how many loos?

Demented

We have three toilets in our house, main bathroom, En-suite and downstairs.

I'd much prefer to have more space than three toilets, especially as there are only two of us living in the house (though a baby is on the way).

For us, the En-suite is useful to pop to the toilet and get ready in the mornings but if it wasn't there I don't think we would miss it to much.
I'm an advocate of using the space you have in the most efficient way. If there is space for an en-suite without compromising the size of the bedroom to much, then it may be a worthwhile undertaking for instance.

Emmylou_2

I'm nearly in the market for a forever house.

Anything with fewer than two loos will not be considered.

Ideally, there would be a loo (preferably with shower in room) on ground floor, a "family" bathroom and an en-suite (with shower if there isn't one on ground floor) on first floor.

I am *astounded* at the number of four-plus bedroom properties with only one bathroom, including ones built relatively recently.

lady1964

We have 3 toilets; one downstairs off the utility room, which also has a sink & shower, our main bathroom, which has a bath & separate,shower and the ensuite we have just had put in.

We bought our house 17 years ago when our kids were 10, 7 & 3, so the downstairs loo was essential. Up until a few months ago, we had 5 bedrooms, 4 doubles albeit one a smaller double, and one large single but just the one bathroom upstairs, one DD has moved out now, so we're only using 3 bedrooms, with one being used as a guest room, but only had guests staying a handful of times a year.

So, in May, we knocked through the 2 smaller doubles to create a sleeping area, open to a very decent sized dressing area with a door leading to a very good ensuite, which contains a large & fantastic shower, loo & sink. We've lived in an apartment with a great ensuite before so really wanted to have one in our house. We both love our new room and although we've lost a small double room, what we've gained has been worth it. We still have 2 other large double bedrooms, the large single and our large master bedroom suite. We don't plan on selling for at least 5 years and we both believe that his work will make our house more sellable as a 4 bed/2 bathroom family home rather than a 5 bed/one bath home (excluding the downstairs loo/shower).

For us personally, we would always prefer to have a downstairs loo and an ensuite, especially for when grandchildren come along and for the privacy and convenience the en suite gives us.

Paully232000

lady1964 wrote: »

We have 3 toilets; one downstairs off the utility room, which also has a sink & shower, our main bathroom, which has a bath & separate,shower and the ensuite we have just had put in.

We bought our house 17 years ago when our kids were 10, 7 & 3, so the downstairs loo was essential. Up until a few months ago, we had 5 bedrooms, 4 doubles albeit one a smaller double, and one large single but just the one bathroom upstairs, one DD has moved out now, so we're only using 3 bedrooms, with one being used as a guest room, but only had guests staying a handful of times a year.

So, in May, we knocked through the 2 smaller doubles to create a sleeping area, open to a very decent sized dressing area with a door leading to a very good ensuite, which contains a large & fantastic shower, loo & sink. We've lived in an apartment with a great ensuite before so really wanted to have one in our house. We both love our new room and although we've lost a small double room, what we've gained has been worth it. We still have 2 other large double bedrooms, the large single and our large master bedroom suite. We don't plan on selling for at least 5 years and we both believe that his work will make our house more sellable as a 4 bed/2 bathroom family home rather than a 5 bed/one bath home (excluding the downstairs loo/shower).

For us personally, we would always prefer to have a downstairs loo and an ensuite, especially for when grandchildren come along and for the privacy and convenience the en suite gives us.

I must have the wrong children as I have lost count of the amount of times my children have come in to ask me something or just because they want to, when i am using the toilet or in the shower.:) and that is with having a downstairs loo, ensuite and main bathroom. I cant get a minutes peace.:)

Viberduo

Another thing for me is its about where you spend most of the time, i.e if you and any children, relatives or guests spend almost the entire time in living room then a downstairs toilet is good, if everyone spends all the time upstairs such as in bedroom or study then upstairs is good for a toilet.

Its all down to how quick it takes to get to bathroom for me and if I have to go downstairs I have a safe railing as I may be in a daze

Mandog

I used to own (and live alone in) a new build one-bed maisonette with two loos. The downstairs one was quite large too, taking up disproportionate space in a small property. But someone told me it's part of lifetime planning - a downstairs toilet is vital if you break a hip or just begin to find going up and down stairs a struggle.

seven-day-weekend

Paully232000 wrote: »

I must have the wrong children as I have lost count of the amount of times my children have come in to ask me something or just because they want to, when i am using the toilet or in the shower.:) and that is with having a downstairs loo, ensuite and main bathroom. I cant get a minutes peace.:)

We only have one bathroom/toilet and brought our son up in this house. I just told him if anyone was in there it was private.

(We have been known to go to the pub up the road to use the loo on occasions though!).

Mrs_Soup

Downstairs loo is very useful with small children although not a dealbreaker so long as there were two loos in the house somewhere. I think a second bathroom (ensuite) is only important when you have more than three bedrooms occupied. We have a second bathroom in our house - not quite ensuite but its in a loft conversion with only one bedroom so could function as such - our children were small when we moved in so we currently use the three bedrooms and family bathroom that are all on the same floor and the loft bedroom is only for guests. Expect this to change as the children get older and spread out a bit.

trailingspouse

I think I heard that all new builds have to have a downstairs loo.

So gradually more and more people are simply going to expect a downstairs loo (in the same way, I guess, that people went from having outside toilets to just expecting indoor plumbing).

We could, I suppose, build a porch with a toilet at the front door - but I doubt we'd get planning permission as it's a long street of Edwardian houses and no-one else has a porch. Also the garden is very small, and there would be issues re casting a shadow over next door's even smaller garden. So that's a non-starter.

We can't put one under the stairs, as that's where the cellar stairs are.

We can't build off of the kitchen, as the house is on a slope - the front door is at ground level, but by the time you've walked through to the kitchen door it's one storey up!!

As I previously said, there would be room in the cellar, and it would be handy for anyone using the garage/workroom - (OH currently has to climb two flights of stairs to go to the loo if he's working on the car) - but anyone in the kitchen/living room/dining room would still have to use stairs.

So, will just have to hope that anyone looking to buy likes the way we've decorated more than they dislike the lack of a downstairs loo!!

To recap - a middle aged couple in the spit of health, with grown-up children, who don't mind sharing their bathroom with visitors, and who like duck egg blue and ivory...