Below is a rough sketch of our master bathroom. I need some help deciding where to move some electrical things.
I removed the tub and installed a 3-piece shower kit. The walls over the shower are waiting to be sanded and then painted so we can start using that shower. Then I plan to demo the old shower which is across from the toilet. The floor to ceiling wall between the old shower and vanity will also be removed permanently and shelves will be installed for storage. The back of the old shower is actually recessed another foot beyond the back of the vanity.
Removing that wall leaves me with an issue. Currently that wall has an outlet (blue box) and a double wall switch (red box). One of the switches control the light above the old shower and the toilet, and the other switch controls the exhaust fan above the toilet. I need to figure out where to relocate the outlet and switches.
The double wall switch near the door (green box) controls the light between the vanity and the new shower, and the lights above the vanity.
I am building a new vanity so I can relocate the one outlet to the side of the vanity cabinet. What to do about the fan switch and the light switch? I am thinking about changing the switch by the door to a 3-gang box and controlling both overhead lights with one switch, the other switch will still control the vanity lights, and the final new switch will be for the exhaust fan--which I may or may not move to a more central location in the bathroom.
There's a walk-up attic above this, but there's plywood covering the ceiling joists over the vanity and new shower area so that will have to come up for me to work on it.
Does my plan sound OK or should I look at other things?
I removed the tub and installed a 3-piece shower kit. The walls over the shower are waiting to be sanded and then painted so we can start using that shower. Then I plan to demo the old shower which is across from the toilet. The floor to ceiling wall between the old shower and vanity will also be removed permanently and shelves will be installed for storage. The back of the old shower is actually recessed another foot beyond the back of the vanity.
Removing that wall leaves me with an issue. Currently that wall has an outlet (blue box) and a double wall switch (red box). One of the switches control the light above the old shower and the toilet, and the other switch controls the exhaust fan above the toilet. I need to figure out where to relocate the outlet and switches.
The double wall switch near the door (green box) controls the light between the vanity and the new shower, and the lights above the vanity.
I am building a new vanity so I can relocate the one outlet to the side of the vanity cabinet. What to do about the fan switch and the light switch? I am thinking about changing the switch by the door to a 3-gang box and controlling both overhead lights with one switch, the other switch will still control the vanity lights, and the final new switch will be for the exhaust fan--which I may or may not move to a more central location in the bathroom.
There's a walk-up attic above this, but there's plywood covering the ceiling joists over the vanity and new shower area so that will have to come up for me to work on it.
Does my plan sound OK or should I look at other things?
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