The Bathroom Planning Guide

A Bathroom That Works as Well as It Looks

A bathroom is a small room with a lot of fixed decisions. Get the sizes, the spaces and the rules right on paper, and the finished room looks and works exactly as it should.

This guide gives you the sanitaryware sizes, the space each fitting needs, the electrical rules, and how to set out your tiles so every cut lands in the right place.

What You Will Learn

• The standard sizes for baths, shower trays, basins, vanity units and WCs

• How much clear space each fitting needs, and how to check your layout on a scale plan

• The bathroom electrical zones and the IP rating each light and fan needs

• What you need to know about Part P, extraction, tanking and RCD protection

• How to make a small bathroom feel bigger

• Common tile formats, grout joints and how much extra to order for cuts

• The setting out decisions to make before your tiler starts

What Is Inside

• Bathrooms: sanitaryware sizes and clear space

• Electrics and Water: zones, ratings and the rules that apply

• Tiles: formats, setting out and ordering

• A Bathroom Planner worksheet with a sanitaryware schedule, tile quantities and a sign-off checklist

Who This Is For

• Homeowners planning a new bathroom, en suite or shower room

• Anyone working with a plumber, tiler or bathroom showroom who wants to ask the right questions

• Those making the most of a small bathroom

• Renovators who want to get the fixed decisions right first time

Why This Guide Is Different

Created by G R Design Studio, everything in this guide comes from the numbers and checks we use on every project, not generic advice. It helps you make the fixed decisions with confidence, so the room looks right the day it is finished and for years after.

A 6 page PDF, ready to download as soon as you buy.