Adding a 2nd bathroom into a 4 bedroom house

caronoel

Henry_rees wrote: »

Would people put off buying a house if it has a bathroom downstairs if there is one upstairs to? I get the utility/shower idea but I want to have a bath as well.

No need for a second bath in a 4 bed. Why are you against a downstairs shower room? That would be a far more efficient use of space

What is the total internal area of your property? Can we see a floor plan?

amateur_house

Henry_rees wrote: »

Hi all thanks for your replys.
Unfortunately the bedrooms aren't big enough to divide so it's all or nothing upstairs. The main reason for doing it is that the bathroom upstairs is way to small and I can't fit in the bath, There is loads of space downstairs as the house had an extention so the previous owner could have a bar!-which to most people's horror has gone to landfill- leaving wasted space.
The loss of the bed room seems to be a no no in terms of resale then leaving the downstairs bath/shower room

Would people put off buying a house if it has a bathroom downstairs if there is one upstairs to? I get the utility/shower idea but I want to have a bath as well.

We have this problem, a 4 bedroom house with a tiny 5.5ft square bathroom. It was a shower room when we bought it, but we managed to fit a bath in by rehanging the bathroom door to open outwards. I would like an additional bathroom, but given the layout of the house the only way would be to add an ensuite to one of the bedrooms.

skintpaul

enlarge bathroom upstairs, and install a toilet room downstairs.

Hoploz

If there's a small bath in it already there must be a way to jiggle things to get a bigger one in. Is there an airing cupboard that could be exploited?

There are some excellent space saving units available these days which you should look at. For example, you can get a toilet and good size basin next to it in a unit 900mm wide. Look at one of the bathroom websites for ideas eg Victoria plum.

A bath is only about the 5.5' long so should fit along one wall. I gained a couple of inches once by actually recessing the bath into the wall - removed the plasterboard, fitted bath, plasterboard fitted on top of bath rim at both ends would stretch the bath size a bit. Also consider the shape of the bath itself. Some are a lot deeper than others depending on the slope on the inside so sit in a few in the DIY store and see the difference between sloped ones and straight ones. It might help. Shower baths are often a big larger too. I had a keyhole shape one (the one recessed into the wall actually!) and there was loads of room in it.

As for the second bathroom, well if you have an extra room downstairs that could potentially be used as a downstairs guest bedroom then this is a case for having a downstairs shower room. If not then I still think it won't add value. Downstairs showers by the way, seem to be popular with dog owners, I discovered when looking at large country houses! They bring the dog in muddy and go straight in to the shower I'm told!

Agree strongly that a family with children will always want a bath on the same level as bedrooms even if it is a little cramped.

ap1985

Are any of your bedrooms big enough for an en-suite? I think that would be the better option.

Mardle

How much bigger would your existing bathroom need to be to fit a larger bath? Could it be done by stealing part of a bedroom rather than sacrifice a whole room?

If your extension could be used as a bedroom then adding a wet room downstairs would make it suitable for someone with limited mobility.

movilogo

1 Change one of the bedrooms into a second bathroom making it a 3 bed 2 upstairs bathroom house. Or 2 the more expensive option; add a bathroom downstairs- making it a 4 bedroom 1 bathroom upstairs 1 downstairs

2nd option is definitely better. You are improving the property here. First option is devaluing/compromising (unless you are adding en-suite in a LARGE bedroom).

Nasqueron

I lived in a house for a year at university with 4 (might have been 5, can't remember) bedrooms and the bathroom was downstairs in an extension through the living room and kitchen so it was a case of showering and getting dressed in there and it was a real hassle, wouldn't recommend it for anyone

hammergirl28

The house I am currently selling is a 3 bed Victorian EOT and like most of the houses in the street it only had a downstairs bathroom next to the kitchen. We took approx 3ft off one of the bedrooms to put an ensuite shower room off the main bedroom. Although some buyers are put off by a downstairs bathroom most are more concerned with have decent sized bedrooms.

oystercatcher

We lived in a house that had been extended to have 4 beds and bathroom upstairs and a shower room/wc downstairs and we loved it there. Maybe an ensuite would have been more convenient but it was still an extra loo and an extra shower/bath which was very handy with five of us living there.

I think a toilet on every level of a house is the ideal, so much easier for families and disabled people.

If it is possible to configure downstairs so there is a potential bedroom and bathroom there it is also a good resale point for families with a disabled person , even if you don't use the room as a bedroom.