As you start thinking about expanding a small bathroom you may also be imagining a new arrangement for your toilet sink and shower.
How to extend a bathroom wall.
Don t remove the old one.
The wall at the opposite end of the shower can be any height as well.
In most cases you ll need to build a shoring wall a temporary stud wall inside the house a couple of feet from the exterior wall.
We built a short wall to conserve space and to create a shelf and a mirror alcove.
Consider a power cabinet another idea we like a lot and build often is a power cabinet.
Your old wall is just the front of the wall system so to speak.
Just build framework inside to make it into a wall system as described in step one.
For a standard toilet height of 15 in make the wall a minimum height of 43 in.
A small hatch in the wall of the bathroom for a chute takes up a lot less space than a hamper and is a lot more convenient for mom come laundry day.
At less than 40 square feet and decades old the master bathroom in this home was not exactly fit for a king and queen.
Figure out how to move a wall to save the expense of adding on if possible.
One way to move a wall is to go inside another room and frame a new wall.
An extra 5 or 10k will allow you to splash out on better fixtures ceramics molding and finish.
Or make the wall go all the way to the ceiling.
Install a shoring wall install a temporary shoring wall to hold things up while you cut the hole extend the floor and set the header.
Many homeowners find themselves wanting to expand their bathroom either to increase the amount of free space or to accommodate a larger tub or shower stall.
As an approximation i would say 5 10k will get you a nice replacement bathroom on a budget.
In a narrow cabinet on the right side of the vanity left side for southpaws we install a drawer deep.
In other cases you might be able to convert an unused pantry or closet or make a room near the bathroom smaller by moving a wall.
In fact the counter tops wall and floor tile made up more than half of the bill.