Houses here were built when bathrooms were given the minimum space, and a good number of people now want more than the room allows. That raises a question we get asked often and rarely see answered honestly: whether it is worth enlarging the bathroom rather than fitting around its size.
When enlarging the bathroom is actually worth it
Taking a foot or two from an adjacent room changes what is possible in a small bathroom more than any choice of enclosure.
It is building work — a wall, tiling, sometimes moving a door — and it is not our trade, so we have no reason to push it.
What we can say is where the line falls: below a certain width no enclosure design will make the room comfortable, and above it several will. We tell you which side yours is on, and we are happy to fit the best option either way.
Making the most of the room as it is
Where the bathroom stays as built, the layout does the work.
A fixed screen rather than a cubicle keeps the floor open; a sliding door needs no swing; clear glass rather than frosted lets the eye reach the far wall and the room reads as its full size.
Those three together make a genuine difference and none of them costs more than the alternative. It is the cheapest improvement available in a small bathroom and it is mostly a matter of choosing correctly.
Old fittings that constrain the layout
In these bathrooms the geyser, the pipework and sometimes the window are surface-mounted and in the way.
Moving them is a separate trade and a separate cost, and it is usually unnecessary.
So we design around them: shifting the enclosure line, running a panel up to the pipe and sealing neatly against it, or setting the screen to one side. We mark the options on the wall at survey so you can see what each costs you in space.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
