Garage bathroom ideas?

[Gizzy]

I'm going to put an addition onto my existing garage int the spring.Im thinking I want a small bathroom in it somewhere.i would appreciate any input.Do's & don't' would be great.

 

[jkwilson]

Do you normally heat your garage?

 

[GShelton]

Don't build a mother-in-law apartment next to the new bathroom or she will take it over. Lol.

 

[Gizzy]

I keep it warm enough to keep water lines from freezing.My water softener is in there now.Upper 40's/50.

 

[ovilla]

Put a urinal in there!

 

[logixjock]

Put a urinal in there!

I took mine out over the summer. I found that having a urinal just made people treat it more like a bar bathroom.

 

[RVDan]

If you have a sink you don't need a urinal.

Foot operated faucets are awesome in a shop so you don't get the faucet dirty turning it on.

 

[mikec35]

As you visit restrooms in restaurants and stores you travel to, take note of the minimum size stalls you feel comfortable with, this will give you an idea of the size restroom you want. I made plans for 5'x6', which now I think is too big. You can also look into a commode/faucet combo which can also help to reduce space needed. Pocket doors are a good space saver as well.

 

[Rosco]

I used the space under my stairs. Just wide enough for a toilet on one end and a sink on the other. I always use it when I am in the garage or working in the yard. Keeps from tracking in and out of the house.

I am in the south, which keeps the worry down on freezing pipes.

 

[Gizzy]

This is a good idea,I had already thought of it.

As you visit restrooms in restaurants and stores you travel to, take note of the minimum size stalls you feel comfortable with, this will give you an idea of the size restroom you want. I made plans for 5'x6', which now I think is too big. You can also look into a commode/faucet combo which can also help to reduce space needed. Pocket doors are a good space saver as well.

 

[Lippyp]

Make it long and narrow and you will be able to sit on the can and play darts , put the dartboard down the other end above the sink!

 

[Ray-CA]

Ours is about 4x8. Toilet at one end and the air compressor at the other. Oh, and because I didn't install an exhaust fan, there is an opening window.

Ray

 

[tulenutn2o]

Funnel and pipe through the wall.

 

[GuyllFyre]

Piss jug.
No need for anything fancy other than a "hidden" corner to face when using it.

 

[waterss]

How much space are you wiling to give up? That to me would dictate what you can do. My advice would be to make it nice as you can to help with the resale value if ever want/need to sell.

 

[andys]

If you have a sink you don't need a urinal.

Truth!

 

[kelpaso1]

If you have a toilet then you don't need to piss in the sink. Are you guys serious?? ******* in your sink is so gross. Are you guys neandethals?

 

[slip knot]

If you have a toilet then you don't need to piss in the sink. Are you guys serious?? ******* in your sink is so gross. Are you guys neandethals?

Better than the floor drain.

 

[Onewolf]

Buy a laundry sink and not a bathroom sink. They build in to a countertop just like a regular sink or freestanding.

This.

And y'all talked me into including a shower in my garage/workshop bathroom.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I'd rather not lose the wall space for the urinal and have a toilet only. I have no issues of reaching down to flip the seat up or down. I have room in mine for a shower but it'll be tight plus I'd need a water heater also.

 

[kelpaso1]

Better than the floor drain.

I piss out behind the garage. I would never piss in a sink

 

[waterss]

This.

And y'all talked me into including a shower in my garage/workshop bathroom.

I have a full bath tub/shower in mine. Also installed a washer and dryer so I can wash oily stuff and not mess up the ones we use for daily clothes.

 

[Bear]

Here is mine - it is 4' x 4' and is plenty to do the "job" , sink is outside of bath.

 

[dfndr]

If you want to save room try a combo stainless steel toilet/sink like they have in jails. Good conversation piece too! All you need is cold water.

 

[buzz4041]

Mine is about 5' x 5' and has toilet, shower, sink and cabinet above toilet. More than enough in a little space. One outstanding investment in keeping the wife happy.

 

[Lippyp]

I'd rather not lose the wall space for the urinal and have a toilet only. I have no issues of reaching down to flip the seat up or down. I have room in mine for a shower but it'll be tight plus I'd need a water heater also.

Would be cool to rig something up so you pull a lever and the seat goes up or down, or maybe you could motorise it and have buttons with the standard toilet door silouhette of a man and woman above the up and down buttons, man for up, woman for down!

 

[2nrguy]

I've seen everything from a reworked trans case used as a sink to a toilet seat that looked like an old tire. Guess it depends on what side of the line you want to be on, and what kind of coin you have to put into it.

 

[Gerald O]

Be aware that if you are going to pull a permit for this that there are minimum dimension requirements for clearance between fixtures. That can dictate the total room dimensions and fixture placement.

 

[12ozd]

Mine is 8'X12'
Toilet
Deep (laundry) sink
80g air compressor
Water heater
Freezer
Back end of fridge (built in)
Service panel
Shop Vac (plumbed) - on switched outlet from 1st door
Asst. junk

 

[Lippyp]

Be aware that if you are going to pull a permit for this that there are minimum dimension requirements for clearance between fixtures. That can dictate the total room dimensions and fixture placement.

I wish someone had told the russians that built the hotel I spent a night in in Dubrovnik last year. The toilet bowl must have had about three inches clearance between the wall one side and the shower cubicle the other, I had to back onto it and sit with my shoulders hunched forward. The plus side is had I nodded off on their there was no way I'd ever have fallen off as I was wedged in like a cork in a bottle!

 

[strelnik]

Good point!

1. A way to do it all for less is to find the minimum size and clearances, then install bathroom paneling that looks like linoleum on the walls. This will keep mold to a minimum if you have any at all.

2. Then install only a toilet, a floor dran and a cold water sink.

3. Make your shower portable: fill a heavy plastic or food grade 55 gallon drum with water, then use a small immersion heater to heat it. Use a 12VDC pump to pump hot water from the 55 gal drum that you mix with cold water faucet using a T-hose.

4. The floor drain takes care of the water, and it dries quicly, especially in the summer, or if you squeegee it.

I plan on doing this in my garage as soon as I finish the insulation and inside shelf building phase.

Right now I have a warm-as-toast 20 x 30 inside workshop that is insulated to R-38 and even has insulated mats on the nfloor. The rest of the garage is a 50 x 30 space that is being insulated with shelving and new electrical installed.

Then next year, when my pension check arrives, it will be time for a well and septic.

 

[swissguy]

If you have a sink you don't need a urinal.

Foot operated faucets are awesome in a shop so you don't get the faucet dirty turning it on.

Hmm... faucet is not the only thing getting dirty there...