Ensuite or Walk in Robe

kmmr

p.s. Second bedroom is larger than it looks I think. Will be space for built in robe, double bed and space to move around. It's not massive, but certainly liveable as a guest room, or kids room. The house could never be used a sharehouse, it's just not the right design overall I think, and that's not what I am going for.

ILW

Is it only me that find an en-suite loo an absoolute passion killer. You come out of the bathroom into the bedroom followed by a waft of toxic fumes.
Or maybe I should change my diet.

Doozergirl

ILW wrote: »

Is it only me that find an en-suite loo an absoolute passion killer. You come out of the bathroom into the bedroom followed by a waft of toxic fumes.
Or maybe I should change my diet.

You could apply common sense and not use that particular loo if your partner were in the bedroom. There is no law that says you have to use the ensuite toilet if your partner is lying in bed.

What is a passion killer is having to share one bathroom with someone who stinks out the only toilet just before the rest of the house wakes up every morning. Subjecting people to that is a sin.

chucknorris

Its funny you should ask this because I have 2 flats in London where the larger bedroom which is about 16' x 9' has an additional walk in cupboard about 4'6" x 3' which is just about big enough to fit a shower (the bathroom is on the other side of the wall so its very easy to get sevices access).


Because the bedroom is a reasonable size I am thinking of converting the cupboard into a shower room with a small basin (no room for a wc)

sp1987

MrsE wrote: »

I hate units over the bed.
I don't think they would add value anymore.

+1 as we actively avoided properties with these as I really dislike the look and boxeyness of them. An en suite is a great idea but a walk in wardrobe screams 'room for en suite' to viewers if they need one. I'd view a flat with obvious en suite space as the same as one already with one, just with a little extra expense in getting it all fitted up. If you want a walk in wardrobe, have one. You are the ones who have to live there. We have two bedrooms and two bathrooms and both get used. I have the ''issue'' of not liking to go to the toilet in the en suite prior to bed, so we really only use it during the day when one is in en suite shower and the other needs the bathroom. At these times, it is crucial :rotfl:

N1AK

I can't speak for anyone except my partner and I, but an ensuite on a two-bed flat adds absolutely no value for us. Both times when we have been on the market looking for places to rent we have seen properties in the same developement with ensuites and without and space wasted by the ensuite always put us off.

I'm sure some people much prefer the ensuite option, but in a house that could at best support four family members the need for two bathrooms is pretty low.

GSXRCarlos

i'd say 3 or 4

2 is pointless, you won't actually gain anything from all the work
5 has no sink in ES

i'd suggest at the very least you need 2 toilets, keep the bath (better for young families), and shower over bath in main bathroom.

whether you decide on shower in ES is up to you

and the one down the road seems too add no value, yes you get a nice big bathroom, but at what expense?

beccad

Aside from you living there, who else is going to be buying a two-bed flat? Surely it's a first time buyer proposition rather than a family place? I would prefer the wardrobe myself in a flat because period properties often lack storage space. Perhaps if you were going to rent it out to professional sharers then two bathrooms would be useful.

I wouldn't make one of the bedrooms smaller at the expense of having a second bathroom or a walk in wardrobe.

kmmr

GSXR Carlos - In proposal 2 I get a bathroom! There is nothing there at the moment, as the bathroom is somewhere else in the flat at the moment that I will be knocking through. So I need to do the work to get the bathroom in regardless.

I think the fact that people could imagine an ensuite in a WIR means I don't alienate those that would like it, and give them the impression that they can buy and add value, which most people seem to like.

Based on these responses I think I have
4 Pro Ensuite
6 Anti Ensuite (but not necessarily pro WIR)
4 Pro WIR

I am pro WIR - so I suppose that is 5. OH is pro Ensuite, so that also goes to 5. But overall I think WIR is the winner!

I will take this formal and completely independant survey results to the decision makers and tell them to do what I want*.

edit: *Although I reserve the right to change my mind again.

getmore4less

MrsE wrote: »

I hate units over the bed.
I don't think they would add value anymore.

Those are freestanding units you take them when you move.
Very easy to take down and put up by one person.

They do however need a free wall to place them against so not all rooms are suitable