The architect and I had many hours of discussion and arguments about this bathroom which was drawn half a dozen times. The difficulty came mainly from the fact that it is situated under the "rampant" (slopping roof) and therefore came the question of where to stick the shower area since you need a least 2.5 metres in height. Also the architect was stuck on the idea of separating the loo from bathroom. Yes good idea but that meant another door and another partition which meant another 1000/1500 euros for me. So no no no...
We had to have the all important VMC (ventilation mecanique controlee). Since the bathroom is north facing, it was very very important to include ventilation to avoid condensation/humidity otherwise after a while the place would have been covered with mould. The VMC had to be "coffree" ie. hidden behind insulated plaster board to avoid the noise....This was the result of over 1 hour conversation with the architect, the electricien and Mr M.
Also the other 1 hour conversation was on the problem of shower curtain vs a clean glass door. Not that I lost sleep on it but in the end it will be a shower curtain. Sorry! The glass door would have been inpractical given the set up of the bathroom and again a purchase that was a bit extravagant for the budget. This bathroom is a good example how a budget can go out of hand if not careful....
No comments:
Post a Comment