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Back in the 1970s we had an indoor bath and washbasin (luxury, even though the bath had to be filled by a procession of kettles and saucepans of hot water from the kitchen) but our loo was exactly as you describe.BikingBud said:
Should be out in the back yard, cold, dimly lit and behind a poorly fitting door that is draughty and bangs in the wind. Would that be better?Tahlullah.H said:
Ok, humour me. What is wrong with a toilet right by a shower. Isn't that the norm in most small bathrooms? Do I need to re-model my house to ensure I move from the 'Eww' position to 'acceptable' position?[Deleted User] said:
Toilet right by the shower. Eww.in_my_wellies said:
It looks like they converted the fireplace in the kitchen into a stove hood, that's a good idea.
When the council offered grants to homeowners to fit indoor loos my mum initially said no way, as she didn't want a dirty toilet indoors. Dad eventually won her over, although she insisted on keeping the outdoor loo for 'normal everyday use' with the indoor one for night only.
A friend can remember her dad talking about someone who had had an indoor loo fitted, and calling them 'filthy b*ggers who sh*t indoors'.7 -
I have childhood recollections of the outside loo - Thing stank to high heaven in the summer, and was equally unpleasant in the winter. *This place (built late 1920s) had an outside loo plus cesspit, but thankfully had an indoor loo connected to mains sewer (the connection being done possibly in the 1950s).BikingBud said:
Should be out in the back yard, cold, dimly lit and behind a poorly fitting door that is draughty and bangs in the wind. Would that be better?Tahlullah.H said:
Ok, humour me. What is wrong with a toilet right by a shower. Isn't that the norm in most small bathrooms? Do I need to re-model my house to ensure I move from the 'Eww' position to 'acceptable' position?rigolith said:
Toilet right by the shower. Eww.in_my_wellies said:
It looks like they converted the fireplace in the kitchen into a stove hood, that's a good idea.
Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
Erik Aronesty, 2014
Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.0 -
Me too. When I moved into my current house the downstairs loo was just a loo, no hand basin. The nearest sink was in the kitchen so you would have to go through two doors and then wash your hands in the sink you use for food prep.Dandie89 said:
Separate toilets without even a wash basin is what makes me go Eww. A toilet and shower together make perfect sense to me, desirable even. If not, just about every hospital ward I have worked on have got it badly wrong.Silvertabby said:
You'd love a large, unmodernised, 1930s house, as they tended to have separate loos and bathrooms. Meanwhile, here in the modern real world.....[Deleted User] said:
The shower is for getting clean. The toilet, especially if you have kids, is not so clean.Tahlullah.H said:
Ok, humour me. What is wrong with a toilet right by a shower. Isn't that the norm in most small bathrooms? Do I need to re-model my house to ensure I move from the 'Eww' position to 'acceptable' position?[Deleted User] said:
Toilet right by the shower. Eww.in_my_wellies said:
It looks like they converted the fireplace in the kitchen into a stove hood, that's a good idea.
Ideally separate rooms, but at least they should be placed a bit further apart. There's space in that bathroom, they probably did it that way to make the plumbing easier.
Getting a basin fitted was the first thing I did when I moved in.
All posts are my personal opinion, not formal advice Always get proper, professional advice (particularly about anything legal!)1 -
You've forgotten the spiders...ugh!BikingBud said:
Should be out in the back yard, cold, dimly lit and behind a poorly fitting door that is draughty and bangs in the wind. Would that be better?Tahlullah.H said:
Ok, humour me. What is wrong with a toilet right by a shower. Isn't that the norm in most small bathrooms? Do I need to re-model my house to ensure I move from the 'Eww' position to 'acceptable' position?[Deleted User] said:
Toilet right by the shower. Eww.in_my_wellies said:
It looks like they converted the fireplace in the kitchen into a stove hood, that's a good idea.🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
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**Warning Monty Python moment coming**EssexHebridean said:
You've forgotten the spiders...ugh!BikingBud said:
Should be out in the back yard, cold, dimly lit and behind a poorly fitting door that is draughty and bangs in the wind. Would that be better?Tahlullah.H said:
Ok, humour me. What is wrong with a toilet right by a shower. Isn't that the norm in most small bathrooms? Do I need to re-model my house to ensure I move from the 'Eww' position to 'acceptable' position?[Deleted User] said:
Toilet right by the shower. Eww.in_my_wellies said:
It looks like they converted the fireplace in the kitchen into a stove hood, that's a good idea.
And the old telephone directory or newspaper hung on the wire coat hanger?3 -
Newspaper? We didn't have newspaper to clean ourselves, that would have been luxury. We had to crawl over broken glass whilst being machine gunned to get to our privy and afterwards made do with sheets of sandpaper hung on an old fish skeleton. If we wanted a wash we went to the local caustic soda works and stood under the outlet pipe. It was character building.BikingBud said:
**Warning Monty Python moment coming**EssexHebridean said:
You've forgotten the spiders...ugh!BikingBud said:
Should be out in the back yard, cold, dimly lit and behind a poorly fitting door that is draughty and bangs in the wind. Would that be better?Tahlullah.H said:
Ok, humour me. What is wrong with a toilet right by a shower. Isn't that the norm in most small bathrooms? Do I need to re-model my house to ensure I move from the 'Eww' position to 'acceptable' position?[Deleted User] said:
Toilet right by the shower. Eww.in_my_wellies said:
It looks like they converted the fireplace in the kitchen into a stove hood, that's a good idea.
And the old telephone directory or newspaper hung on the wire coat hanger?
*I remember and have used outside toilets although, fortunately, have never lived anywhere that has been strictly necessary. The spiders!
On topic: Highwoods, Oriental setting
And the suburb don't know what the suburb is getting
The creme de la creme of the house world
In a show with all but Erno Goldfinger
It's Iceland or the Philippines or Hastings or
Or this place!
One night in Highwoods and the house gone Chinese
The porch a temple and the roof pointy
Etc.
Chinoiserie, or a general faux Orientalism, was a minor movement in suburban architecture in the 1980s. It's different...
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/130657268#/?channel=RES_BUY
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Oooh! I like them and they look very well built and sturdy for that era.
The fact that they all appear so unchanged suggests a high degree of contentment to me too.0 -
EssexHebridean said:
The dates suggest otherwise. Certainly round our way the satellite views are updated very frequently. Streetview is another matter though!Patr100 said:
The satellite imagery is not updated very often. Images can be several years old.EssexHebridean said:Still appears on google maps on what appears to be up to date satellite imagery.
(The blue pin is where the bungalow is located)
The copy year is updated every year and is not the picture date, only earth pro will tell you the date.
Someone may have said this already, i'm far behind in the thread.0 -
In other countries the just divide the room with a thin wall takes minimal space.EssexHebridean said:
Thank you - when I read that comment my first thought was that presumably the poster was someone who'd always been fortunate enough to live in large houses with massive bathrooms! Ours literally only has space for the bath, toilet and washbasin all right next to one another, and it would have been impractical to switch the positions of the toilet and basic when we rebuilt it. Thankfully, I have the ability to maintain a clean toilet so I'm not too concerned by the "eww" factor! No remodelling required here!Tahlullah.H said:
Ok, humour me. What is wrong with a toilet right by a shower. Isn't that the norm in most small bathrooms? Do I need to re-model my house to ensure I move from the 'Eww' position to 'acceptable' position?[Deleted User] said:
Toilet right by the shower. Eww.in_my_wellies said:
It looks like they converted the fireplace in the kitchen into a stove hood, that's a good idea.0 -
You have a wash basin in the toilet.Dandie89 said:
Seperate toilets without even a wash basin is what makes me go Eww. A toilet and shower together make perfect sense to me, desirable even. If not, just about every hospital ward I have worked on have got it badly wrong.Silvertabby said:
You'd love a large, unmodernised, 1930s house, as they tended to have separate loos and bathrooms. Meanwhile, here in the modern real world.....[Deleted User] said:
The shower is for getting clean. The toilet, especially if you have kids, is not so clean.Tahlullah.H said:
Ok, humour me. What is wrong with a toilet right by a shower. Isn't that the norm in most small bathrooms? Do I need to re-model my house to ensure I move from the 'Eww' position to 'acceptable' position?[Deleted User] said:
Toilet right by the shower. Eww.in_my_wellies said:
It looks like they converted the fireplace in the kitchen into a stove hood, that's a good idea.
Ideally separate rooms, but at least they should be placed a bit further apart. There's space in that bathroom, they probably did it that way to make the plumbing easier.
If you want to be eco friendly you can get a toilet where the tank is filled by a tap, allowing you to wash your hands with the water first.
A washlet also saves a lot of paper.0
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