ᐅ Location of guest restroom - entrance area?

Created on: 16 Feb 2020 13:19
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kejo84
Hello,
I have looked at many floor plans by now, and I noticed that the guest toilet is almost always located right next to the main entrance. This means that in most floor plans, you have to go through the dirt/laundry area to reach the toilet.

I think it would be better if the hallway/vestibule and cloakroom were directly next to each other, and the guest toilet/bathroom came afterwards (towards the living area).

Are there good reasons why the guest toilet/bathroom is usually placed in the entrance area/dirt zone?

Thanks and best regards,
kejo84
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Nordlys
17 Feb 2020 19:43
We outsourced this very discreetly.

Multi-level planting area made of gray concrete blocks with plants, terrace in the foreground, house in the background.
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Müllerin
17 Feb 2020 20:24
Nobody walks through dirt in our house.
The green area is a dirt-trapping mat, and the orange one is a bench where you take off your shoes. To reach the wardrobe—marked in a different shade of orange—you already walk without outdoor shoes.
So, as a guest, you can get to the bathroom from any room without dirty socks.

2D floor plan of a house with stairs, walls, and orange-marked elements.
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Yosan
17 Feb 2020 20:34
In our house, the bathroom is located downstairs near the entrance but not directly next to the door. The bathroom and living room doors are positioned at an angle next to each other, so you don’t have to pass through any “dirty” area. The toilet itself is situated against an exterior wall, not the wall shared with the living room. Behind that wall, there are only the TV and cabinets, while the sofa is placed along a different wall.
Vicky Pedia19 Feb 2020 15:03
The layout is almost inevitably determined by typical house sizes, as otherwise the entire floor plan becomes fragmented and you end up with very long cable or pipe runs. It also has the advantage that you can quickly enter the house and ...
11ant19 Feb 2020 19:17
Ibdk14 schrieb:

Then again, many "experts" say that the bathroom window shouldn’t be next to the front door.
Hehe, we actually had such an expert here before on this topic: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/wc-Fenster-Gäste-wc-neben-der-Eingangstür-inzwischen-nogo.29521/
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