Houses and bathrooms

[Jolly]

I would never have a two-story home without a bathroom on the first floor.

What is the dealbreaker for any home you would be interested in?

[jon-nyc]

There are a number of old houses (~1930) around here with a bathroom on the second floor and one added later in the basement.

My house’s original incarnation had only one bathroom, and it was upstairs. Two more were added later, both downstairs.

For me dealbreakers are insufficient natural light and no good spot for a piano.

[bachophile]

We’ve got five johns. Spread over three levels. One (sort of basement), two (living, dining and a guest bedroom) two (upstairs serving remaining bedrooms. )

[Jolly]

Knew a doc that had a five bedroom house. Every bedroom had its own bathroom. Every bedroom had a small room between the bedroom and its bathroom. The room had a stacked washer and dryer with a small table and cabinet on one side and a closet opposite the washer and dryer.

[Mik]

Natural light is a dealbreaker for me. I need it, and it was the biggest reason we bought this money pit home, that and a very open floor plan and the best lot on a wooded street.

I don’t care for large, over luxurious baths. It should be nice, but it’s a functional room, not a refuge.

[Klaus]

If the home is cursed, or placed on top of a water vein, or near a phone base station.

[Copper]

The house where I grew up (build around 1910) had 1 bath on the second floor - for 8 people. The whole neighborhood was like that.

We added a half bath, like most in the neighborhood, on the first floor. I forget when the 1/2 was added, somewhere between having 4 and 8 people.

Now we have 2.5 baths for 2 people.

[Axtremus]

Generally you want good feng shui, which can be interpreted to mean many things, including things like "good natural light" and "not near a cell tower" (a la @Klaus) and "a good spot for a piano" (a la @Mik).

[Improviso]

@jolly said in Houses and bathrooms:

What is the dealbreaker for any home you would be interested in?

If more than 1 female lives in the house, 2 bathrooms is a minimum requirement.

[Friday]

Bathroom AND bedroom on the first floor.

And yes, good feng shui.

[Aqua Letifer]

Bike room/adventure closet and a door I can close for work.

[mark]

6 bathrooms here. Every bedroom has a bathroom.

4 on level 1,
1 upstairs,
1 basement.

[George K]

First house:

2 bedroom Cape Cod. 1 full bath on 2nd floor between bedrooms. We added a "sunroom" with powder room on 1st floor.

Second house:

5 bedrooms and finished attic. 2 full baths on 2nd floor and 1 ¾ bath there as well. Powder room on main floor. ¾ bath in attic. Also, a toilet in the basement

Condo:

3 bedrooms. One full bath for each (Master Main bath has tub and shower). Also powder room.

[Klaus]

@george-k said in Houses and bathrooms:

Powder room on main floor

Hm. The image that comes to my mind is something like this.

I'm quite impressed you had even two powder rooms. You must have had a quite impressive amount of cannons pointed towards your neighbours.

[George K]

@klaus said in Houses and bathrooms:

two powder rooms

No house had two powder rooms. Did I phrase that inaccurately?

[LuFins Dad]

We’ve got a full bath off our bedroom and a full bath for the other two upstairs bedrooms. There’s a WC on the main level and a full bath in the basement (it looks like they had tried to build an in-law suite in the basement).

The upstairs bathrooms are right next to each other and are mirrors with a simple sink/vanity, commode, and combo shower and tub. I would love to pull out the combo in our shower and put in a walk-in shower with multiple streams of water. Do you think that would affect the value?

Growing up? One bathroom for a house with 3 adults and 5 kids.

[George K]

@lufins-dad said in Houses and bathrooms:

Growing up? One bathroom for a house with 3 adults and 5 kids.

Two full baths (on off the Master Main Bedroom) and one for the other two bedrooms to share.

Powder room downstairs off the "family room."

Three adults, two kids.

[kluurs]

My last house had 6 full bathrooms - though because of it's age (built 1893), none were particularly wonderful.

The current house had 1 bath on the second floor and a powder room in the basement. Not having a first floor bath not optimal. My spouse assures me that if there is a next house, at least one bedroom and one full bath will be on the first floor.

When I enter a house, I always look for where a 7ft or lengthier grand piano could be placed, not near windows or heating vents - and providing an expanse for the sound to bloom (boom?). Our current living room is 20x24', but I would prefer something half again as large with 10 foot ceilings - a modest room out of Versailles might work well. Many years ago, I entered a Victorian home that was for sale and contained such a living room; however, the bedrooms were all about the size of a bed making the house unsuitable.

[jodi]

Dealbreaker for all our houses (6!) except the very first one was no room for the piano. Lack of a decent sized garage was the other.

[Mik]

Separate bathrooms are a big plus in marital harmony. There are just things I know occur, but Indo not wish to see them.