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Would this out you off a house?

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Africa2go · 18/02/2021 22:24

There was a thread on here a few days ago where the poster was looking to combine a loo and utility - there were a few alot of posters which hated the idea of clean laundry need a loo, and others that suggested it would be OK if walls were put in.

This is similar - idea would be that a cupboard could hide the WM/TD and it wouldn't really be used for drying wet laundry. Intending that when we have guests who need to use the loo, it would just look like a corridor because floor to ceiling doors would close all the utility bit off.

We do have a utility at the moment, but extension means we have to change it and just considering options.

Would this out you off a house?
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BiBabbles · 18/02/2021 22:32

It wouldn't put me off.

If this meant there was a downstairs loo/a loo on each floor when otherwise there wouldn't be, I'd view it as a positive.

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Africa2go · 18/02/2021 22:45

Should have explained better - we currently have a very small toilet (under the stairs) and a completely separate small utility so we're not really gaining anything - but we're extending as we need an office WFH. We can either keep the small loo & utility as it is, simply tack on the office at the side, but the layout is a bit "clunky" - i.e. the utility room will become internal (no window) - or we can change the layout, but would probably mean we'd end up with the layout in my OP.

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LittleOverwhelmed · 18/02/2021 22:51

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TheBitterBoy · 18/02/2021 23:07

This is very similar to my house, we have a utility room which is effectively a corridor leading to a guest room to one side and a bathroom to the other side. Utility room has a door to close it off from the rest of the house, and the rooms off it have their own doors too. We bought it like this and it never put us off!

Runnerduck34 · 18/02/2021 23:13

If you partition it like in the diagram its fine.
Im not a fan of combined utility and loos, not sure why I just don't like it! But if there is a door separating the loo from utility area its fine.
If you are planning in staying in the house do whatever works for you, it only really matters if it you are doing it up to sell and some people are fine with it

TommyKnocker · 18/02/2021 23:24

It wouldn't put me off but it also wouldn't be my ideal layout. I would always prefer the downstairs loo that was not accessed via the utility, mainly because I always have some washing hanging up that can't go in the dryer and I would prefer guests didn't have to walk past my damp bras, tights etc! If you don't hang washing out it would be fine for you but if I was a prospective buyer it would be something to think about.

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Africa2go · 18/02/2021 23:24

Thank you for the comments.

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whatisthislifesofullofcare · 18/02/2021 23:27

I was one of the posters who didn’t like the idea but this is fine. One suggestion: get a pull out shelf stacker kit, really handy for sitting laundry basket on to unload dryer, or to fold laundry on. (Of course not needed if wm td are side by side)

NotABeliever · 18/02/2021 23:33

It looks absolutely fine to me

Hallyup5 · 19/02/2021 14:15

You look to have a door between the utility and the loo, so it's fine. I think people were put off by the idea of the loo being in the same room as the utility, although many people were ok with the idea of the washing machine being in the bathroom so I'd just do what works for you and not worry about it.

PresentingPercy · 19/02/2021 14:22

It looks a very small utility/laundry space. I would ensure you had a sink and drying space. However I cannot see how you can make it bigger. It’s just a laundry cupboard really. DD had similar in a flat she rented. It’s ok but drying was a problem for non tumble dry washing. Where would you put it?

idril · 19/02/2021 14:23

Wouldn't bother me in the slightest to have toilet and washing machine/tumble dryer in the same room.

Bluntness100 · 19/02/2021 14:25

If it’s all in cupboards and just looks like a corridor it’s fine.

HelebethH · 19/02/2021 14:28

Its very common abroad to have a washing machine in a bathroom.

Noy really any different

LemonViolet · 19/02/2021 14:30

I think it’s fine - you could even make some of the cupboards in the corridor full height with pivot pocket doors which could be open most of the time but give you the option to close off the hanging laundry if you wanted to hide your pants from guests!

Could you also make the door to the loo a sliding pocket door into the wall that separates it off from the rest of the room - I think they feel more sturdy than folding doors.

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Africa2go · 19/02/2021 16:02

Thats helpful everyone, thank you.

@PresentingPercy - thats not our house or the dimensions we have, just a similar layout I copied from the internet. It would actually be about 2.5m for the utility part with a 1m loo.

@LemonViolet - yes been looking at pivot pocket doors - all seem to be American, haven't found a UK supplier (haven't looked extensively yet). Yes to the loo being a pocket door too - we have one between 2 other rooms already and love ghe flexibility it gives you.

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Africa2go · 19/02/2021 16:03

and about 1.7m wide (so utility bit 2.5m x 1.7m, loo 1m x 1.7m)

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Whatsnewpussyhat · 19/02/2021 16:09

If it was going to be corridor like with cupboards and loo had it's own door, it there a need to actually have the main door to the utility area?

LemonViolet · 19/02/2021 16:14

@Whatsnewpussyhat

If it was going to be corridor like with cupboards and loo had it's own door, it there a need to actually have the main door to the utility area?
Maybe just as a fire safety thing with their being a tumble dryer in there?
Kendodd · 19/02/2021 16:15

That plan wouldn't put me off. I used to have a loo in the utility room, we moved it somewhere completely separate. I think a WM and TD seem to work fine in a bathroom/shower room (and this arrangement is very common on the continent) but a loo in a utility room is a bit odd for some reason iyswim.

Arrierttyclock · 19/02/2021 16:17

We used to have this in my old house it was great!

HelloDulling · 19/02/2021 16:18

I have a very similar arrangement. It works well for us.

stormelf · 19/02/2021 16:23

That is basically what we have. Utility room off family room that is a long corridor with outside door at one end and toilet with basin partitioned off at the end. So access to wc is through the utility room

stormelf · 19/02/2021 16:25

Just looked at your measurements and the utility area is exactly same measurements as ours. Our wc is slightly smaller. It works really well for us

PresentingPercy · 19/02/2021 17:04

Ah. I thought that was your home. The space is good enough then. Stack your machines and plumb in the TD. Then you have quite a lot of space for drying and a sink.