Bathroom/toilet renovations and questions - WWYD?

[nickle730]

I love a shower over bath, I can have a shower and the kidlets sit in the bottom and have a bath. I would definitely go for a glass screen though, I loathe it when you're wet and the shower curtain sticks to you.

I would definitely want a second toilet in a three bedder and would prefer not to rent a place with only one toilet. Don't care if it's in the bathroom or not!

[Tinks]

It wouldn't bother me, I like toilets in bathrooms and showers over baths.

[wysiwyg]

No issue with toilets in bathrooms and a second toilet is a benefit in my book. We have two bed with one toilet in the one bathroom - we often have overseas visitors an extra toilet would be great - especially when little ones just have to go right now! I would choose a place with two toilets but with shower over bath over one with only one toilet but separate shower if everything else was the same. Three bedrooms sounds like somewhere a family would rent so I think second toilet definitely a benefit (especially if is a big 3 bed - as opposed to a 2 + boxroom type). But to be honest there is never only one thing that is different between two places and I would still rent a place with one toilet, and even if toilet is in bathroom - if the rest of the place is good. Also really the rental market is so strong you won't have a problem whichever way you decide so I would do whatever suits you.

[Nai]

We are considering renovating our bathroom too to add a toilet in there because 3 girls and 1 male in the house does not work with 1 toilet, especially in the mornings! We have had a shower over the bath and would continue as it is a bonus when you have limited space.


1. Would the extra toilet be an advantage or necessary (given that it's in the bathroom?) Huge advantage
2. Would the shower over bath be a PITA? I find them to be ok so it doesn't bother me - I would prefer this with a second toilet, to having a seperate bath and no second toilet
3. Would you put up with the shower over bath in order to have the second toilet? Absolutely!
4. Would the second toilet be something that would sway you to rent the property? Yes

[Sopdet]

Div

Would the toilet go where the shower is now? Because if you put the shower over bath where the bath is now you lose a lot of natural light due to the positioning of the window.

Is the wall between the current toilet and bathroom a load bearing wall? I'm just thinking for extra space you could rejig the toilet/linen cupboard/laundry cupboard area to give the bathroom a bit more space. Just thinking making the current toilet a little bit smaller & use a sliding door, same as use a sliding door in the bathroom (if it doesn't interfere with the plumbing). Thinking having the two toilets mirror each other, so where the linen cupboard is now put the bathroom's toilet in there? Also how hard is it going to be to move pipes etc, as in the ones in the floor, will you end up having to jack-hammer the floor & slab up to change where the plumbing goes?

Just throwing ideas around.

[Cass72]

I haven't read any of the posts but....here's my two cents.

When looking to rent our bathroom/toilet preferences are ranked as:
1. Bathroom, separate toilet, ensuite
2. Bathroom/toilet plus additional toilet
3. Bathroom with separate toilet

We don't rank the combined bathroom/toilet option at all.

If you are considering renting the property out, I would probably omit the bath and only have a generous shower (to compensate for lack of bath) and put in an additional toilet. I also think that the bath/shower option is a PITA.

There are some nice baths out there that are designed for smaller bathrooms. I'm not sure on your room dimensions but it's probably worth a google. You can also get spacesaver loos and basins. You may have to entirely rethink your layout.

An extra toilet always wins hands-downwhen looking at properties to buy or rent with us.

[fionas]

If I was renting I'd put up with the separate toilet for the sake of having a separate shower (not over the bath).

I love having a toilet in the bathroom - complete PITA to have to go to the loo somewhere else BUT I find showers over the bath a complete PITA too. Bad back,pelvis, hips etc make climbing over the bath quite tricky for me and if you're going to be renting to young families, I can't imagine pregnant women would like that idea either.

Obviously in an ideal world I'd have a toilet in bathroom, shower and separate bath in there and a toilet elsewhere too.

Would need to look at a floorplan. If at all possible, the biggest gain you could make (for rental value and resale value) would be to add an ensuite but it sounds like that's not possible.