Talk:Bathroom

message: Hi, I was thinking of writing an article on going to the bathroom in space, when I came across this article. Are the cutural differences really so great that American bathrooms need to be listed separately? I noticed that the same picture is in both bathroom articles. Maybe a picture of a non-American loo here?
Also, there is a section called Cleanliness under the American bathroom article, but not here. I believe that non-Americans could appreciate a clean bathroom also. Rob 20:49, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: American bathrooms are listed separately because the word "bathroom" has a different meaning in America than in England. In American, a bathroom contains a toilet. In England, a bathroom is mainly for bathing. 152.163.100.204 22:57, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: going to the bathroom in space

message: I removed the criticism of bathrooms section, as it was entirely unsourced, and I've never heard anyone criticize the concept or current status of bathrooms anyway.  If there is some great movement out there consisting of bathroom criticism, with reliable sources on it, find them and put this or a similar section back in the article.  --Xyzzyplugh 10:53, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed Criticism of Bathrooms section

message: *Support as nom. Kafziel 20:00, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Poll

message: From the article: "...full bathroom, containing a bathtub, a shower, a toilet, and a lavatory"
Could someone please explain the difference between a toilet and a lavatory?  The wikipedia article "lavatory" redirects to "toilet", which is what I thought it was.
thanks.
81.156.198.66 11:45, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Toilet/Lavatory 

message: The article seems to make reference only to developed world facilities. Claims such as, must account for the use of both hot and cold water, simply don't hold any water (pun intended) in tropical cold-water only facilities. Rambling passages about design asthetics and colour schemes have no logical place here either - now removed. Fanx (talk) 11:57, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Globalize tag

message: Hello :). I recently came across the term 'Half Bathroom', and I'm not entirely sure what that means. I live in New Zealand, and here a lot of houses have 'bathrooms' ie: tub and/or shower, sink as well as a separate 'toilet' next door - a small room with only a toilet and a tiny sink. But my Mum is Canadian and she never saw that in Canada and that she thought it was a 'New Zealand thing'. So I was wondering if that is what 'Full' and 'Half' bathrooms are or if it's something different, because that's the only thing I can think of it meaning. Thanks! :)
 Dustin ॐ 04:25, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You may also see a more complicated system used in the U.S. that counts quarter-bathrooms.  Each of the following fixtures counts as one-fourth of a bathroom: toilet, vanity sink (i.e. sink with mirror), bathtub, shower.  The tub and shower can be combined as one unit and still count as two quarters; each component can only count once per room.  In this system, there are two kinds of quarter bathrooms.  The first is a very small room with just a toilet, which is used with a utility sink in an adjoining room (these are rare, usually found off a garage or laundry room).  Another kind of quarter bathroom is just a vanity sink, usually found just outside a bathroom in a master suite, which can be used when the bathroom is occupied.  These are a luxury feature and are also fairly uncommon.  A three-quarter bathroom has a sink, toilet, and stand-up shower.  These are not uncommon; often between the master bath and the main shared bath, one has a full tub and the other just has a shower. --Speight (talk) 22:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Full/Half Bathroom 

message: Bathrooms didn't become standard in the UK until the thirties, I don't know much about the subject but it would be usefull if info of the like were included especially if it could be for multiple countries. Also, I didn't notice any mention of the Bidet. (Morcus (talk) 00:05, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Bathrooms as standard features

message: There is a type of bathroom with just a toilet and shower.  And there's a name for it too, but I have no idea what it is.  If anyone knows they should share.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.2.242.199 (talk) 16:14, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it's called a "shower room" in common parlance. I.e. a bathroom where instead of a bath, one has only a shower.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.107.183.201 (talk) 00:09, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bathroom type 

message: In the first sentence, what is a 'bathroomer'? Melvinlzp90 (talk) 14:20, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Errors 

message: I have always thought that bathrooms have basins and kitchens have sinks. I see that in this article the reference is to sinks. Is this because it was written by someone from the U.S and maybe that is what they are called there, or has it been incorrectly written. I would be interested in any feedback.Carolanne49 (talk) 08:09, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Basins not sinks! 

message: "En suite" redirects here, but the article does not mention the expression at all. I am loath to start on this as I have no doubt it will be a cultural minefield, but should some attempt not be made to cover it here, or elsewhere perhaps with a better redirect? Cheers and happy bathing, DBaK (talk) 10:34, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: As part of my last rejig edit, I added a stub "En-suite" section which may help (but it needs expansion).  I note that there are En-suite, Ensuite bathroom, Ensuite and En suite redirect pages, so spelling varies, but can always be changed somewhere. Tim PF (talk) 00:28, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  En suite 

message: I feel like the article should note that .5 method of "half bath" counting is kind of ambiguous.  This must be why the newer version is different and more precise?  Anyways, the current sentence reads:
One method is to count a half bathroom as ".5" and then add this to the number of full bathrooms (e.g., "2.5" baths would mean 2 full baths and 1 half bath).
I propose changing it to:
One method is to count a half bathroom as ".5" and then add this to the number of full bathrooms (e.g., "2.5" baths could mean either 2 full baths and 1 half bath, or 1 full bath and 3 half baths).
Thoughts?  AgnosticAphid talk 00:05, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  2.5 bathrooms 

message: The history section of this article lacks references. Specially this part:
"Although some sources suggest that bathing declined following the collapse of the Roman Empire, this is not completely accurate. It was actually the Middle Ages that saw the beginning of soap production, proof that bathing was definitely not uncommon. It was only after the Renaissance that bathing declined; water was feared as a carrier of disease, and thus sweat baths and heavy perfumes were preferred."
It has a link to Soap. You go to history of soap and then you find that there's a lot of evidence that soap was already produced well before the middle ages. I don't know whether the other claims are true or false, but I know this particular claim is false because it has a link in it that allows us to discover it is false. I am therefore removing it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.129.147.107 (talk) 18:53, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of Bathroom 

message: This article needs some serious attention. It lacks a worldwide view and skimps on history. It should focus on bathing (baths and showers), and make toilets subsidiary, with all the appropriate links. I have a feeling I may soon be bold, so if anyone wants to pre-empt me, now would be a good time. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 11:35, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite proposal 

message: Do bathrooms in Britain contain a toilet? Why?37.76.121.10 (talk) 06:38, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: In houses built in the first half of the twentieth century, typically there would be one room containing a toilet (and possibly a handbasin) and one room containing a bath and handbasin. Most of these houses have since been renovated, often multiple times, so this layout is now very uncommon. In houses built after a certain point, these functions would be combined into one room. It is only in the past generation or so (1990s onwards?) that many new houses are built with more than one toilet, bath, or shower, and thus have more than one room, usually a bath + toilet, and a toilet (room). Source: general observation. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 10:57, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Toilet

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I removed a quote pertaining to toilets. The source is questionable anyway:
The third millennium B.C. was the "Age of Cleanliness." Toilets and sewers were invented in several parts of the world, and Mohenjo-Daro circa 2800 B.C. had some of the most advanced, with lavatories built into the outer walls of houses. These were "Western-style" toilets made from bricks with wooden seats on top. They had vertical chutes, through which waste fell into street drains or cesspits. Sir Mortimer Wheeler, the director general of archaeology in India from 1944 to 1948, wrote, "The high quality of the sanitary arrangements could well be envied in many parts of the world today."
The article needs to focus on bathing (ablution - cleaning of the body) and toilet (room) can cover excretion. Otherwise we just have articles endlessly repeating each other. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 23:16, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree with you, thank you. EvMsmile (talk) 22:21, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re-focus on rooms for bathing 

message: This is all unsourced. Better out than in.
: An additional complication is that there are currently two ways of notating the number of bathrooms in a dwelling. One method is to count a half bathroom as ".5" and then add this to the number of full bathrooms (e.g., "2.5" baths would mean 2 full baths and 1 half bath). The other, newer method is to put the number of full bathrooms to the left side of the decimal point and to put the number of half bathrooms to the right of the decimal point (e.g., "2.1" would mean 2 full baths and 1 half bath; "3.2" would mean 3 full baths and 2 half baths).
Carbon Caryatid (talk) 00:10, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cut confusing material 

message: Some bathrooms have hand dryers. Can you add to WP? I also searched on Google “hand dryers on bathroom” and I found it. 87.241.185.195 (talk) 06:55, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for your suggestion. This article is about private rooms for cleaning the body. Are you thinking of public toilets? An image of a hand dryer would be appropriate there. By the way, Wikipedia uses images from Wikimedia Commons, where material is freely licensed, which is not the case for most results on Google. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 10:32, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hand dryer