Question about building regs

[Alfachick]

At the moment I am drawing up plans for my kitchen, and I was wondering if you have to have two doors between a kitchen and a bathroom or is it ok to have the bathroom "off the kitchen" so to speak, with just one door?

Any information very much appreciated.

Cheers

[Sam_68]

It's now OK under B.Regs, but it's still not a very clever idea.

There used to be a requirement in Building Regulations requiring a ventilated lobby between sanitary accomodation (ie. WC/Bathroom) and a food prep area (kitchen) but they removed this regulation some years ago (I think because of pressures form housbuilders arising from the difficulty of making such a lobby wheelchair accessible when the requirement was introduced on new housing for a 'wheelchair accessible' toilet on the entrance storey, but don;t quote me on that - it was a long time ago and my memory is woolly)

Do bear in mind though, that every time you flush a toilet, an 'aerosol' of the water in the WC pan is created. If you don't like the idea of such an aerosol potentially settling onto foodstuffs, then stick to using a ventilated lobby. I know plenty of Environmental Health Officers who remain totally horrified that the requirement was removed from B.Regs.

ETA: I've just noticed from your profiel that you're Scotland. I'd check with your Building Control Officer in that case (or wait for advice from a Scottish PH'der) if the work to which your query relates is in Scotland. You have your own B.Regs up there and I'm not familiar with them.

Edited by Sam_68 on Saturday 14th May 23:38

[Total loss]

Sam_68 said:

Do bear in mind though, that every time you flush a toilet, an 'aerosol' of the water in the WC pan is created. If you don't like the idea of such an aerosol potentially settling onto foodstuffs, then stick to using a ventilated lobby.

And those that have a WC in the bathroom with their toothbrush's next to the sink ...... thats ok then

[Geezer-20v]

Total loss said:

And those that have a WC in the bathroom with their toothbrush's next to the sink ...... thats ok then

Been done on mythbusters. It has no effect.

[Total loss]

Geezer-20v said:

Total loss said:

And those that have a WC in the bathroom with their toothbrush's next to the sink ...... thats ok then

Been done on mythbusters. It has no effect.

Interesting, about 10 years ago I saw pics of an experiment were they sprayed a bathroom with a substance that showed up what ever chemical in p1ss. Greatest concentration around the WC as you would expect, but also spreading around it, so it did end up on the toothbrush, but of course you clean your toothbrush twice a day in your mouth, so it left only a trace on it.