Edinburgh bathrooms
Cummings Plumbing.

How to achieve your perfect bathroom.

• USE AND LOOK: What type of bathroom do you need? A bathroom for the whole family, for your own ensuite, a cloakroom or for guests? Will young children or the elderly be using it? What style do you go for: ultra-modern, contemporary, traditional?


• YOUR BATHROOM SPACE: Measure your bathroom. Is it an unusual shape or particularly small?


• CHANGING THE LAYOUT: If you want to change the layout and move things around, you need to consider the possible positions of your toilet. Most other items can be repositioned anywhere in the room but the position of your toilet depends on whether the soil vent, soil, and waste pipes can be moved. Another consideration is the direction in which your drainage pipes flow the joists beneath your floorboards will help determine this.


• ELECTRICS AND LIGHTING: How will your redesign affect the electrics? Can the wiring be moved? Don't forget to think about natural light from the window as well as electric light. Do you need a stronger light for make-up or shaving? Do you need a heated bathroom mirror to stop it misting up?


• STORAGE: How much do you need? Your options are endless, so talk it through early on to make sure you have enough and that it's planned efficiently into your space.


• CREATING MORE SPACE: Can you move your entrance door? Could you hang it from the opposite door frame or open it outwards? If there's space, would you like a shower enclosure? If you have one already, could it be moved?


• HEATING: What type do you want; radiator, decorative heated towel rail, underfloor? Can your existing radiator or fan be moved? To make the most of limited space, think about a heated towel rail or ladder radiator.


• FINISHING TOUCHES: Don't forget to think about taps, wastes and accessories.