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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Sept 1, 2020 9:51:55 GMT
My house is brand new and my master bath is set up like this. The toilet is in a tiny room with a door inside the bigger part of the bathroom with my sinks and shower. That's the way my master bath is. This house is about 20 years old. This is how our master is too.
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Post by corinne11 on Sept 1, 2020 11:25:36 GMT
It is pretty much the norm in Australia to have it this way and I've never lived in a house in my 54 years with a toilet in the main bathroom. We built last year and set it up this way. The main bathroom is right next door. As pjaye said we survived just fine. Me too! However our current house has only one toilet- in between the laundry and bathroom so 2 places to wash your hands. We are currently renovating and have put an extra toilet in our bathroom as there was plenty of space so for the first time I will have a toilet in the bathroom as well as the single toilet. Corinne
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Post by iluvpink on Sept 1, 2020 14:08:31 GMT
Thanks for all the replies. I can see it in older houses/remodels with tight space. It still seems a bit odd to me for a new build, especially when the bathroom would be used by guests, not just household members.
Though thinking about it, I guess it's kind of that way with public bathroom stalls. But I try not to touch the latch if possible (using tp or an elbow etc).
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Post by pjaye on Sept 1, 2020 16:27:33 GMT
Though thinking about it, I guess it's kind of that way with public bathroom stalls. But I try not to touch the latch if possible (using tp or an elbow etc) I don't get why you are so hung up on the inside door handles of the toilet room, who is going to touch the door handle without washing their hands in the next few steps? As you come out of the room, sure you touch the handle, but then you are immediately going into the next room and washing your hands. So are all the other people who use it. I'm not seeing why this seems to be such a big deal, you've just used the toilet and at that point your hands aren't "clean" (as in they would have some general bacteria on them from using the toilet) but unless someone is really doing something wrong their hands aren't actually covered in any urine or faeces either. Therefore touching the handle to get out, will leave some bacteria on there...but then you go straight into the next room to wash your hands. The next person who uses the toilet touches the relatively clean handle to go in, but doesn't touch the 'dirty' handle until they come out...at which point they also go and wash their hands. Even in a public toilet stall, why are you using your elbows on the inside of the stall? - surely you are going straight to the sink after you open the door and wash whatever you think was on there off...aren't you? I hate to break it to you but any sink inside a small room right near the toilet if going to be covered in almost as many bacteria as the actual toilet, so after you've washed your hands and turn off the tap, they probably are only marginally cleaner, AND you still have to touch the inside handle on the door before you leave...picking up more germs. Whereas if I've gone next door to the sink in the separate bathroom, then I don't need to touch any door handles after I've washed my hands. If there's just a sink and a shower in the bathroom...I don't know anyone who keeps that door shut unless someone is in there showering, the rest of the time the door is open. I also don't understand what makes it different if guest are going to use it.
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Post by pjaye on Sept 1, 2020 16:35:56 GMT
I will have a toilet in the bathroom as well as the single toilet. I live in a small apartment and my toilet is in the bathroom, but if I had the option I'd always have them separate. I don't like the idea of toilet germs in my bathroom near my towels, my toothbrush and my makeup etc. Ideally I want to keep those things in a room separate to the actual toilet.
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