to think that en suite bathrooms are a total

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waste of valuable space in many recently built houses.

Currently house hunting and I am flummoxed as to why so many new build houses seem to have postage size 'double' rooms but have an en suite for nearly every bedroom.

Am I the only one that couldn't give a monkeys about having 4 bathrooms (to clean) and to think hope this might just be a passing trend?

I lived in a flat where everything was neatly tiled away in the bathroom - cistern, pipes etc, and they hadn't thought to leave any access. Also the toilet seat - though looking bog-standard - was some special type that had to be ordered at great expense from Western Australia or summat. And then we had to smash through the tiles to be be able to fit it.

THINK, people, THINK!

We have three bathrooms. Is bliss, bliss I tell you. Ensuite is mine. DH and the boys share the family bathroom. Then there is the downstairs one for visitors/houseguests (is next to the guestroom).

Wonderful, no more peak hour jams.

I can be in the shower, DH can be shaving and DS1 can be poo-ing all in our own space.

We recently moved from a 1 bathroom house to 3 and a downstairs loo. It's bloody lovely. I have dodgy knees and the relief at not having to traipse upstairs every time I need a pee 10 times a day is wonderful. We have 2 ensuite upstairs and a main bathroom which is huge and has a lovely big bath which I can actually stretch out in. That said, all the bedrooms are a good size, smallest is 14ft square, so space not an issue, if I was stuck with tiny rooms and pointless en suite I would prob be a bit less happy. We don't use the ensuite in dds room she is only 5 atm I was thinking ahead to when she is a teenager and anticipating hours spent beautifying herself while we all wait outside for the shower.

Not all under floor heating is encased in concrete. I have just watched some being laid in a neighbours house under wood flooring, no concrete!

I think some people are missing the point, it's about the fact new builds tend to sacrifice bedroom space to the point of not being able to have a wardrobe in order to fit in numerous en suites.

I have a downstairs loo, en suite for guest room and family bathroom. But that suits the house size. I have been atounded at houses with 10x10ft rooms but have 4 en suites! Crazy!

Personally I think they are a mixed blessing but in nearly every new house, extension or alteration I have designed, the clients have always specified at least one en suite although I have never been asked to include as many as tabulahrasa has seen!

Under the Building Regulations, all new houses have to contain a ground floor wc (or on the next floor if the e.g. ground floor is garage and hall only).

Why would anyone want an en-suite in the corner of what is a reasonably small room by anyone's standards? Trying to drift off to sleep with the smell of shit lingering under your nose, or alternatively waking up to the smell of shit lingering under your nose cos it's drifted out of the en suite - eewww, how vile, no thanks!!

Downstairs loo - godsend for so many reasons.

Ensuite - I'd rather have the extra living space tbh. hate, hate, hate having to inch around a bed & furniture.

No house ever seems to have enough storage for clothes, toys & "stuff" I find.

Glad to hear some underfloor heating is not in concrete.
I haven't seen many new builds recently but from living in more modern housing in the past I would say that general storage would be a better use if space than adding en suites to all bedrooms.

We have an ensuite shower, toilet and sink next to our bedroom and the main family bathroom but no downstairs toilet (which i could do with for cming but we've not room to put one in).

Everyone seems to want to use the ensuite cos the shower is better and it tends to be warmer in my ensuite too apparently .

I wouldn't want to get rid of it, its one of the reasons we bought the house 14 yrs ago and having 2 older offspring and a 10 yr old, you don't get the queues in the morning!

I think they are disgusting. You are effectively shitting in your bedroom.

Quite why anyone wants to hear and smell their partner 'giving birth to an otter' whilst they are in bed is beyond me.

how much hassle is it to walk across the bloody landing?

We have a large en-suite (bath, separate shower, toilet) but our bedroom is very big so we aren't compromising on space. It was lovely having it during my last pregnancy - not having to traipse along our very long hall in the middle of the night for a wee, bliss!

Our 2 eldest children also have en suites - DS1 is 16 and works in a filthy job so it's great to have his mess confined to his own shower! DD1 is now approaching her teens so she is lucky to have some privacy I feel. I don't think either of them really appreciate just how lucky they are though.

The youngest 2 DCs share the family bathroom - we are in a bungalow so it's also the room any visitors use.

I personally hate cleaning 4 bathrooms, I only do it weekly though as, apart from DS1's, they don't really get dirty enough to warrant more frequent cleaning. Wouldn't be without any of them but if it meant compromising on bedroom space for the DCs then I'd far rather have room for a wardrobe than a toilet :)

I've always wanted an en suite bathroom.When we moved 7 years ago it was top of my list of 'must haves' but I didnt get one :( When we moved in we had an en suite loo/wash basin put in the second bedroom [for guests] and we took out the bath and had a big shower,loo,wash basin and bidet instead. I decided I didnt really want dh [or even me] pooing virtually in the bedroom.

Why this weird obsessing with pooing in the ensuite? The answer is obvious,save that for the other bathroom,and use the ensuite for wees only,like most people do!

I'd love a bathroom to myself, being the only female in the house. It'd be nice to get away from the DH and DSx2s wee drips and pooh splats everywhere, plus all their appalling 'grooming' stuff in nasty plastic containers. At least everything's spread out though, loo in a little room of its own, walk-in shower in another room, bath and sink in another, so generally no fighting. I've been with friends looking at new-builds recently though and do think it's very silly to have three bathrooms in a miserable little three-storey house with no room to swing the proverbial feline in, a postage stamp of a garden and a garage Noddy'd have trouble fitting his car in.

I don't understand why an en suite is disgusting. It's not like there isn't a door between the toilet and your bed, and a window or extractor (or both). Our bedroom doesn't get smelly as long as we close the door!

I bet some people said the same thing about indoor toilets too!

Several posters have gone on about the smell of shit drifting into the bedroom or having to listen to their partner shifting a load. Errrm the partner could always shit in cloakroom WC. Just a suggestion :)

I grew up in a house with one bathroom for 5 people so I ended up buying a house with 2 ensuites. We literally have a loo each which means we never need to 'hot bunk' a toilet during rush hour :)

Who would want to shit where they sleep? Not me that's for sure. Disgusting.

Personally I think en-suites are great, and would rather have an en-suite in each bedroom than massive bedrooms. I don't see why big bedrooms are desirable when all you need is space for bed, wardrobe and dressing-table. If you have older children, isn't it nice for everyone to have their own bathroom (and be responsible for keeping it clean?)
I grew up in a house with big bedrooms but one family bathroom plus 1 downstairs loo... going to the loo in the night was tricky, as the long landing had creaky floorboards and you'd often wake people up! We weren't allowed to put lights on, so had to fumble our way to the bathroom holding onto wall. Also had to stagger bath/shower times and decide who went first. Not ideal for a large family. I still find it awkward and inconvenient when I go home to visit.

Most houses with lots of en-suites also have a family bathroom or a downstairs loo, so there's the option of using this is you're worried about smells or privacy!
Our ensuite has big windows and a good fan, so no smell issues here. It's small so doesn't take much space out of the room, yet the space is well-designed and includes a double-shower and storage units under the sink. It's at the far end of our bedroom, so feels private. We also have a family bathroom, which becomes a guest-bathroom whenever we have guests. I would hate to have to share a bathroom with guests. Being pregnant and having HG, I'm up multiple times in the night so the en-suite is very convenient and private. Being a small space it doesn't take long to clean. On the other hand, our guest-bathroom is massive and takes ages to clean and mop. I wouldn't want guests seeing my personal things, sharing certain products, using my towel or having to clean up after them every time I want to shower or use loo! Better they have their own bathroom and I clean up after them once (when they leave).

I'd always choose a house with plenty of en-suites over one with big bedrooms and shared bathrooms. We have guests a lot and I feel it's more private, hygienic and hospitable for each couple to have their own bathroom. If there's one shared bathroom people end up queuing on the landing in their PJs!

who would want to bump a 3 year old thread just to make a rude comment?

oh yes ZOMBIE THREAD **

No way would i have my dps bowel odours in the bedroom. He eats a " healthy diet " and stinks!
Hotels are awful when he poos....I head out for a walk til it clears

You know, you can choose where you take a crap? En-suites serve more purposes than a place to do a dump. I find them most useful to be able to have a shower and walk straight into the bedroom to get dressed.

Whoops, just seen it's a zombie thread.

We've always had an En Suite shower room in the houses we've had. Theres no poo smell I clean regularly and the fan is so strong it sucks the will to live as well as the steam and stink, so strong the mirrors clear in seconds after the shower is off.
I wouldn't want my Dh stinking up the kids/guest bathroom in the hall. We have no cloakroom, I would like one though.

Would love a downstairs loo, but quite content with no en suite. Our loo and bathroom are separate too (old council property), so no showering in someone else's fent.