To think husband is wrong about extension? Combined utility and downstairs toilet?

[chihsro]

So we are finally having our plans drawn up to extend downstairs (it’s taken years). We are extending the kitchen to have a seating area too that overlooks the garden and we also wanted a separate utility and pantry.

Now DH thinks we should sack off the pantry and have a bigger combined utility room with a toilet.

(We currently have a very small downstairs toilet but he wants to turn this into a storage cupboard)

I don’t like the idea of washing my clothes next to poo particles (even if I cleaned it twice a day!)

There will be a door on the loo. No poo particles 🤣

I'm not a fan of the current trendy 'lootility' either

Is the toilet actually going to be next to the white goods or in a separate partition

We stayed with relatives in America where their downstairs loo was just in the utility room - seemed a bit weird to us 🤷‍♀️

1st world problems i guess...

I have not put offers on houses because the toilet and utility room were together - I just don’t want laundry and muddy boots in the same space as a toilet.

Separate them!

Microbiologist here to tell you that there are poop particles pretty much everywhere in your house @chihsro so carry on with whichever suits you best layout wise 😅

In my extension, the best thing I did was have a utility room that the door is shut on and things waiting to be washed/ waiting to go upstairs/ trainers drying etc etc can't be seen unless you open the door.

We have this set up, I wouldn’t have chosen it but the house was perfect in every other way! It’s fine, and in some ways it’s better than having a teeny loo, plenty of room for a massive utility sink which is really useful. But if I was building from scratch I’d have the loo separate!

Also not a fan of these modern poo-tility rooms that are on loads of new builds. I don’t want to get near the toilet to switch laundry around.

We have a toilet in our utility room. No door.

"Poo particles"? Get over yourself.

What do you think happens to "poo particles" in any other toilet? Do you think you are covered in "poo particles" every time you have a shit?

Close the lid before you flush and don't shit in the washing machine?!

You’ve not seen studies then? It’s a thing.

I don’t like the idea of washing my clothes next to poo particles (even if I cleaned it twice a day!)

But presumably you're happy cleaning your teeth next to poo particles?

This 👆

Isn't the lavatory partitioned off from the laundry area? And if not, can't it be done like that?

I wouldn't want to give up the pantry though. We have all our food in a pantry cupboard and it's fab.

Lootilitys are cool. We have one but it's enclosed by walls either side, it's used to be a cloakroom toilet but we extended into the side return and put units housing washing machine and dryer & sink. It was an act of genius. We have window and an extractor fan to eradicate poo particles. We do have 3 toilets though for 4 people and you still get people's knocking on the door FFS.

In many countries it's the normal thing to have your laundry machine in the bathroom.
Many people think it's weird to do laundry in the kitchen!

I’d just go utility with some storage. If you already have a downstairs loo, not much point in having another. I’m on your team OP!

I have a friend with this arrangement. I can honestly say it has never crossed my mind that it's odd to have a toilet in the utility room.

If it were a massive room it would look odd, but his is about 1.5m sq. listen to @Positivenancy.

Don’t move to Scandinavia OP, we don’t have washing machines in the kitchen we have them in bathrooms! Never heard of anyone associating it with poo particles - I think voicing this casts aspersions on your cleanliness! ;)

You know smells have particles, they have weight which means when you can smell poo you are ingesting poo. Just a thought.

We are! All people carry poo particles around with them…they are literally everywhere. I have seen it with my own eyes 🤣

I have a combined downstairs loo/shower room/utility. My washing machine and tumble dryer are stacked in a cupboard so you can't even see them, let alone have an excess of poo particles getting on them. I love it. There didn't seem much point in getting a loo put in without a shower, as we were future-proofing. It's not a huge room but it is beautifully planned and very efficient. (Plus we have under floor heating in there and it is wonderful!)

Separate loo definitely, just for aesthetics. When you come to ‘set out’ and organise your pantry you will be glad of it.