Which is better: a combined bathroom or separate

When the apartment is undergoing major overhaul, you should not ignore your bathroom and toilet. Recently, the owners of apartments and houses have more often make a combined bathroom. But is this a tribute to fashion or a practical necessity?

This solution has both pluses and certain disadvantages. In this publication, "House of Dreams" will help to understand what is actually best for you - a combined bathroom or separate, and in which cases this or that decision will be more acceptable.

Economical benefit of a combined bathroom

The combination of a toilet and a bathroom, in fact, reduces the cost of repairs. For example, if the toilet and the bath are divided into two separate rooms, respectively, two doors are required, and not one. If the bathroom is combined, then, respectively, the interior door will be required in a single copy. Analogy can be made for other materials and sanitary equipment. For example, with a separate bathroom, you have to spend money on the reconstruction of the dividing wall - this is buying drywall, tiles and other related materials.

Increased space

When you join the bathroom, the total free space increases. There is a space for installing an automatic washing machine in the bathroom or other equipment that requires water and sanitation. If you want, you can also install a bidet, which can not be found in a small toilet room, and a good heated towel rail, a large sink instead of a small washbasin, and a clothes dryer. In general, all that you could not afford, having a separate bathroom.

Large family - separate bathroom or two bathrooms

But despite the advantages we described above, a combined bathroom will be extremely inconvenient,if the apartment lives more than 3 people. Chances are great that among them there will be lovers of long water procedures or thoughtful reading on a white throne. This will create certain obstacles to the management of natural needs by other family members. The exception is the apartment, where there are two bathrooms, one of which has a toilet. If you do not own such an apartment with two bathrooms, then in the place of residence of a large family it is highly not recommended to combine a toilet and a bathroom.

Do you want a combined bathroom? Take the permission of

Another big disadvantage of uniting the toilet and bathroom in our country is the need to get BTI permission for this action, which does not add a good mood and is fairly worn out by the nerves. The reason for this need is that the wall between the toilet and the bathroom can be a carrier, and its removal can lead to sad consequences. Therefore, before giving such permission, the BTI needs to make sure that this will not bear destructive consequences. If you want to divide the toilet and bathroom, then you will not have any obstacles to repair the state - put the partition on your health!

Ventilation problem in combined bathrooms

Of course, we are talking about apartment bathrooms, combined with a toilet, because in a private house is more likely the presence of a window for ventilation. Lack of fresh air is fraught with not only unpleasant odors, but also the spread of bacteria, therefore, in a poorly ventilated bathroom it will not be possible to keep toothbrushes, shaving accessories, towels and other personal hygiene products open.

To improve ventilation in the combined bathroom it will be necessary, for this you can install, for example, an electric fan in the provided hole of the exhaust channel. This is the smallest thing that needs to be done when deciding to combine a bathroom and a toilet. Also do not forget about the quality air fresheners, ionizers.

Possible difficulties of dismantling the partition when combining the bathroom

Also it is worth remembering that when dismantling the partition that divides the bathroom into separate rooms, a large amount of construction debris is formed. It is worthwhile to think about this in advance and determine where to take the rubble and other consequences of the destruction, since your neighbors are most likely not happy if you organize a local garbage dump on the staircase.

It should be remembered that during the dismantling of the wall, hidden electrical wiring( junction boxes and cables) may be hidden in it, therefore it is necessary to take into account the costs of electrical installation work that must be carried out in advance.

To sum up

From this we can confidently conclude that the number of pluses and minuses in a shared and separate bathroom is approximately equal. Therefore, when choosing which is better - a combined bathroom or separate, it remains to be guided by the total area of ​​the apartment and the number of people living in it. If your family does not have more than 3 people, then it makes sense to save space and make the bathroom combined. If the family is large, and the bathroom in the apartment or in the house is provided by one, then preferably the bathroom is separate. Perhaps, there are other options, but they are strictly individual, not fitting into common stereotypes.