pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 hours agoIt's weird that a room with just a toilet and sink is called a "half bath", when it in fact has zero bathtubs.message-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down17
arrow-up1141arrow-down1message-squareIt's weird that a room with just a toilet and sink is called a "half bath", when it in fact has zero bathtubs.pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 hours agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·10 hours agoNever heard “half bath”, and I always called those washrooms.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-210 hours agoIt is common in the US, frequently they will be listed as 2 & 1/2 baths if they have two with tubs and one without. Haven’t paid enough attention to know how they list multiple 1/2 baths but pretty sure they don’t add up like regular fractions… I always found the term 1/2 bath weird.
minus-squareMayor Poopington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 hours agoImagine getting a half bath but only the back half so you don’t even get a faucet
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours agohalf a sink, half a toilet, half a shower.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 hours agoAnd a room with a toilet, sink, and shower stall is a 3/4 bath.
minus-squaredohpaz42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours agoI’ve never heard of this before. I have what you describe as 3/4 bath, but it was listed as a full bath in MLS.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down3·10 hours agoAnything to avoid the metric system!
minus-squareLedivin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 hours ago Haven’t paid enough attention to know how they list multiple 1/2 baths but pretty sure they don’t add up like regular fractions… They’d either list them separately or as a whole and then clarify. E.g. "two full- and two half-baths"or something like “four bathrooms - two full”
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 hours agoCommonly called called a ‘powder room’ in australia.
minus-squareNielsBohron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoor “water closet” in the UK
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11·10 hours agoWhatever we call them, it’s always some euphemism hiding the fact tha it’s the pooping room.
minus-squaremiss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoWe call it the poop stick room.
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 hours agoIt’s a way to conveniently talk about the number of bathrooms. You can say a house is “three bedroom, two and a half bath” and you convey that there are two bathrooms and one “washroom”.
minus-squareSteve@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·8 hours agoOr 5 powder rooms and zero bathtubs
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·7 hours agoSure, it could mean that, but I don’t think any could person would go to that conclusion.
Never heard “half bath”, and I always called those washrooms.
It is common in the US, frequently they will be listed as 2 & 1/2 baths if they have two with tubs and one without.
Haven’t paid enough attention to know how they list multiple 1/2 baths but pretty sure they don’t add up like regular fractions…
I always found the term 1/2 bath weird.
Imagine getting a half bath but only the back half so you don’t even get a faucet
half a sink, half a toilet, half a shower.
And a room with a toilet, sink, and shower stall is a 3/4 bath.
I’ve never heard of this before. I have what you describe as 3/4 bath, but it was listed as a full bath in MLS.
Anything to avoid the metric system!
They’d either list them separately or as a whole and then clarify. E.g. "two full- and two half-baths"or something like “four bathrooms - two full”
Commonly called called a ‘powder room’ in australia.
or “water closet” in the UK
Whatever we call them, it’s always some euphemism hiding the fact tha it’s the pooping room.
We call it the poop stick room.
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It’s a way to conveniently talk about the number of bathrooms. You can say a house is “three bedroom, two and a half bath” and you convey that there are two bathrooms and one “washroom”.
Or 5 powder rooms and zero bathtubs
Sure, it could mean that, but I don’t think any could person would go to that conclusion.