ᐅ Is it allowed and practical to integrate the boiler room into the bathroom?

Hello.

We are planning to build a single-family house without a basement. The gas heating system will be located on the ground floor. Now the question for us is whether a separate boiler room is absolutely necessary. In the forum, I have read that nowadays this is not always required. Would it also be possible and practical to integrate the boiler room into the bathroom on the ground floor?

Looking forward to your opinions.

Best regards,
Peter

Of course, this is possible. In millions of rental apartments, the gas boiler is installed in the bathroom. The only question is, where do you put the washing machine, dryer, electric meter, etc.? This is usually why a utility room is built. Alternatively, it would also be possible to locate the gas heating system in the attic, especially if it is not converted into living space.

Thank you for your information.
We have planned the washing machine and dryer for the bathroom on the upper floor. We do not want to install a gas heating system in the attic. We had overlooked the electric meter. Good point.

I could imagine placing the electric meter, gas condensing boiler, and water heater in the guest bathroom on the ground floor, with these items positioned behind a wall for visual shielding.
What do you think about that?

I’m completely against that idea. A house needs technical equipment—much more than you might currently imagine.

Have you ever seen the technical room of a single-family house?

A tradesperson has to enter that room sometimes, and the whole technical setup isn’t exactly pleasant. Pipes run here and there, above and below, possibly a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery, the water tank is at least 300 liters (80 gallons), maybe even larger, connection points with meters, probably the router, etc. Noise... So why would you build a guest bathroom of about 10 m² (107 ft²)? Just to save a door?
Basically, a technical room with a toilet [emoji23]

Why make it so complicated?

Best regards, Yvonne

Hehe, yes. We’re currently doing some planning ourselves. You can tell. Since we don’t have a basement, we’re really trying to eliminate a door by the hallway, as otherwise that area becomes significantly larger. But we’re still in the idea phase. After your post, I’m not so happy with my idea anymore…

I have to smile a little: preparing a space for an elevator and wanting to "integrate" a utility room—aren’t these two goals somewhat contradictory? This must still be a very confusing planning phase.

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