Bathroom in the bedroom: the main advantages and disadvantages

Let's find out together the main advantages and disadvantages that characterize the presence of the bathroom in the bedroom: in this article we will make a brief overview of the main opinions (positive and negative aspects) related to the arrangement of a bathroom in the bedroom.

Project of a bathroom in the bedroom: the main advantages

To carry out the project of a bathroom in the bedroom, it is necessary to consider in advance a number of advantageous aspects: this even before entering into the merits of examining the different solutions for the realization of a small or large bathroom in the bedroom.

For this type of installation it is necessary to consider in particular:

• The opportunity to make the best use of space, if you will have a particularly large room or an adjoining bathroom of important sizes, deciding to combine the two environments and also obtaining a dressing space
• The increase in value of your home, since the "ensuite bathroom" represents a furnishing solution nowadays very appreciated
• The search for the maximum in comfort and convenience
• Privacy from other members of your family

Disadvantages of an ensuite bathroom

The realization of an en-suite bathroom also has some disadvantages, summarized as follows:

• For the realization of an en-suite bathroom it is necessary to proceed with the renovation work and therefore with the consequent need to pay a technician for the preparation of the building practice and related update of cadastral records
• The en-suite bathroom is a solution of furniture that undoubtedly limits the privacy of your partner
• The realization of an en-suite bathroom often involves the reduction of other spaces in your home, which could be used and dedicated to other activities
• The limitation of the bedroom space

En-suite bathroom: characteristics and peculiarities

For many people, the realization of a bathroom in the bedroom is a great dream: this furniture solution is in fact a very popular trend in recent years. Unfortunately, all lovers and dreamers of this furnishing solution must know that setting up a bathroom in the bedroom is not always feasible and possible: the presence of a bathroom in the bedroom needs in fact minimum measures of its spaces to allow this type of installation.

The reason of the great interest and appreciation of the en-suite bathroom is probably represented by the common idea that this furnishing solution can in a certain sense turn into a sort of private spa: a space in which to live intense moments of relaxation, in the name of well-being and tranquility. Having a bathroom in the room also allows you to avoid the unpleasant condition that a person enters the bathroom by mistake while you are inside the space. An exclusive bathroom inside the bedroom, as specified in the previous paragraphs, definitely increases the commercial value of a property.

Bathroom in the bedroom: before making the project

Before entrusting a professional with the realization of the project for the creation of a bathroom with attached sanitary ware and toilet in the bedroom, it is important to keep in mind that every room in your house will have to comply with very precise regulations: these concern in particular the minimum size and adequate lighting that must necessarily be guaranteed.

Before starting such an important project from an architectural point of view, it will therefore be appropriate to carefully evaluate whether it is possible to realize it from a technical, functional, plant engineering and regulatory point of view.

In this regard, you will have to consider the noise factor that generally causes the environment of the bathroom, affecting the night's rest. The main noise generated within the bathroom space is certainly due to the sanitary ware discharge system.

If, in particular, the sanitary fixtures will be installed on a wall (Read also: How to choose the bathroom fixtures: the complete guide) communicating with another room, under these circumstances avoid placing the bed adjacent to the same wall in the communicating room. Without this precaution, you risk compromising the rest of the person sleeping in the adjoining room every time a tenant from the next room goes to the bathroom during the night.

Remember also that deciding to make a bathroom in the room can be a very unfavorable solution, if the bathroom is the only one in the apartment: it is not the best comfort to force the tenants of the apartment to cross your room every time they need to go to the bathroom.