Many flats here have a compact third bathroom off the small bedroom or the utility, and it is generally written off as too small to do anything with. Most of them can be made genuinely usable, and the glass is the smallest part of that — the layout and the door do nearly all the work.
Why these rooms feel unusable
The problem is almost never the total floor area. It is that the door swing, the basin and the WC have been arranged without any thought for where somebody stands.
So the room measures adequately and has nowhere to actually be.
We mark the door swing and the standing positions on the floor before discussing glass. Frequently the fix is rehanging the door to open outwards, which frees a surprising amount and costs very little, and then a fixed screen is all that is needed.
The smallest thing that works
In a room this size a full enclosure with a door takes up more than it gains.
A single fixed screen positioned to stop the spray reaching the basin and the door is usually the whole answer.
It leaves the floor open, has nothing to swing and nothing to wear out, and costs considerably less than a cubicle. It is also the easiest to fit in a room where there is barely space to work, which matters more than it sounds on the day.
Making a small bathroom feel less like a cupboard
Clear glass rather than frosted lets the eye reach the far wall, so the room reads as its full size instead of stopping at the screen.
A mirror placed opposite the light rather than beside it does more for the sense of space than anything else available.
Neither costs more than the alternative. In a room this size those two decisions make a larger difference than any amount spent on the specification of the glass, and they are the ones people are least often offered.
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.
