how many loos?

System

My Dad uses the en-suite as 'his' bathroom. Mum did use the main bathroom as 'her' bathroom until breaking her hip 5 weeks ago. When I do to my parents, I use the loo in the en-suite as to save cleaning for Dad who never stops!

Once Mum is able to go upstairs and use the bath, the arrangement will go back to how it was. When they were house hunting 3 years ago, one of their criteria was en-suite or shower room plus downstairs loo as had the latter since 1982!

trailingspouse

I've had houses in the past with en-suites, and I like them/don't like them in about equal measure.

I'm not sure I want my nearest and dearest seeing/hearing the full detail of my morning ablute (nor I his...). One likes to retain a little mystery.

However, when I was recovering from a major op last year the walk to the bathroom seemed everso long. An en-suite would have been good - but then again, as OH had to help me shower, it was easier in a proper bathroom than in a pokey en-suite!!

Bliss77

We are in the middle of moving and our new house has an ensuite. I must admit that I am really looking forward to having my own bathroom - I have no intention of sharing it with my two sons or my husband!! This will be a tranquill bathroom free from wee on the floor, toilet seats left up, football magazines and cans of empty lynx! Instead it will smell fresh as a daisy and be full of carefully decanted glass bottles of lotions and potions

BigAunty

bmunky7 wrote: »

Very true, my pet hate is when someone sticks a shower into a bedroom in place of a wardrobe, so you step directly from the bedroom into a shower, with no real privacy. It just looks ridiculous in my opinion and they almost always look badly constructed.

Yes, today I saw a property being marketed where there was a single glass shower cubicle open plan within the bedroom itself - yikes! No privacy at all and to be frank, I have to go to the loo immediately after a shower or a bath so a standalone shower is pointless. Not quite as a bad as the rogue landlord in my area that was prosecuted for having the toilet bowl installed adjacent to the cooker....

I had a sink in my main bedroom which is a bit too 1970s B&B or HMO for me and I had it taken out. My partner and I have no wish to hear or see each other floss or brush our teeth, plus the bathroom is right next door.

jules888

When we moved house last year one of our must haves was a downstairs loo or a house we could put one in.It is great now as my 83 year old mum doesnt have to struggle upstairs anymore when she stays and we can go to the loo when someone else is in upstairs bathroom.

jackomdj

Our current house has one downstairs, two on the middle floor (our ensuite and family bathroom) and one on the top floor shared by the children.

Previous house had just the one.

House before that had one, except it was downstairs off the kitchen and our bedroom was an attic conversion so a long way to go in the night!

Paully232000

I would say, given I have children, a downstairs loo is essential, and as the children get older an ensuite is too. Downstairs loo is great when children outside and come running in as they have to go to the toilet NOW, not in 2 seconds, and handy when outside gardening etc and done have to come all the way through the house and upstairs to go to the toilet as ours is at the back of the house not having to step anywhere except the utility room.

Better_Days

Bliss77 wrote: »

We are in the middle of moving and our new house has an ensuite. I must admit that I am really looking forward to having my own bathroom - I have no intention of sharing it with my two sons or my husband!! This will be a tranquill bathroom free from wee on the floor, toilet seats left up, football magazines and cans of empty lynx! Instead it will smell fresh as a daisy and be full of carefully decanted glass bottles of lotions and potions

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

A friend with teenage sons told me that they used to squeeze their spots in the mirror over the loo while having a wee.

When we moved last December we have for the first time an en-suite (previous properties only had one bathroom/toilet). I love it. Mr BD has been banished to the main bathroom. He can now leave grit in the bottom of the bath when he has a shower to his hearts content and the toilet seat up (although years of 'reminding' him to put it down seem to have stuck).

There is also a d/s toilet which is very handy when I struggle with the stairs. This isn't our 'forever' house, but I must admit when we move on I would really like a 'fresh as a daisy' ensuite again.

trailingspouse

A pattern is developing - en-suite good/expected if there are 4 bedrooms (which there are) and downstairs loo good for older/infirm people and kids.

So - when the time comes to sell we're looking for middle-aged people in the spit of health, and with grown up kids. Who don't mind sharing their bathroom with visitors.

Anyone??

pinkteapot

You'll probably still sell to a family.

We've all been talking in generalities. Everyone's different, and there are people who love old houses and the quirky layouts and room configurations that come with them.

There are probably more people who want the currently traditional arrangement of en-suites and downstairs loos, but someone will fall in love with your house.

Might mean it takes a little longer to sell then a boxy modern house, but you'll sell. It's your EA's job to target the right buyers on the books.