Settle an argument- downstairs loo or not…?

Honestly, apart from the extra money it will cost, I can't see any reason for NOT doing it!

I would always rather keep casual visitors out of the family bathroom, and out of the 'private' parts of the house, if at all possible.

It will definitely add value to house. As PP have said, it's great for young children, and anyone with mobility issues. If there's space, making it wheelchair accessible would be another box ticked.

Good luck, hope you get the loo!

Now that I have one I would say definitely to downstairs loo. There’s an unwritten rule here that poos are only for upstairs, but downstairs very useful for guests, tradesmen, wee during garden time or just convenience in the evenings.

I’ve seen a few houses recently advertised as for “forever living” because they have toilets and showers on the ground floor so the buyers can stay living in the house if they become elderly and immobile (if they can afford to!)

We fit one in when we renovated in London after a friend had found that for some potential buyers it was a dealbreaker. Personally I prefer it as I don't really want guests having to go upstairs and elderly parents struggled to go up.

I wouldn't even look at a house with only one loo - and there's just the 2 of us now.

Confused with the vote but absolutely on team downstairs loo.
We have a garage conversion with downstairs shower room, shower never gets used but couldn't live with one bathroom again

It got to a point my grandpa couldn't visit us at home as our only loos were upstairs and our stairs are steep and taller than average, at that point I wish we had one downstairs I also agree with playdates etc keeps the DC out of the bedrooms as no reason to go upstairs

Downstairs loo all the way (much to my irritation)

As PP's have said, great for toddlers potty training. DH recently broke his shoulder and it was so much easier for him to have a downstairs loo than having to manoeuvre his way up the stairs every time he needed a wee. So future-proofing is also a consideration .

Also, we as a family recently succumbed to our first ever attack of norovirus (DS was 20yo so I realise we've been incredibly lucky) While the downstairs loo is normally "wees only", only having the one loo would have made the situation sooo much worse.

Agreed for these two reasons. I’m happy to nip upstairs but potty training would have been so much easier if we’d had a down stairs loo then, and it is now essential for elderly visitors especially.

100% yes.

Team loo too

I’d want downstairs loo

Good that guests have no reason to go upstairs

Definitely need two loos

Definitely get a loo downstairs! No reason not to if it is feasible. Convenient for everyone and a big selling point.

If you aren’t going to make your kids move out before they’re teenagers then get the downstairs loo. They spend bloody hours in the bathroom! We also keep spare tooth brushes in the downstairs loo because inevitably they go in the bathroom just before you want to go to bed.

It was also a lifesaver when potty training and for elderly visitors. Crazy not to get one

There is only me and DH here now. We recently got our downstairs loo renovated so had to do without it for a few days. It was a nightmare...

We moved last year from a house with one bathroom, but it was downstairs, to a house with one upstairs bathroom. We’ve put in a downstairs loo. In the other house, there wasn’t anywhere to put a bathroom upstairs (without compromising living space too much or building an extension that wasn’t a priority at the time) but there was a real benefit to not having to have visitors go upstairs to go to the loo. When we moved, we decided to make space for downstairs loo and I really feel the benefit firstly that people (including elderly parents who live in bungalows) don’t have to go upstairs but also actually having 2 loos.
However, we were doing it as part of a whole house renovation; floors up pipework replaced the lot. My lovely new next door neighbour loves what we’ve done but it would be a massive job for her to have the same because of ripping up flooring etc. If that is what is holding back the person who isn’t sure, I get it.

Once you've had one you'd never go back

I think people have voted for another loo.

“Being unreasonable is downstairs loo.”

Downstairs is needed. What if someone breaks their leg, in later years can’t manage stairs etc not to mention convenience out with what ifs.

Absolutely yes to a downstairs loo.
We live in a Victorian property with a downstairs bathroom, no facilities upstairs at all.
We have had to buy a chemical camping toilet for upstairs as my disability means I can’t go up and down the stairs at night ☹️

A downstairs loo is the holy grail. Easy to nip in, no stairs to climb. Older and less mobile,? Downstairs loo.
Leg in a cast?
Dont want the children trailing mud round the house?
Definitely a downstairs loo!!

I would not hesitate.

Loo for visitors / children / builders / elderly / emergency double use of loo when both need a wee!

And importantly, for resale. All of the reasons to HAVE a downstairs loo are the reasons people want a downstairs loo and may pass on homes that don't have them.

Absolutely 1000% yes!
My husband put one in 10 years ago and its the best thing ever! I'm a childminder so its massively useful, but hubby is now disabled and struggles with stairs so it's a life saver.
Have one put in if you can- you never know what's around the corner.....

Always yes. It's very easy to think no at the moment, while it's easy to get upstairs etc. But all it takes is relatives, or yourselves, getting older, and suddenly you really do need the ability to use the loo without climbing stairs.