Hi All,
We're contemplating an in-ground pool sometime in the next year or two and I started thinking about additional amenities such as a bathroom/shower area. In terms of costs, I was curious which might be a more cost-effective option. I know it's a pretty subjective subject, but just curious if some of you have faced the same choice and which way you went and why. The choice being doing a standalone structure housing a small bathroom/shower/changing area or adding on or renovating part of the house to achieve the same result.
Our master bedroom is along the backside of the house, with the master bath, a vanity area and closet lined up along the back wall. I was curious if maybe renovating this part of the house to reorient things and put in an exterior door for easy access to the bathroom might be more cost effective than building out an entirely new structure with added plumbing and electrical. Our yard is relatively small, at approximately 70' long x 30' wide, so once the pool, decking and landscaping is in there really won't be much space left, as we'd still like to keep some grass area for the dogs to run.
The more I think about it the more I lean towards renovating the master bath area, which would also have the added benefit of giving us easy access to the pool area from the master bedroom. What do you y'all think? I'd love to see some pics if some of you have gone the renovate instead of new structure route.
We're contemplating an in-ground pool sometime in the next year or two and I started thinking about additional amenities such as a bathroom/shower area. In terms of costs, I was curious which might be a more cost-effective option. I know it's a pretty subjective subject, but just curious if some of you have faced the same choice and which way you went and why. The choice being doing a standalone structure housing a small bathroom/shower/changing area or adding on or renovating part of the house to achieve the same result.
Our master bedroom is along the backside of the house, with the master bath, a vanity area and closet lined up along the back wall. I was curious if maybe renovating this part of the house to reorient things and put in an exterior door for easy access to the bathroom might be more cost effective than building out an entirely new structure with added plumbing and electrical. Our yard is relatively small, at approximately 70' long x 30' wide, so once the pool, decking and landscaping is in there really won't be much space left, as we'd still like to keep some grass area for the dogs to run.
The more I think about it the more I lean towards renovating the master bath area, which would also have the added benefit of giving us easy access to the pool area from the master bedroom. What do you y'all think? I'd love to see some pics if some of you have gone the renovate instead of new structure route.