AIBU to ask people not to poop in new under stairs cloakroom?

[keepswimming38]

We are just having a new cloakroom installed downstairs. AIBU to put a sign up saying ‘no poo loo’ or ‘if you plan to do a poo do it in the upstairs loo’?

My DH thinks it’s not reasonable. I just down like the idea of people doing a poop in there and then the macerator having to … anyway AIBU?

It may not be standard in newer buildings but is absolutely standard for victorian and 1930s properties.

I mean a toilet that can’t be used as a toilet (at least not completely) is kinda pointless isn’t it?

This may embarrass some sensitive souls like me when the have to turn around and slope down to the downstairs loo

We have macerator toilet downstairs and my advice would be don't used it for number 2. When they go wrong or need servicing it's stinks. Light use and avoid putting too much loo roll down it. It will last longer.

I tell visitors to use the upstairs toilet if they need a shit (not in so many words 😁)

I hope a few people will read this and decide not to get a mincer.

YANBU. I would hate this honestly. Especially if the bathroom attaches to a living area. Our downstairs bathroom is next to the kitchen so someone dropping a bad poo down there would be horrific.

We always ask guests to go upstairs, that way we know for a fact nobody can poop downstairs.

Thank you for saying "shit" rather than the repulsively twee "poo"

Wow. This thread has been absolutely eye opening. And entertaining, I've laughed out loud so many times.

I didn't think a thread about a bog could evoke so many thoughts for me but here we go...

Firstly I had NO idea what a macerator toilet was, and I wish I didn't. I also wish I hadn't googled it. I am actually disturbed and will probably have nightmares tonight. I used to live in a flat with a pump on the kitchen sink as it was below ground and even the sound of that was a little disconcerting. I did use to worry if that went wrong, but thankfully it never did. Have used a compost toilet while camping (and at a festival). Found the camping one quite freeing actually, helped by the fact it was for sole use. The festival one, awful.

I found it interesting that multiple people have said that they have been the only toilet in a house, as this isn't allowed? Maybe it used to be or there are a lot of dodgy house owners around!

I personally quite enjoy the word poop, although don't think I would use it when talking to other adults. It sounds like plop, which is appropriate. I also think downstairs cloakroom is okay, where people are getting literal, if you just say downstairs loo/toilet... is it clear that there is also a sink in there?

I have a downstairs loo/cloakroom and if I am downstairs and need a poo, I do head upstairs. Haven't really thought about why I do this before, but on reflection I do like having more space, plus downstairs can be a little cold in the winter and has no window. So it does make sense I guess. Saying that, if I intend to only wee but then realise I need a poo, I stay seated for the entire performance and do not shuffle upstairs.

On a final note, the absolute worst toilet experience I have ever had was at a house with a single bathroom in the property. The bathroom was in the middle of the house, no external walls. This didn't stop there being a window in the bathroom, high up enough not to see through, I guess it was there for natural light, only though having to switch on the light would be preferable, surely. The window was in the wall between the bathroom and the living room. The only reception room in the house. So everyone was in the living room. And the window was open. Permanently. I have no idea why. I don't know how they lived like this. It was in another country but I don't think that explains the OPEN WINDOW. Even doing a wee was awful and anxiety inducing and I think I would have dropped down dead if the need to shit had taken over me.

is this the poo troll again!!!! 😂

our downstairs loo is number 1 only. NO 2 is for upstairs,. It's between the open plan kitchen & living room & that's not something I want to smell

The squeamishness on here about poos being done in appropriate places and niffing a bit for a short space of time is bizarre. I'm presuming that none of the dissenters have ever had babies or toddlers?!

Just when I think im.up to date with things MN finds vile, grim, repulsive and disgusting there are more things to add to the list! 😄
Off the top off my head : baths, washing up bowls, washing up pet bowls, toilet brushes, ensuite bathrooms, wearing any clothes more than once, using a towel more than once, only having one shower a day, eating homemade food, M and S bakery, owning a bin, pooing in a downstairs toilet, any man using a toilet in your house....

I think the time has come for me to delete the internet.

It’s your home and your loo. You have the responsibility of looking after it. If a visitor blocks your loo with a giant log then you are the one that has to unblock it. If it runs on a macerator then it is more prone to blockage. I would just keep the downstairs loo for personal use and ‘number ones’ only. Put a lock on it and pretend it’s a cupboard.

This is weird and will make your guests feel weird and unwelcome.

That’s always been a rule in our house, so your family would know that. Not sure I’ve ever had a poo in someone else’s house, or had someone do one in mine 😣

I'd be way more concerned about the lack of a window than the macerator. Did you at least install an extractor fan?

Don't you ever go for a pee but then realise you could do with having a poo. You would need to put the brakes on, finish up then shuffle upstairs to finish the job. What a nuisance.

Never heard anything so ridiculous. It’s a toilet!!!

I'm very sorry for what your daughter has been through. But surely this has made you realise shit (excuse the pun!) like this just really doesn't matter? Like, really. It's a toilet. It's what it's for.

Then you are bloody lucky, @keepswimming38! I am disabled, and I have lymphocytic colitis, which causes me to have sudden diarrhoea, with almost no warning. There are times when I almost don’t make it to the downstairs looking, from the front room. If I had to climb the stairs, I definitely would not make it. I already restrict trips outside the house, for fear of not finding a loo in time - it is a horrible way to live, but it is my reality.

I am somewhat appalled at the thought of you making your mobility-restricted daughter struggle up the stairs if she needs a poo - that is really hard hearted.

Everyone is different. I go at a different time every day, not to a timetable.

Yabu. You can’t do this. Not to mention it being totally weird, you will cause embarrassment to any visitors using the upstairs loo because everyone will be able to tell they are going for a poo. Can you imagine? Poor visitor reading the sign, thinking ‘oops better go upstairs then’ and sheepishly making their way to the other toilet…..
Don’t install a toilet if you don’t want people using it. Or install a better one.

Haha this!

Have you never stayed in someone else’s place or have someone stay in your house?

Jesus Christ. Exactly what is the problem? I mean - move beyond your kneejerk reaction and properly think about it. Do you have some sort of OCD? Do you believe in cooties? Can’t bear the smell in the hall? This is totally mad. It’s a TOILET not a handbasin.