Pros and cons of a combined bathroom

But the main thing is to conduct a comparative analysis, evaluate your specific situation and consult with a professional interior designer. And already on the basis of the conclusions made, make a decision to combine the two rooms or abandon this idea. In this article, we will tell you about the pros and cons you can find by rationally evaluating a combined bathroom. And although it seems that there are no pluses here, in fact they are quite significant.

Pros

1. Space saving. Often a toilet with a bathroom is combined in order to allocate more space for a kitchen,

hallway

or even a built-in wardrobe. So it's a great way to shrink one room and add inches to another without drastic inconvenience. Those. you will have enough space for a bathroom and toilet, but you will also increase the hallway. Although with this option, the combined bathroom will still be smaller than it could be without weaning centimeters.
2. Saving materials. You can save a lot on the combined space. The most obvious example is wall decoration. After all, you have to finish two walls less, and this is a very significant savings. But that's not all. You will also save on doors, since you will use one door instead of two. Another obvious savings on lighting fixtures, because, again, only one room needs to be illuminated. And if you have a “warm floor” system on the floor, then you will need one thermostat, less wiring. And do not forget about forced ventilation - it will also be one, but in separate rooms for a

bathroom

and a toilet, two ventilations are needed. So if you count, then the savings come out very, very significant.
3. Successful planning. If you are not going to take centimeters from the combined room for the benefit of the

kitchen

, for example, then you have a lot of free space that can be used. You can redistribute plumbing more functionally, there will be a place for a washing machine, and there will still be room for free movement around the room. In addition, there may well be a place for a full bath, and not for a shower. So such a combination of rooms allows you to make a more rational and comfortable space, which will be much more pleasant to use. And the space itself in the room will be nice to warm the soul.

Minuses

1. Queue. If there are more than two people in the family, then there are problems with the queue. In the morning, a crowd of residents of the apartment will gather under the room. After work, the situation will be the same. And just soaking up in the bathroom for an hour or even two will be very difficult at all, since it will be necessary to gain time so that the family is either not at home or they are all asleep. It’s not even possible to agree with everyone here, because even if you inform everyone in half an hour that you are going to take a bath for a long time and with pleasure, then someone will let your words go past your ears. This can cause small domestic quarrels and this is unpleasant. But this is a problem that will not affect those who live alone. And even if you live together, then there will be no such scale of the problem, since you can always find a compromise.
2. Smells. Alas, combining a bath and a toilet, we also combine the smells of the toilet. A similar problem is observed in living rooms combined with a kitchen - all kitchen smells automatically spread to the

living room

. So, it is quite possible that if you decide to take a dip after another person has visited the toilet in the shared room, you will not stumble upon the aromas of lilies of the valley at all. And here even fresheners and ventilation do not always help - it takes time to remove odors.
3. Lack of space. If you do combine two rooms in order to add centimeters to another room, then most likely the room will be cramped. A more rational placement of plumbing, of course, will improve the situation, but it is quite possible that instead of a bathtub, you will have to purchase a shower cabin to save space.

As you may have noticed, most of the disadvantages of the combined bathroom rests precisely on the interaction of family members. But they are completely unimportant if you live alone. But a more comfortable and spacious room is a strong argument for combining. Therefore, if you live alone or together, then the association is quite appropriate. If you have a large family, then it is better not to do this. But what is definitely worth doing is buying furniture that will last you for many years. Where can it be done? Of course in the company «Smart Space».