5 bedroom house - how many bathrooms?
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thinfourth2 said:
A utlity room upstairs makes huge amount of sense
- You have to take clothes outside anyway to dry- If there is a leak with the washing machine you have a fairly serious flood
- If the washing machine comes on late at night or early morning you don't want to hear it in bed
- It's less useful for storing clothes/muddy boots/dogs upstairs
- No use if you have an additional fridge in there
illmonkey said:
shirt said:
Hoofy said:
I once viewed a 4 bedroom house that had two ensuites, one family and one downstairs. Living on my own, I figured I could use them on rotation, two uses a week, just for s
ts and giggles. But mainly sts. 
my flat has 4 bedrooms, each with an ensuite, plus a toilet/sink by the front door. one bathroom currently is full of car parts ts and giggles. But mainly sts. 
i do curry no2's in the spare bedroom t in toilets!ps - the cat has it's own bathroom as well, shared with the car bits.
thinfourth2 said:
Going by most new builds then you are looking at about 8 bathrooms
On a more serious note
You get dressed upstairs in the bedrooms
You get undressed upstairs in the bedrooms
The beds are upstairs in the bedrooms
Why does everyone having the washing machine down stairs?
A utlity room upstairs makes huge amount of sense
Genius On a more serious note
You get dressed upstairs in the bedrooms
You get undressed upstairs in the bedrooms
The beds are upstairs in the bedrooms
Why does everyone having the washing machine down stairs?
A utlity room upstairs makes huge amount of sense
How much fekin' time do I waste collecting all the discarded clothes from the bedrooms and transporting the lot down to the kitchen to wash and dry it, then have to sort it and get it all upstairs again.
I'll vote for one decent size en suite with bath (do you and the mrs want to be relaxing in the bath when the kids get up in the night for a Douglas?), a main bathroom and downstairs WC. Also consider 4 larger bedrooms than 5 smaller ones, especially when extending as the fifth bedroom may need a corridor to reach it.
When I was at Charles Church our houses over 2800 sqft would have 5 beds and at least 4 baths. Smaller units with 5 beds would have 3 baths and I would suggest that is the minimum.
The bigger housetypes 3200 sqft plus would often have 5 bathrooms and 2 cloakroom and some had an externally acessed cloakroom for the gardener
The bigger housetypes 3200 sqft plus would often have 5 bathrooms and 2 cloakroom and some had an externally acessed cloakroom for the gardener
5 bedrooms?
6 bathrooms then. Maybe 7!
Master with two ensuites, the key to a long happy marriage is never making your wife brush her teeth in the scent of your freshly laid dump! You'll also get to have a proper man bathroom with shaving gear all over and not a trace of moisturiser in sight!
Ensuites for the rest of the bedrooms and another downstairs for guests!
Kids don't need to share with siblings and guests don't want to have to tramp around your house during the night.
6 bathrooms then. Maybe 7!
Master with two ensuites, the key to a long happy marriage is never making your wife brush her teeth in the scent of your freshly laid dump! You'll also get to have a proper man bathroom with shaving gear all over and not a trace of moisturiser in sight!
Ensuites for the rest of the bedrooms and another downstairs for guests!
Kids don't need to share with siblings and guests don't want to have to tramp around your house during the night.
It it were I?
Downstairs cloakroom of sorts
Family bathroom
En-suite
As a minimum.
If I had two daughters, then i'd suggest two further en-suites.
Really depends on family size.
We're a family of four, and cope at the moment with one family bathroom and a downstairs cloakroom.....old corttages weren't built with en-suites in mind unfortunately. I'm hopefully putting in a 5th bedroom loft conversion next year too.
Downstairs cloakroom of sorts
Family bathroom
En-suite
As a minimum.
If I had two daughters, then i'd suggest two further en-suites.
Really depends on family size.
We're a family of four, and cope at the moment with one family bathroom and a downstairs cloakroom.....old corttages weren't built with en-suites in mind unfortunately. I'm hopefully putting in a 5th bedroom loft conversion next year too.
TBH 2000sqft is tight for a 5 bed. We used to reckon on about 2150 as a minimum. If you dont need 5 beds you may be better with a 4 bed 3 bath, but it depends on the location and the market.
Where I live a new 3 bed 1700sqft detached got £700k and a new 4 bed detached just up the road for circa £600k. Same Village and similar locations.
Getting the layout right is all important. At CC and at Berkely we used to replan each housetype for each site.
Where I live a new 3 bed 1700sqft detached got £700k and a new 4 bed detached just up the road for circa £600k. Same Village and similar locations.
Getting the layout right is all important. At CC and at Berkely we used to replan each housetype for each site.
Even our tiny Victorian terrace of 3 bedrooms plus a 4th in the loft extension has a downstairs bog, a bathroom on the 1st floor and another in the loft.
And our kids still fight over who uses which
Spent Christmas day at my BiLs with a total of 6 kids and 7 adults and he only has one bathroom and no lock on the door.
Nightmare!
And our kids still fight over who uses which
Spent Christmas day at my BiLs with a total of 6 kids and 7 adults and he only has one bathroom and no lock on the door.
Nightmare!
croyde said:
Genius
How much fekin' time do I waste collecting all the discarded clothes from the bedrooms and transporting the lot down to the kitchen to wash and dry it, then have to sort it and get it all upstairs again.
American houses often seem to have a clothes chute, durectly into the utility room. But I suppose that only solves half the problem!How much fekin' time do I waste collecting all the discarded clothes from the bedrooms and transporting the lot down to the kitchen to wash and dry it, then have to sort it and get it all upstairs again.
blueg33 said:
TBH 2000sqft is tight for a 5 bed. We used to reckon on about 2150 as a minimum. If you dont need 5 beds you may be better with a 4 bed 3 bath, but it depends on the location and the market.
Very true. Mines a 3000sqft for a 4 bed.Jack & Jill type bathroom between master & spare bedroom.
Bathroom downstairs with 2 other bedrooms.
Wet room comprising, shower & toilet, upstairs.
And just for the sake of a bit of balance, speaking as someone who is not a powerfully-built company director, our house is a 2000sq ft 5-bed, with 3 double beds (1 en-suite)+ 1 large single upstairs, a family bathroom upstairs, and 1 double bed guestroom downstairs with large-ish wc/shower room next to it. It's a great family house and our 3 teenage kids are happy with the space. Our previous house was also a 5-bed with 4 doubles (1 en-suite) a large single, a family bathroom and downstairs loo, and it was 1700 sq ft. That was also fine.
Why don't you ask a local estate agent to look over your plans to give you a valuation on a "if built now" basis as a 4-bed and 5-bed. It should cost v.little and will give you some guide as to what it will be worthwhile spending and how you should configure it.
Why don't you ask a local estate agent to look over your plans to give you a valuation on a "if built now" basis as a 4-bed and 5-bed. It should cost v.little and will give you some guide as to what it will be worthwhile spending and how you should configure it.
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