Jules. Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I have just watched "Homes under the Hammer" & a couple had bought a house in Devon, had a lovely new bathroom put in & I noticed their washer & drier were put in there, too. Now, being a Northerner I think this is very strange (& I'm not too sure about the safety aspect), but one of our friends moved from here down to Ely, Cambridge & their washer was in the bathroom. Is this usual down south? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 NO! But it would save lugging the laundry basket downstairs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 We used to have ours upstairs in the other house......It was great, no running up and down the stairs with wet clothes (as our drying is now upstairs ) and meant we had more space in our kitchen......I would love both my washer and dryer back in the bathroom..... Will admit though people did look at us funny when we mentioned it was upstairs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I've never heard of it either! Mind you, mum & dad used to keep their dryer in the garage - mainly coz of if it didn't dry on the line - it went in the dryer - & also if it got rained on! The hose thing used to hang out of the garage window. Tumble dryer in the bathroom - do you chuck your wet towelsin there after a bath or what? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 My tumble drier hose goes out through the cat flap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Oh heck - I hope the cat doesn't try & get in the house when the tumble dryer is on! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 They do, & very often pull the hose out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Does sound strange. Mind you in one house we saw a toilet in a bedroom cupboard/warddrobe, and the only shower/bathroom was next to the kitchen downstairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happymama Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 My mum's washer was in the bathroom in her last house. Very small kitchen, much larger bathroom, and face it, most people generate most of their washing upstairs, not downstairs. Brilliant idea, and I'd do it given the space. Done in Spain quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I'm sure it must be against all the safety regs...after all water and electricity don't mix....and you certainly never see a socket in a bathroom. (I know dishwashers and washing machines use water and electricity, bit in isolation from each other.) I wouldn't fancy it although it would save lugging baskets of washing around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 My washing machine and dryer both make quite a lot of noise, so I wouldn't fancy having them in the bathroom, especially as I often have them runnning at night. They are staying in the utility room. My aunt has her dryer in the bathroom - makes it nice and warm in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prongs Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 That's weird, my God mother lives down south and her boyfriend lives there as well, and having been in both of their houses (as well as my god mother's sons) I haven't ever seen a washing machine in the bathroom, how curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Ours was a fairly big bathroom and the socket wasnt in the bathroom I dont think it would have been safe if it had, or if it was a small bathroom..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I didnt think you people were supposed to have electrical appliances in the bathroom It sounds a bit unsafe to me but then again, if you have them in the kitchen - you may as well have them in the bathroom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I remember when we were house hunting we viewed a couple of houses with their washing machines upstairs - only works in a big bathroom though and there is a tasteful and a not so tastefule way of doing it! We viewed one house and it just looked as though the washing machine had been popped in the corner and looked quite out of place I like having mine downstairs becuse we hang our laundry outside or on the sheila-maid in the kitchen so it would be very inconvenient upstairs - plus as claire says it must be a bit noisy if it's running overnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I have seen a lot of those property programmes and it does appear to be quite common on the continent. I personally prefer a nice laundry room downstairs and off the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Im in Devon and our washer and drier are both in the garage! I dont know anybody down here (family/friends) who have their laundry equipment in the bathroom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I think there is a link between oddness and having washers in the bathroom - at one of the houses we viewed with a washer in the bathroom we were greeted by a very odd looking chap who had been in the kitchen making a bit of a mess with a lump of stodgy flour on the worktop and then said to us "sorry I was trying to bake some bread because I heard it makes the house more appealing to buyers" He then proceeded to tell us how his wife had died and then showed us "her corner" in the sitting room which had a shelving system badly made with orange-pine as a sort of shrine full of photos and naff ornament and he intimated that he would hate to see it taken down but that he had to sell because he was in dispute with her children from her first marriage and had to pay them some money We felt really sorry for him but suffice to say the house lost what little appeal it had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prongs Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 He sounds completely bananas to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainboarddude Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 we had an extension on the back of our house to make the kitchen bigger and to give us an extra toilet/shower room. the washinng machine used to be in the kitchen but now it is in the downstairs bathroom, with the tumble dryer on top. the tumble dryer used to be in the shed under a tonne of stuff so it hasn't been used for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Oh that guy sounds a little strange, wouldnt you of thought he would have actually started the bread before you arrived??? LOL Hmmm well I dont think that we are that odd it is very practical having it in the bathroom......That is if the bathroom is upstairs..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 I remember when we were house hunting we viewed a couple of houses with their washing machines upstairs - only works in a big bathroom though and there is a tasteful and a not so tastefule way of doing it! We viewed one house and it just looked as though the washing machine had been popped in the corner and looked quite out of place I like having mine downstairs becuse we hang our laundry outside or on the sheila-maid in the kitchen so it would be very inconvenient upstairs - plus as claire says it must be a bit noisy if it's running overnight Is a sheila maid a clothes horse or clothes maiden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I wanted to ask, but I thought it must just be something I didnt know lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 Maybe it's a southern word "sheila maid" & not a northern one. Do you call them maidens in Hull? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 A clothes horse...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
