How to Draw Bathrooms

Draw Your Bathroom Layout

Bathrooms can be designed well in Moddy, as bathrooms are one of the most commonly modified areas of a home by an Occupational Therapist.

• Draw 1,2,3 or 4 walls. Set the height of the walls to approx 2400mm-2700mm
• Wall thickness is 100mm
• Room entrance, which is typically an accessible door or cavity sliding door
• Flat areas of the bathroom. Such as flat shower access indicates by a square

Once the external perimeter of the bathroom is layed out, we can begin adding items as needed.

Add Bathroom Items

Occupational Therapists will then add new items to the bathroom environment. The most common modifications typically include:

• Toilets
• Grabrails and handrails
• Handheld shower on vertical rails
• Accessible washbasins, taps, mirrors and so forth
• Shower items such as seats, or hand-held showers on a vertical rail
• Adequate drainage

These items are listed and included in a scope of works document.

Measuring the Bathroom Environment

Bathrooms contain both small measurements (under 500mm) and large measurements.

• Because home modification reports are provided to builders, it is important to draw measurement lines in a clear and consistent manner
• Measurement lines should be displayed using draftsmen techniques
• The area of the room, and smaller measurements inside the bathroom should be displayed
• Vertical measurements (i.e. showing the elevation of a grab rail) should be displayed

These measurements will be exported by an Occupational Therapist into an image, so it is important there is no ambiguity in the design.

Adding Details to the Design

There are an infinite number of ways an Occupational Therapist may wish to draw a bathroom environment. It is important to design nuanced features such as:

• Slip drains (using a line tool)
• Customised rail specifications (either starting from the ground, or starting at an elevation)
• Features such as glass panels, which are difficult to represent without software

Using our software, we make these tasks easy and enjoyable for OTs.

Learn Advanced Modifications

At Moddy, we are passionate about supporting Occupational Therapists. We have created comprehensive resources on bathroom modifications. Learn about:

• The least intrusive modifications to achieve the desired outcome
• Whether the modifications meet the client’s short-term and long-term needs
• If structural changes are necessary

Please navigate to our Occupational Therapist’s Guide to Bathrooms page to learn more, it is highly technical and references Australian guidelines.

Professional Bathroom Design Software

We hope you have enjoyed our video tutorial of how to draw bathrooms. If you are not already a customer, we suggest a 7-day free trial of our software.

• We offer 1:1 training
• We understand your bathroom mods will be exported and included in functional reports
• Our software is easy to use and to scale
• Our bathroom items are suggested by Australian Occupational Therapists

Once you are inside our software, there are also in-application tutorials to follow, empowering you in your designs. Happy modding.

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