I currently have a half bath in my apartment that I am considering expanding to a full in a co-op building. I spoke to the person at the management company who is responsible for apartment renovations just to get a feel if it was out of the question or not and she said that it wasn't specifically prohibited, their engineer would need to review our architect plans, may advise for additional... [more]
I currently have a half bath in my apartment that I am considering expanding to a full in a co-op building. I spoke to the person at the management company who is responsible for apartment renovations just to get a feel if it was out of the question or not and she said that it wasn't specifically prohibited, their engineer would need to review our architect plans, may advise for additional waterproofing, etc.
Layout of the bath is currently 46" by 53". I was looking at expanding the footprint (moving interior, non-load bearing walls) to make it 58" x 83". I think this would allow me to leave the toilet and sink where they are and expanding to the right of the sink put in a full tub or at least an over sized shower stall.
I believe I will clearly need an architect and contractor for this job, but I want an idea of what I am getting myself into for this. Does this change mean the bathroom would be subject to ADA requirements and would that make it a non-starter at these measurements. What kind of cost range might I be looking at?
If helpful to visualize, T=Toilet, S=Sink, B=Bath, D=Door, :=current wall. I would be pushing the wall with the door out about a foot. The super said something about "as long as I don't move the toilet I should be ok, I could hook the sink and bath into the Riser?"
------------
|T S : B B|
| : B B|
|___D_:_B_B|
[less]
Response by Primer05
about 15 years ago
Posts: 2103
Member since: Jul 2009
It is very hard to price out a project like this without seeing it. What are yournwalls made out of? What kind of tiles are you going to use? Etc
Ignored comment.
Unhide
Response by Corsair
about 15 years ago
Posts: 20
Member since: Feb 2011
Thanks Primer05, not really sure about the quality at this point, not Ikea, maybe Home Depot or a step up from that? I am more concerned with whether I would have to make the bathroom ADA compliant and what might be involved with that. A broker mentioned that in passing to me.
The walls are not drywall. Some sort of masonry?
Also, just noticed that my little diagram lost all of its spaces.
------------
|.T.S.:.B.B|
|.....:.B.B|
|___D_:_B_B|
I'm no ADA expert, but I think to be compliant you'd just need a door of sufficient width, lever handles that don't require gripping, enough room for a wheelchair to spin around (this might mean an outward swing to the door), and sufficiently strong blocking for grab bars to be installed in the future for toilet and for bath ingress/eggress. It looks like you'd be able to do that no problem with what you're proposing.
I'd get very positive written confirmation that your building allows "wet over dry", before proceeding.
Ignored comment.
Unhide
Response by Primer05
about 15 years ago
Posts: 2103
Member since: Jul 2009
Agree with Alan. Most building s do not allow wet over dry. To make your bathroom ADA compliant is not that big of a deal.. Door size might be the biggest issue
It is very hard to price out a project like this without seeing it. What are yournwalls made out of? What kind of tiles are you going to use? Etc
Thanks Primer05, not really sure about the quality at this point, not Ikea, maybe Home Depot or a step up from that? I am more concerned with whether I would have to make the bathroom ADA compliant and what might be involved with that. A broker mentioned that in passing to me.
The walls are not drywall. Some sort of masonry?
Also, just noticed that my little diagram lost all of its spaces.
------------
|.T.S.:.B.B|
|.....:.B.B|
|___D_:_B_B|
Give a call to Inti Renovation at 347-234-3597. They helped me with my apartment which included 2 bathroom renovation. Here are pics - hope it helps... https://picasaweb.google.com/intiinteriorfinish/23rdStAnd10thAve?feat=directlink
Adam
I'm no ADA expert, but I think to be compliant you'd just need a door of sufficient width, lever handles that don't require gripping, enough room for a wheelchair to spin around (this might mean an outward swing to the door), and sufficiently strong blocking for grab bars to be installed in the future for toilet and for bath ingress/eggress. It looks like you'd be able to do that no problem with what you're proposing.
I'd get very positive written confirmation that your building allows "wet over dry", before proceeding.
Agree with Alan. Most building s do not allow wet over dry. To make your bathroom ADA compliant is not that big of a deal.. Door size might be the biggest issue