Would you swap a 2nd toilet for a small utility?

[Opos]

Moving soon and the kitchen is about the same size as mine now but we have under counter space for dishwasher, fridge, freezer, washer, dryer.

New place only has undercounter space for one plumbed in appliance, so it's going to be my beloved dishwasher.
Going to have to get a tall fridge freezer for next to cupboards.

Theres no other room in the kitchen for any other large appliances.

There's a downstairs loo that could fit a stacked washer/dryer and some utility shelves of we remove the toilet.

The only other combo is to have washer dryer in the kitchen and the fridge and freezer in the dining room but I really don't want to do that.

We have a downstairs loo in this house now and I never use it. DH mostly uses it at night when he can't be bothered to go upstairs and the kids use it occasionally when someone is in the bathroom upstairs. The kids are all Highschool age so not toddlers.

I feel like it would be a much better use of space to have a little utility rather than just a toilet but I'm thinking about those moments of emergency when someone's in the bath, 😂

But they are rare and I really don't want appliances in my dining room.

Plus there's already a water supply into the room so should be an easy job.

She said its a 5 bedroom house with 2 reception rooms, the kitchen just doesn't have under counter space. Read the thread. She's going from 2 bedrooms to 5 and you think it's still too small??

Terraces houses often still have the only bathroom downstairs. Let alone a second loo

This is us - me and DH in a small Victorian terrace cottage with small downstairs bathroom. I'd like a bathroom upstairs and a cloakroom downstairs, but unless we win the lottery and are able to move out and remodel the interior of the house complete with two storey extension that ain't happening!

When we had our little kitchen done we left the basic layout the same - washing machine was in the kitchen - but lost an undercounter cupboard to fit in a slimline dishwasher and was able to get in a narrow pull out larder shelf. Stacked fridge/freezer is in the kitchen.

@Ooff

I did read the thread.

I'm sorry you don't agree with my opinion, I must have missed the email from MN telling me I have to check with you before posting.

Oooh the man is getting pissy 😂😂😂

You must have missed the email where this is a public forum and the whole point is for people to share their opinion and reply to other people's posts.

If you want to post something and choose who replies then maybe this isn't the forum for you?

Sounds like a really good solution.

I have my washer and (heat pump) dryer in my bathroom/ dressing room and it is brilliant. Although towels and similar are from downstairs by far the majority of washing is clothes.

So, you take them off upstairs, transport them downstairs to wash/dry and then have to take them back upstairs to put away. An upstairs washer and dryer has been an absolute game changer for me.

So it's ok for you to be critical of someone else choices and priorities AND insist they use yours instead BUT when someone criticises your opinion THAT'S NOT ALLOWED. Grow up. Someone is as entitled to criticise your opinion as you are to call someone else 'daft' for not doing things your way

@StormiBaby oh jog on, I've been on MN since it started, I don't need you telling me how it works 🙄🙄

@StormiBaby

I'm not a man.

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@NannyGythaOgg

saying its daft to think having a room that combines a loo & laundry is unhygienic, & has nothing to do with choices & priorities.

& how in gods name is me saying so, insisting someone else's uses my priorities??

in fact, I give up, none of your post makes any sense.

I've been here since 2003 so jog on yourself 👍