Would a downstairs bathroom be a no deal for you?

sismith42

Werdnal wrote: »

If the house is right you overlook these things and quickly adapt to whatever you've got!

That's what I thought before getting a place with a useless galley kitchen! :rotfl:

serious_saver

I always thought it would be but actually I'm growing accustomed to the idea. We're about to put an offer in on a 3 bed with downstairs bathroom. The price is lower because the bathroom is downstairs so we would get more bedrooms for our money. Great for a FTB.

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I should add that Properties in the area with down stairs bathrooms are reasonably sort after. When they come up for sale it usually only through probate because they are ideal for older people or those with mobility problems. Some people put upstairs bathrooms in as well and convert them to 2 beds but they go for the same price as the 3 beds.

jsh99

Our house has a downstairs bathroom and it is hopefully our forever home. We moved from a chalet bungelow with an upstairs shower room and a downstairs bathroom.

We moved becasue it has land for the horses - so yes we compromised on one downstairs bathroom.

The bathroom is at the back of the house - you come into the back hallway and in front of you are the stairs and to your left the bathroom and to your right the kitchen (which then leads to inner halway and then has doors off to dining room and lounge.) So no need to go through any rooms when you've had a bath - just straight up the stairs.

It is very handy when I'm outside doing 'horsey' things or tending the veg plot to not have to go upstairs to the loo - traipsing straw and such up the (new and cream) carpet!

GreenNinja

PancakeP wrote: »

I'm a FTB and have found a property of RM that looks nice enough in the pics, write up etc, except for the fact that it has a downstairs bathroom.
General layout is Front door in to porch, in to lounge, in to kitchen, in to bathroom, then back door to garden.
Stairs from lounge to 2 bedrooms upstairs, one 13' x 10 and the other 10 x 7, so not masses of scope to be "stealing" space from one of those to do something upstairs instead.

I know it's a personal choice, but am just wondering how much of a deal breaker it is for people, as this isn't meant to be a house for life, more like a starting point, although who knows what the future holds . . .

Hi Pancake,

My previous house sounds almost identical in layout to the house you are describing except that we had 3 bedrooms upstairs. I lived there quite happily for 12 years, but to begin with did find it odd to have the bathroom downstairs. The only real issue I had was in the winter running downstairs if I needed a wee in the night! Other than that it was absolutely fine.

:T

tbs624

GreenNinja wrote: »

The only real issue I had was in the winter running downstairs if I needed a wee in the night!

Get a chamber pot. They can almost be things of beauty - see here Then use the contents in your compost bin ...

BigTrouble_2

Not sure if it has been mentioned but in OP's case, apart from the bathroom being downstairs, it is also next to the kitchen. Are the walls sound-proofed properly - because it is not pleasant being in the kitchen when somebody is using the bathroom!

All in all, a complete deal-breaker for me, for the various reasons describe above, so that's another "don't go for it" on this thread.

Hoonercat

I have a downstairs bathroom and prefer it to upstairs, I find it much more convenient and think it actually helped when the kids were being toilet trained as they tended to leave it til the last moment:p
I never need the loo during the night and neither do my kids, they make sure they go before they go to bed.
I now find it a chore to use upstairs loos, downstairs seems like a more natural place to have it.

Marvel1

Frogletina wrote: »

I have never understood why people like a downstairs bathroom

What happens when you have had a bath, do you walk through the kitchen and lounge to go upstairs to get dressed? What about visitors calling when one of you is having a bath. Even if you get dressed in the bathroom, what about drying your hair?

It certainly would be a dealbreaker for me

I live in my ideal property now. I am in an apartment with a main bathroom, and 2 bedrooms have ensuites. I live on my own and have the choice of 3 loos, 3 shower cubicles and a bath with attached shower! But usually only use my ensuite keeping the main bathroom nice for visitors and only use it when I want a bath

When I come out of the shower, I have my clothes ready downstairs and watch TV while drying off.

If the door knocks, I don't answer it.

I have very short hair, no need to dry it.

geoffky

we have three, one downstairs and two upstairs but the kids always forget about the downstairs one when using the toilet because we have not been in the house that long..just one downstairs i think would stop me viewing..

summerstreetallotments

I wouldn't buy this...nothing worse than having to go up and down all the time in the middle of the night......well...only buy if very cheap as you'll need to build an extension...