-inch bathtub, alcove bathtub bathrooms are exactly 60 inches wide.

Grounded is sturdy and level.

Bathrooms are large and heavy rooms. The weight of the individual elements—toilet, cabinet, sink, tile, flooring, bathtub as well as a shower—increases exponentially when full of water as well as items. An empty acrylic bathtub and surround combination can weigh around 200 pounds, while a bathtub full of water can weigh between 500 and 750 pounds. A ceramic or porcelain tile floor can weigh hundreds of pounds when combined with an underlayment, thin set, and grout.

Convenience

A bathroom is useless if it is inconvenient to use. Homeowners always prefer an end suite bathroom for maximum convenience (located within a large, primary bedroom). Bathrooms near the bedrooms are also considered convenient. Keep the bathrooms as well as bedrooms on the same floor. Choose bathroom vanity manufacturers to make your bathroom super convenient to use.

Close proximity to the water heater

When the heater is situated at the opposite end of the house from the bathroom, hot water from the heater took time to reach the hot tap in the bathroom. A standard 1/2-inch pipe contains 0.8 gallons of water every 50 feet. Signifies nearly a jug of cold water wasted before hot water hits your bathroom sink, shower, or tub.

It is uncommon for a bathroom to be placed in a specific location solely because of its proximity to the water heater, but it is important to be aware of this potential complication. Installing a tankless, on-demand water heater in or near the bathroom is one solution.

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