Building Toilet next to Kitchen

celt2005

A Chairde,

Am building a downstairs toilet on my house, and have heard I will need to build a passageway to seperate it from kitchenette.

Do you know what distance needs to be between Kitchen / Toilet ??

Any other rules I need to know about.

Raytown Rocks

Hey Celt2005

I'm not a builder, and I am sure the experts here will confirm your query, but I was of the opinion that there must be 2 doors between your kitchen and your loo.
( I am not sure if you have to have a passageway, maybe 2 doors back to back opening different directions would do thus saving on space)*

*all experts feel free to dispell this theory if it is indeed crap.

Chef

celt2005

Thanks for the quick reply Chef,


Space would not be an issue, I will be building a passageway as I want to leave my kitchen window in, and further away the bathroom, the more light I will have in kitchen.

rooferPete

Hi,

The old building Bye Laws were there had to be a ventilated lobby between the kitchen and the bathroom, the window may qualify, of course permanent ventilation would also be on the priority list.

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celt2005

Thanks Pete,




Slan / Ed

Neverends

Our builder told us recently that this regulation has recently been relaxed or removed so check it out before you build.

FX Meister

I heard this was changed. And any show houses you visit these days will always have some houses with a toilet next to the kitchen.