Settle an argument- downstairs loo or not…?

A legal requirement in all new builds…and I think major refurbishments (but don’t quote me). I’d suggest that not having one will drastically reduce the appeal in the future….

when we moved into our current house it only had one bathroom. Now it has three. There are four of us in the house and often three toilets are in use. We are currently renovating the downstairs bathroom and we all miss it so much. The more the merrier.

Hard agree to downstairs loo. All the reasons given. Can't begin to fathom what your DH has against it

yes yes yes yes yes
I am in a one loo house and am desperate for a second loo but nowhere we can add one. Can’t afford to move. It cause so many issues on a morning with getting showered and having to wait for someone on the loo!!
so, seriously if you can add one I would.

Absolutely get the downstairs loo! These days we wouldn’t consider buying a house without one or at least space for one.

Preferably a downstairs shower too!

2 loos def. We moved last year ans finally have a downstairs loo. Love it :) if someone was less able having a loo downstairs so much easier as well.

I have a downstairs loo and it is a must couldn’t do without it !! Definitely go for a downstairs loo👍

Absolutely yes

Absolutely yes to downstairs loo.
We are older people and it was a strong contributor to us deciding on this house. Even though it's tiny.

Last year I had a downstairs loo installed in the cupboard under the stairs. I wanted it signed off by Building Control (saves a lot of hassle when it comes to selling) and because it was being installed in an existing building, it didn't have to comply to current building regs when it came to the size of the doorway and the measurements of the floor area. It did have to have an extractor fan (mid-terrace so no access to a window) and also had to have a basin for hand washing. Due to it being too difficult to access main drainage, I had to have a macerator toilet installed (Saniflo), but that hasn't been a problem at all. I love it and so do all my visitors!

I don’t want to follow DH into a toilet where he's just had a poo. I doubt he wants to deal with my aftermath either. And what about illnesses?

Definitely downstairs loo, every time

We’ve just moved from house with no downstairs loo. Renovated new house - a downstairs loo was top of the list. (I have a medical condition and having to panic in case I couldn’t make it upstairs in time was too much)

You definitely need a downstairs loo.

If you have the room and are already renovating so it’s an add on in terms of cost & time/efforts I would say it’s a no brainer- you will get almost all of that money back when you come to sell in actual sale price or in terms of the wider catchment of buyers who absolutely wouldn’t consider a 3 bedroom property without a downstairs toilet.

Definitely get a downstairs loo!

Perfect for young children, and elderly relatives, even if you don’t plan to use it much yourself.

Once you have one, you will never know how you coped without one!

Might not be your target audience as we just rent but we went from a house with only 1 loo(downstairs bathroom) to a house with 1 loo actually in the house(upstairs) AND an outside loo, the outside loo gets used so much more even with the inconvenience of having to go outside.
Definetly loo downstairs needed.

Definitely team loo. I’ve just bought a house with just the one bathroom/loo after living in a house with 3 and I’m already looking into an extension that includes downstairs loo…

Absolutely yes to a downstairs loo, even in a small house. A young family will want a downstairs loo as they will at some point have potty training toddlers, and an older couple downsizing will also want a downstairs loo to save having to trek up and down stairs every time. Plus it’s great for guests not to have to go upstairs. We had an upstairs bathroom with loo and a separate downstairs loo at our last place (2 bed cottage), and we have an upstairs full bathroom with loo, downstairs shower room with loo, and still put in another separate downstairs loo when we did our renovation. It’s purely for guests and saves them going into our downstairs shower room.

I’ve lived in houses with and without downstairs loo and I would absolutely have a downstairs loo (currently live in a house with 3 toilets total) It makes life easier especially if you have guests or children

It's a no brainer - if you have the space, why wouldn't you install a downstairs loo?

I’ve not had one and had one. So much better to have one for….. people over who don’t need to tramp upstairs from the garden. Workmen… workmen and people running in the house who need to go desperately

Oh I wish I'd had a downstaies loo when my Dd was toilet training l, and now I suffer with hip.and leg pain I'm wishing again, absolutely go for it

Team downstairs loo

2nd loo is always a bonus! There’s only the 2 of us in the house and the number of times we’ve both needed the loo at the same time! Also saves visitors traipsing upstairs.