No family bathroom

[Youhedge]

Would this bother you.

Downstairs loo

Bedroom 1 - en-suite shower
Bedroom 2 - en-suite shower
Beds 3&4 - Jack and Jill bathroom
Loft - bathroom with access from landing.

I don’t think you can really count the loft as the ‘main’ bathroom, but at least you don’t have to access it via a bedroom.

I don’t care DH does. We could add a door to the J&J but that’s getting crazy IMO, why bother.

@Youhedge I don't particularly like en suites just normally, but definitely wouldn't want one connected to another bedroom as well. I wouldnt like having to lock two doors every time I used the bathroom, and the soundproofing etc through a door is not as good as a wall. I'd feel awkward about using a j&j during the night for example if there were people sleeping in the other room. In that instance I'd usually go and use the main family bathroom.... But you won't have one of those

The thing is, it is all personal preference. And culturally most people in Britain will expect a house to have a family bathroom. That's what I mean about considering whether you would be looking to sell the house, as you'd need to find a buyer who agreed with you that it wasn't necessary.

@FamilyOfAliens that’s part of the reason for making a JnJ, it’s to consolidate a family bathroom and an en-suite!

The house has 2 guest rooms on the second floor with their own bathroom. The JnJ is 2DD’s

Surely you don't need to lock both doors of the j&j, just the one not on your side!
We had one in a hotel which was nice, access from kitchen and bedroom. Only downside was it was very long do you had to walk 10 steps to close the other door. And loo was behind a loo wall anyway so less worry of being caught.
Putting a new corridor door in a j&j would probably cost a ton in terms of re arranging plumbing. If it could have been built like that, it probably would have been.

Thanks all though, good points and lots to think about!

If the j and j leads into the landing you need to lock doors. Surely you don’t want the other door to be opened when you are on the loo? Or maybe you do?!

I dislike en suites and J&J seems like the worst of both world to me. I think I just like a bit more privacy in the bathroom. With just a door between each child's bed and the shared bathroom, I think one would wake the other showering or using the loo. Almost like having a loo straight off the main living room - I just prefer more separation than that.

However we have our second bathroom downstairs, which is wildly unpopular on here, but it's perfect for us. We love that we can get up and out without disturbing the rest of the household. It's horses for courses, which is fine, except your husband lives there too and it needs to work for you both really.

It’s opened my eyes to the fact it’s clearly a much more emotive topic than I realised

I think it is fine. I would make guests queue for what downstairs or whizz up to the top floor if needed. Not v different to going up to first floor?

(Think reason people are missing your downstairs loo from the list is the line space, they must be skim reading and just seeing the list).

I also wouldn't consider a house with a j&j - to be blunt I'd much rather a wall between my bed and someone pooing, than a door - I don't need to hear that whilst having my lie in!
Also a good point above about being more likely to wake the other bedroom up if using the bathroom over night or getting up early in the morning.

If the house is otherwise great I'd have the two doors blocked up and add a door to the corridor - would also give you much more useable floor space in the bathroom.

Yeah, turns out I have a stronger opinion on this than I'd realised!

Personally, I would be fine with this lay-out.

On that odd occasion when there is a party, I would have a note by the downstairs cloakroom telling guests they can go upstairs to another bathroom if there is a queue - specify the loft bathroom, or to go to one of the first floor bedrooms which has an Ensuite - just for that evening, that bedroom could be a further place for coats to be left. Just for that evening, personal items would be removed from bedroom and ensuites and it would become another guest cloakroom. Problem solved.

Whether people like J and J bathrooms is a separate issue to whether a main bathroom is needed on the first floor in my view.

However, this house will cost £m so when people spend that, they want it to be exactly as they want it. Therefore, if your DH is really bothered by this, don't get the house or only get it if the J and J can be made into a main family bathroom.

I'm not hugely keen on j&j, it's the privacy thing because it's neither private like an en suite, nor public like queuing on the landing for the bathroom. It's almost like by using it, you are invading the other person's space (even though it's equally yours).

BUT in this situation it certainly wouldn't put me off a house, and I think for two DDs it's absolutely fine.

How much is this house worth??? £m? And it has this odd bathroom layout? No thanks.

I'd be quite happy with that layout.

I'd far rather that set up (despite all the bathrooms to clean) than only have 1 loo IN the family bathroom

? £m? And it has this odd bathroom layout? No thanks

I think if you’re spending £2m you can afford to have a door cut

Assuming nothing else doesn’t ‘fail’!

I find there is always something that needs changing.

Just coming back to clarify why I don't like jack and jills:
I wouldn't like guests going through a bedroom in my home, especially if it was occupied), and wouldn't feel comfortable doing so myself.