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Bathroom - Room for Personal Hygiene

Bathroom - Room for Personal Hygiene

A bathroom generally contains a bathtub or a shower, and possibly also a bidet.

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In North America and some other regions, it also characteristically contains a toilet and a sink.

Hence in North American English the word "bathroom" is commonly used to mean any room containing a toilet, even a public toilet (although in the United States this is more commonly called a restroom, in Ireland it is commonly called a Jacks).

In other countries, including the UK, Australia, France and Japan, homes may have a separate toilet.

In Iran almost all homes have two distinct rooms for bathroom and toilet room.

Regional differences

Australia and New Zealand

In Australia, New Zealand and other British Commonwealth countries it is common for a bathroom to not contain a lavatory; but with a separate 'toilet' next door (a very small room with only a toilet and perhaps a tiny hand washbasin).

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Terminology in the United States

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In the United States, bathrooms are generally categorized as master bathroom, containing a shower and a tub that is adjoining to a master bedroom, a "full bathroom" (or "full bath"), containing four plumbing fixtures: bathtub, shower, toilet, and sink; "half (1/2) bath" (or "powder room") containing just a toilet and sink; and "3/4 bath" containing toilet, sink, and shower, although the terms vary from market to market.

In some U.S. markets, a toilet, sink, and shower are considered a "full bath".

This lack of a single, universal definition commonly results in discrepancies between advertised and actual number of baths in real estate listings. 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).

Design considerations

The design of a bathroom must account for the use of both hot and cold water, in significant quantities, for cleaning the human body.

The water is also used for moving solid and liquid human waste to a sewer or septic tank. Water may be splashed on the walls and floor, and hot humid air may cause condensation on cold surfaces.

From a decorating point of view the bathroom presents a challenge. Ceiling, wall and floor materials and coverings should be impervious to water and readily and easily cleaned.

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 Variations

Powder room A powder room also called "1/2 bath" or "guest bath" usually refers to a room with a toilet and a sink and commonly used by guests
Shower room A shower room or shower-room is a room that contains a shower cubicle (or shower stall), but no bathtub. In the United States, this would be called a 3/4 bathroom
Ensuite An ensuite bathroom or ensuite shower room (also en suite, ensuite and other variations) is a bathroom or shower room attached to and only accessible from a bedroom
Family bathroom A family bathroom, in British estate agent terminology, is a full bathroom in a house.
Jack and Jill bathroom  A Jack and Jill bathroom is a bathroom with two doors, accessible from two bedrooms
Wetroom  A wetroom is a waterproof room usually equipped with a shower. It is designed to eliminate moisture damage that is caused to a home and is also compatible with the heating systems beneath the floor

 reference: wikipedia

 

Written by Nicolas Yang

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