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Downstairs showers in houses where bedrooms are on the upper floors

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BarkingHat · 07/08/2020 14:31

Off the back of a thread about number of loos you need in a house.

How useful is a downstairs shower? We possibly have room for one as we are remodelling downstairs and are going to put in a downstairs loo. But I just can't imagine where I'd be thinking ' thank Christ the shower is just there!' rather than up the stairs.

Is it about futureproofing? Would it appeal to families? We do have a dog but it's mostly just the two of us with visiting friends in normal times.

OP posts:

DappledThings · 07/08/2020 17:44

We have a downstairs shower. It's used for storage.

GenderApostate19 · 07/08/2020 18:04

Why would anyone need to shower after getting caught in the rain? 🤔

DancingLady · 07/08/2020 18:29

We had a 4 storey house. Basement: kitchen diner, shower/utility room. Ground: 2 living rooms. 1st: 2 bedrooms, loo. 2nd: spare bedroom and family bathroom (bath no shower). It was a total pain really. Now in a 2 storey house.

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DancingLady · 07/08/2020 18:30

To answer yr question, ground floor loo and utility is v useful and I think would add value, not sure a shower really would, esp if it's taking space away from another room.

StrangeAddiction · 07/08/2020 18:34

@mrsrhodgilbert

We have a downstairs shower room and an upstairs bathroom, we currently sleep downstairs too. It does mean that if we remain here into old age we will have the facilities to live downstairs if necessary. It’s also been handy whilst the children are/were at home.

Exactly the same situation with us.

Ours is a wet room for dh but everyone uses it as it's the only shower in the house and the bath upstairs takes ages to fill and you'd be lucky if it reaches your ankles!

H1978 · 07/08/2020 18:56

We have a bathroom upstairs and a toilet and wet room downstairs. The bedrooms are all upstairs. The downstairs shower is rarely used these days but came in handy when dd3 was younger as wet rooms are so much easier when bathing little ones. However, it’s definitely something for the future as I’ve realised when watching elderly in-laws struggle up stairs.

Madcats · 07/08/2020 19:14

We are in a 3 storey house with bathrooms on the top and ground floor.

Maybe it is because of lockdown, but we tend to shower after breakfast or exercise or a spot of gardening/DIY during the day, rather than when we getting in or out of bed. Dirty clothes and towels just get put in the wash from there, rather than have them fester upstairs in the laundry basket. Our ground floor has underfloor heating, which makes it more pleasant in winter.

Yes, we do pay careful attention to when couriers might turn up.

If you have the space, go for it!

MaisyMary77 · 07/08/2020 19:20

We have a downstairs shower-it was already here when we bought the house. I find it incredibly useful as I’m up hours before everyone else. It’s also great when I come in covered in mud from the garden and for rinsing the mutts down after a soggy walk.

twolittlebears · 07/08/2020 19:37

I'm about to put one in our house OP. I really want a second bath and that's where there's space. I'm sure it will be used when upstairs bath is busy and we're all trying to get ready.

flowerycurtain · 07/08/2020 19:43

I have what I call my decontamination unit.

You come in the back door. Wellies and clothes off. Into the next room - laundry in the machine. Into the 3rd room - shower.

All off a corridor.

But I'm a farmer an my dh regularly comes in with muck literally all over him. Or diesel/oil/dust.

It's my absolute dream and I love it.

yikesanotherbooboo · 07/08/2020 20:05

We have one downstairs and DH and I always use it. Apart from anything else it doesn't disturb anyone else if you are showering early or late. With CV we are washing after work and stuffing scrubs into the washing machine which is extra convenient too.

habibihabibi · 07/08/2020 20:14

I would balance need as well as space.
We had a shower in a huge downstairs utility when I was growning up on a farm. Aside being useful for dog washing and rinsing off after riding, it was a pool changing room.
I would not try to squeeze one in a small terrace.

purplecorkheart · 07/08/2020 20:44

Are you planning to make your downstairs bathroom as a wet room or with a shower stall? Friends had a holiday house that had a wet room in it. When they went to sell they had two couples in a bidding war. The couple who paid the highest said the wet room was the thing that sealed the deal along with a second room that they used as a bedroom for an eldery parent. All they had to do was adapt the toilet and sink. I

Squirrel26 · 07/08/2020 21:07

I thought that my downstairs shower was going to be really useful. I've used it once. A guest has used it once. I hose down the dog outside. It's basically somewhere I leave stuff, that then annoys me because it's untidy.

One the other hand, it was obviously a selling point when I bought the house in the first place!

Bluntness100 · 07/08/2020 21:15

I think it will be useful if one or more of these things apply to you

You have a bedroom down stairs and need a shower down there too
You engage in activities that leave you mucky like farming or manual labour
You don’t have a shower upstairs
You’re getting on a bit and your mobility is limited.

Pas that it is likely not going to be used much.

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