Would you buy a house with a toilet in an open-plan room?

Was anyone else picturing this? 😂

Absolutely not. I’d find it gross. You may also not meet building regulation requirements as they generally have rules regarding walls separating toilets from kitchens and at one time it was required to have a ventilated lobby between kitchens and bathrooms typically in terraced houses that frequently had downstairs bathrooms as an extension at the back.

We visited a house that had a similar set up (maybe not as sticky out but still a bit) and it was a new build and several houses on development had the set up. Seemed to sell OK and didn't cause any issues when we were there (despite teenage boys living there) Floor plan pictured....

Looking at the updated floor plan, if you really want it to feel more open, remove the doors, and slightly widen the gap where the doors are now, and put arches in which would allow loads more light in, and allow a more sociable flow between the 2 rooms, then put some narrow shelves/ hooks in bit of the hall that leads to the loo, to buffer the noise, and keep coats shoes etc. tidy.
I've stayed in a few of the smaller flats in Paris from the Haussmann era (Mid 19C), and when they later retrofitted toilets a lot of them were put in opening directly into the kitchen/living space and it is not nice, particularly if you have guests.

If there is space under the stairs for a toilet, it would be worth considering if budgets allow in future. A macerator and pump system does not require underfloor drainage - that's the whole point of one, and why we installed one in the limited space we had. Plus we weren't about to dig up floors up in neighbouring rooms.
Yes you will need to have water to the room, but there are two bathrooms upstairs, one of which may have pipework close to the stairs. We don't know where the water pipes are outside - it may be relatively straightforward to bring water in. Your builder can advise whether this is feasible and at what kind of cost. As a PP says, the cost of installing a downstairs WC is likely to be recouped in the sale price (about the only home improvement that is, I understand).
FWIW OP, I think your open plan space looks good, but I really would be put off by a toilet jutting into the middle of it.

this would be very odd and very random. It might make more sense to knock down the wall between the family room and kitchen if you want more of an open plan? Or ideally, if budget allowed, extend the conservatory? But if you can’t afford to move the toilet that seems to be out. I wouldn’t buy this, sorry! Imagine someone stank the toilet out!!!

I’m f you are not moving and it doesn’t bother you, you could do the work and then just remove the toilet and make it into a cupboard/ pantry if you decide to sell

Fair enough. I must be out of date. Or I misremembered, either is possible.

Presuming there will be walls, it’s a non-issue.

however since people are odd, what I would do is build a storage room and have an entrance at the back into the toilet area. So adding some separation and gaining some
storage space at the same time.

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No, I would not. We viewed a lovely house in the right location for us, perfect in every way except that the toilet opened directly into the kitchen diner. It was towards the top of our budget at the time so we couldn't afford to change it. We didn't buy and have no regrets

We have a downstairs toilet next to the kitchen which opened onto a utility room. When we were planning the kitchen extension it involved taking down the utility room wall and this meant the toilet opening into the kitchen. We were told that this was allowed, providing the toilet room contained a washbasin and an extractor fan.

I think you used to have to have two doors between a kitchen and a loo but I think the regulations have now changed. I think it's just the placement of it doesn't do anything else that might be awkward.

Could you make it a little bigger so you have a shower/utility room maybe with a big extras cupboard for laundry detergent, cat food etc? Then it would be a winner and not as obvious as just a toilet in the middle

The house across the road from me, built in 2014, has a loo in the kitchen .
One door into it from the kitchen. It was the main reason we didn't go for that house. But it sold.

I can see why you would want to remove those walls as the downstairs loo is not in a practical space.

Which of the two rooms is lacking the space most?
Could you remove one of the two walls and the toilet making either the dining room or the kitchen bigger but leaving them as two separate rooms.

I don't think that making massive open plans rooms gives people as much space as they imagine, yes you removal a wall but they aren't usually that thick now and you still need the room to walk around furniture. You also suffer from the lack of walls to put things against. The thing that is taking the most space currently is the corridor to the toilet. If you could live without the toilet I would remove it and move that space into the kitchen if you like cooking and the dining room if you like entertaining. We mostly don't look at houses that are open plan.

Apart from it looking completely daft and horrifying guests the above should help you make your mind up.

As long as it complies with building regulations and is well sound-proofed I do not see an issue. You could make feature corners on either side, such as cupboards or a reading nook.
Let's face it, there is not going to be anyone in there defecating all day, every day.
I do wonder about people on here with such odd attitudes to normal, bodily functions.

Googled quickly about 2 doors - 2 doors are still a requirement in Scotland but not elsewhere.

This thread is what I needed to hear today. We have a toilet bisecting our kitchen and it's awful.

Our guests hate audibly using the toilet when they visit, then making eye contact with us as they walk out the door while we're all sat at the table.

It's vile so we're getting rid of it and opening our kitchen up into a big rectangle space without the shitty little toilet in the middle. Can't wait to be rid of it!

I thought you had to keep 2 doors between a toilet and a kitchen due to building regs? I could definitely be wrong, though. Maybe ask the Planning Dept.

I would not want a toilet opening straight onto a kitchen or dining room. It would put me off buying, yes.

It wouldn’t be my first choice but unless you are very rich and very lucky you always have to make some compromises when you buy a house.

Where are the toilet flushings going in these 2 scenarios? Is the magic compost fairy spiriting them away every time?

Or are you suggesting OP jackhammers a 2ft trench across the middle of her dining room to connect to the existing soil pipe at 12 o'clock on the current floor plan?

This house looks like it's had enough half-arsed additions done to it in the first place (it looks a lot like the kitchen/diner space is an extension, and tackling the issue of changing the orientation of the staircase when that was done would have given several far more functional options on the floorplan at that stage. OP is trying to make the best of what she's (presumably) inherited layout wise. But running new utilities to reach the front door is unlikely to be a budget option!

Nope, sorry