Toilet in utility room

phoebe1989seb

We've installed 'loo-tility' rooms at two out our last four houses. Last one - part of a large extension - had lockable doors into the newly extended kitchen and out to the garden. It had high level loo, Belfast sink unit with double drainers and cupboards housing dog food etc, washing machine, laundry stuff including baskets, hot tub towels (it doubled as our changing room ) and floor-standing oil-fired boiler.

It was at the far end of the 36' kitchen, well away from the food prep/eating areas.

In addition we had a second ground floor cloakroom that had once formed part of a 1980s annex built by a PO, so if one's sensibilities didn't allow for pooing in the loo-tility, you could always opt to go there

At a previous house there was a ground floor bathroom when we bought the place (that had previously been four flats). It was accessed off the rear hallway and was large enough for a bath - indeed it had a nice primrose yellow one - but we didn't need that as there were more bathrooms on the upper floors. Instead - after removing the filthy suite - we fitted a loo, vanity unit, floor-standing boiler, washing machine and dishwasher. Yep - we washed our crockery etc in the same room we did a poo :eek: Didn't kill us.......

I'm female too, btw

DRP

I'm new to faecal aerosols, so thank for this thread :beer:

LittleMax

Sounds better than this arrangement...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-53791312.html

I don't have a problem with a toilet in a utility. Not sure I'd want food in there as well though. What you describe sounds really practical - why worry what other people think? You should just do what works for you. When you come to sell, you can always take the toilet out and just have a utility room.

We have taken our toilet out of downstairs cloakroom (never understand why it's called that when there's no room for cloaks!) and moved the washing machine in. The pan and cistern are up in the loft, ready to be put back in to reinstate a more conventional arrangement when we sell!

vansboy

phoebe1989seb wrote: »

We've installed 'loo-tility' rooms at two out our last four houses. Last one - part of a large extension - had lockable doors into the newly extended kitchen and out to the garden. It had high level loo, Belfast sink unit with double drainers and cupboards housing dog food etc, washing machine, laundry stuff including baskets, hot tub towels (it doubled as our changing room ) and floor-standing oil-fired boiler.

It was at the far end of the 36' kitchen, well away from the food prep/eating areas.

In addition we had a second ground floor cloakroom that had once formed part of a 1980s annex built by a PO, so if one's sensibilities didn't allow for pooing in the loo-tility, you could always opt to go there

At a previous house there was a ground floor bathroom when we bought the place (that had previously been four flats). It was accessed off the rear hallway and was large enough for a bath - indeed it had a nice primrose yellow one - but we didn't need that as there were more bathrooms on the upper floors. Instead - after removing the filthy suite - we fitted a loo, vanity unit, floor-standing boiler, washing machine and dishwasher. Yep - we washed our crockery etc in the same room we did a poo :eek: Didn't kill us.......

I'm female too, btw

Thats an idea, I had thought that guests using the tub, would have to use the shower and bedroom (it's bungalow and plan is to have main bedroom open up onto garden).

Position of tub and maybe a summerhouse are for a later thread!!

VB

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getmore4less

Stacking is one option for the Washer and dryer another is pedestals to get the load/unload height more convenient, less bending under you have storage.
Check which way the doors open(left hinge on the left unit right hinge on the right unit) along with a pull out shelf for transferring from one to the other is very handy.