Need Ideas for Bedroom/Ensuite Door - or Lack Thereof!

LDeano1964 on 02/03/2018 - 09:59
Last edited 02/03/2018 - 10:48

Currently planning renovations on my first home which settles this week!

The Master Bedroom has an ensuite, to which there is no door… seriously, who thought this would be a good idea!

Image -> Bedroom/Ensuite
Floor Plan

I am unsure of how to put a door in this gap.

The gap is floor to ceiling and it doesn't look like a door with hinges (opening in or out) will work.

Additionally, a sliding door might not look all that good if there is a track running across the ceiling.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Home & Garden Bathroom Bedroom Door Ensuite House

Comments

  • [Deactivated] on 02/03/2018 - 10:03
    +1

    Doors plus no fuss

  • JimmyF on 02/03/2018 - 10:19
    +2

    cavity slider door…..

    • Austin 316 on 02/03/2018 - 10:26
      +1

      This. I have a similar master bedroom + ensuite configuration as yours with very little space to open the door. So my builder installed a cavity sliding door which works great and looks even better.

    • thord on 02/03/2018 - 12:10
      -1

      Slider doors aren't great for sound transfer. Pretty shitty for an ensuite IMO.

      • JimmyF on 02/03/2018 - 12:49
        +1

        Works better than no door that the OP currently has ;)

        But if you have to have a shitty ensuite visit, maybe go use the other toilet if someone is in master bedroom room!

  • Ryanek on 02/03/2018 - 10:32
    +2

    I'd suggest a Barnyard style door. It's the current trend in most lifestyle shows my wife watches.

    • MaxTravels on 03/03/2018 - 10:15

      This is what I would do, very on-trend. We bought a kit for the track from eBay pretty cheep and looked very nice when installed. Made a feature of the door.

    • lainey13 on 03/03/2018 - 21:12

      Before I clicked on the link I thought you meant like a horse door, where you can swing the top open and leave the bottom closed…

  • Randxyz123 on 02/03/2018 - 10:32

    I mean you don’t have to have a door. Only real reason for one is so your s/o doesn’t have to hear you take a dump…

    It’ll be hard to fit a door there and make it look good. Maybe there are some architects on here that could advise.

    A track on the ceiling would look bad imo.

  • jjjaar on 02/03/2018 - 10:37
    +2

    Ignoring the diagonal, do the two walls parallel to the bed line up? Could you just close in the diagonal wall and then put in a traditional hinge door?

    edit: worst drawing ever but say the blue is the existing walls. Close in the diagonal like the green and install a hinge door (yellow) in that gap.
    https://imgur.com/9LJq9Ab

    • mysterytal on 02/03/2018 - 10:43
      +1

      You threw that together in minutes. It's a good drawing. It gets the message across.

      That's what I would do too.

      • jjjaar on 02/03/2018 - 10:54

        =) cheers mate

    • Deano1964 on 02/03/2018 - 11:13

      This is a brilliant idea, will have to measure it up when I get the keys!

      • jjjaar on 02/03/2018 - 13:03
        +2

        Looking at the floor plan I don't think it does perfectly, but I think it could still work this way.

        If you can't decide which way to have the door swing (against the shower/the loo or into the bedroom) you could go for French doors

        https://goo.gl/images/F38kks

    • dasher86 on 02/03/2018 - 11:29

      brilliant. i too would go for hinge door.

  • geek001 on 02/03/2018 - 10:38

    Depends on what you want the door for:

    If you just want to block out the visual of youv or your so taking a dump, the cheap solution is probably an adjustable rod from Daiso and some curtains.

    if you want to block out the smell/moisture from the ensuite, you will need to do some renovation to put in a proper door.

  • Archi on 02/03/2018 - 10:40

    draw a little floor plan with dimension, that will help you resolve a lot of problems and easier for people to discuss

  • atris17 on 02/03/2018 - 10:44

    Probably no door because there no ventilation in there?

  • iforgotmysocks on 02/03/2018 - 10:46
    +2

    Beads

    • [Deactivated] on 02/03/2018 - 12:06

      That may spice up the bedroom sufficiently to not need a barrier to the shower.

    • Seraphin7 on 02/03/2018 - 12:56

      I think he's talking about the passage to the bathroom.

  • Deano1964 on 02/03/2018 - 10:46
    +1

    Really appreciate the discussion/ideas so far!
    Hoping for proper blocking more than just visual.

    Floor Plan

    • djkelly69 on 02/03/2018 - 12:14
      +1

      Hoping for proper blocking more than just visual

      Just poop in the other bathroom/toilet

  • Youfah Mizzum on 02/03/2018 - 11:22
    +2

    I'd go with a cavity slider. The rail across the top doesn't need to look ugly if it's hidden within a nice pelmet.
    I'd get rid of some of the wall next to the loo and add a bit exactly in line with the bedroom/shower wall - only because most door spaces are around 800-820mm and your en-suite entrance looks bigger than that.

    You can use the existing wall cavity but likely you may have plumbing there - we don't know where the shower taps & rose is, bedroom side or bath side?
    If you have pipes in that wall space then you'd need a false wall to accommodate the cavity slider.

    Hope this plan links OK

    https://imgur.com/a/TveIC

  • Some Human on 02/03/2018 - 11:46
    +1

    Maybe the person who designed it enjoyed the smell of a 3am shit as they slept

  • Euphemistic on 02/03/2018 - 13:02
    +1

    I don't get the trend for an open ensuite. Anyway, others have said it, install a cavity slider along the shower wall. Might add a little complexity if there is a light switch on that wall.

    If you are careful you should be able to install the slider without disturbing the shower side of the wall. I managed to install one only removing one side of the wall.

  • Big Dog on 03/03/2018 - 08:31
    +1

    Maybe wireless noise cancelling headphones, a sleep mask and a clothes peg are the best option here?

  • Potofgold on 03/03/2018 - 08:56
    +1

    We had a similar issue with the gap being all the way to the roof. Opted for a sliding door with pelmet. Worked well for us.
    Our Door

  • Speckled Jim on 03/03/2018 - 09:55

    Bi-fold with LCD or frosted glass panels. Cheaper than cavity wall job.

  • TransportPosters on 03/03/2018 - 15:45

    I have wooden folding doors with frosted decorated glass on an overhead track at the entrance of the walk-in wardrobe here which leads to the ensuite.

  • HeWhoKnows on 03/03/2018 - 17:58

    Dont ask us. Get a carpenter in. Its the only way.

    • Euphemistic on 04/03/2018 - 07:17

      No it’s not.

      • HeWhoKnows on 04/03/2018 - 14:57

        So you know everything Mr Encylopeadia?
        You can travel through cyberspace, inspect the job, work out a practical solution for this particular case, price the job, discuss with client, purchase material and then do the job all without engaging a carpenter?

        • Euphemistic on 04/03/2018 - 20:29
          +1

          Nope. I don’t know everything, and neither do you, although your posts often read as if you think that way.

          There is more than one way to skin a cat, and several have been described here. If OP has some diy skills he/she may well be able to tackle on of the methods described without resorting to your solution.

          As a seasoned diy person it’s exactly the sort of question I might ask to get some better ideas on how to go about it (but I’d probably be asking on a renovation forum). As I mentioned above I have installed a sliding door in place of a swing door, without a carpenter and I didn’t have to struggle to find one that could do a decent job for me.

        • HeWhoKnows on 10/03/2018 - 22:05

          @Euphemistic: Fair enough. But I am not saying I know everything. Im simply saying that getting in a carpenter will provide a parctical solution or two. We can only guess

        • Euphemistic on 11/03/2018 - 08:35

          @Amayzingone: true, especially if you get a good carpenter. A lazy one will tell you he’ll get back to you with a quote and then disappear into thin air.

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