How To Extend A Bathroom Wall

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.

How to extend a bathroom wall.

An extra 5 or 10k will allow you to splash out on better fixtures ceramics molding and finish. Enlarging a bathroom by using the closet. For a standard toilet height of 15 in make the wall a minimum height of 43 in. In a narrow cabinet on the right side of the vanity left side for southpaws we install a drawer deep.

At less than 40 square feet and decades old the master bathroom in this home was not exactly fit for a king and queen. By knocking out a wall and taking in an adjacent bedroom we were able to add his and her vanities a cultured marble shower a spacious walk in closet and an acrylic glass block window. We built a short wall to conserve space and to create a shelf and a mirror alcove. The wall at the opposite end of the shower can be any height as well.

Or make the wall go all the way to the ceiling. One way to move a wall is to go inside another room and frame a new wall. Figure out how to move a wall to save the expense of adding on if possible. 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.

Consider a power cabinet another idea we like a lot and build often is a power cabinet. As you start thinking about expanding a small bathroom you may also be imagining a new arrangement for your toilet sink and shower. 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. 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. In fact the counter tops wall and floor tile made up more than half of the bill. Don t remove the old one. If you d like a higher toilet make the wall that much higher.