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Of course I have a wash basin by the toilet. I would think the majority of houses do. I'm happy enough for our usual method of hygiene. Again, it works for most people I should thinkrigolith said:
You have a wash basin in the toilet.
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.
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Dandie89 said:
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.
Not to mention every hotel I've stayed in (yes, even the posh ones)0 -
That minimal space, in our flat, would be the difference between having a whole doorway to walk through, or half a one… I can assure you that the latter option would lead to a far greater hygiene issue as MrEH probably wouldn’t be able to access the loo at all! 🤣[Deleted User] said:
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.🎉 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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It's not that thick... Then again British houses are tiny.EssexHebridean said:
That minimal space, in our flat, would be the difference between having a whole doorway to walk through, or half a one… I can assure you that the latter option would lead to a far greater hygiene issue as MrEH probably wouldn’t be able to access the loo at all! 🤣[Deleted User] said:
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 -
I prefer to just dig a hole in the garden and place a stall over it. That way both me and the cats can use it.Nothing is foolproof to a talented fool.3
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Yup. Have washed my hands in the toilet bowl a few times.[Deleted User] said:
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.....rigolith 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.
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You're really into having lots of tiny rooms aren't you?[Deleted User] said:
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.
In every country where I've relieved and washed myself it's been pretty standard to have the shower and toilet in the same room. It's actually quite practical being able to move from loo to shower in certain circumstances!1 -
Sigh. OK - the entry into my bathroom is a doorway (unsurprisingly). That doorway is between two sections of wall. On one side - another room. On the other, the airing cupboard which houses the cold water tank, cylinder and mains pressure pump - so not *really* anything we can do without. The only way I could create a further doorway into the bathroom would be either to knock through from the room next door, or to knock through from the kitchen - in itself, not generally considered hygienic (and would also leave us without space for either a bath or even a shower). Therefore, in order for my bathroom to be "acceptable" to you, the only place the wall could go would be in the middle of that doorway - you follow? It's alright though - I don't give a flying doodah what your opinion is of my - and many many millions of others with similar bathroom setups - sanitary arrangements - and thankfully the replies here go to show that judgement of such things is a thankfully rare occurrence![Deleted User] said:
It's not that thick... Then again British houses are tiny.EssexHebridean said:
That minimal space, in our flat, would be the difference between having a whole doorway to walk through, or half a one… I can assure you that the latter option would lead to a far greater hygiene issue as MrEH probably wouldn’t be able to access the loo at all! 🤣[Deleted User] said:
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.
I get that some people have been fortunate to have grown up and always lived in spacious residences, and simply don't understand that others don't have that privilege - but that they can STILL continue in these views even after numerous people have patiently explained to them that not everyone lives in an ivory tower is downright worrying!
Perhaps the issue here is judgement of the state of "most peoples" toilets against your own? Maybe you need to get the cleaner in an extra day a week, or perhaps pay her an extra quid or two, if things are that grim? I mean don't get me wrong, I wouldn't eat my dinner off mine, but it's generally speaking pretty clean and decent as both of us were brought up with good standards in such areas!
🎉 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
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
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Back on topic then... anyone want a decking area nearly as big as the house?
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🎉 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
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
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Save on the heating bills - put the tumble dryer in the home office!
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