Not a deal killer, but I hate that we don't have one in our townhouse. I had to have major knee surgery about 4 years ago and was stuck upstairs for about 2 weeks b/c there was no bathroom on the main floor so I would have to navigate the stairs multiple times -- not fun at all. I would do it once or twice a day to get food and supplies from the kitchen (wrapped a messenger bag full of stuff around me with my crutches) when I was home alone and that was it.

Sucked. With one bathroom up and one in the basement, it is also a pain with kids and guests.

Anonymous wrote:I did a DC row house renovation some years ago and went for the larger kitchen and did not put in the powder room. Almost immediately regretted it. You can create a truly tiny powder room that will still get the job done. And just put in a fan and you won't have to listen to people pee during dinner parties.

Not OP but it's so nice to hear from someone with actual experience. And I will say that when we were looking to buy our house in DC it was pretty much a deal breaker for us. We got one, but I do understand what folks are saying, it sucks to hear people peeing. I would strongly encourage you to sound proof it to the extent possible and get one of those lights/exhaust fans where they are on the same switch (you turn on the light and the fan always goes on too). Our current house has the fan in the powder room but since it's a separate switch people rarely use it even though I wish they would -- either they don't see it's there or they don't want to turn it on because everyone will think they're going #2

In the UK it is against code to have a toilet that opens up directly into the kitchen. I was shocked when I moved here and saw them everywhere.

"Gross!", as you people would say.

No, we don't have one and it has never bothered me.

We bought a home with two full baths upstairs and a full bath in the basement. It would be so great to have a powder room on the main floor for guests and it would have made potty training 1million times easier!

I would so much rather have a great kitchen. I think that will help resale value way more.

Bathroom next to the kitchen is gross. I'd rather not have one on the first floor.

Deal breaker, we like having a formal and informal powder room

Agree that PR is great to have on main floor, but not right off of all the action. Look at your plans. There are some great places to tuck one. Under the stairs or convert a closet?

Our old house didn't have a first floor bathroom. Hated having to send everyone up or downstairs. We now have a powder room and I love it.

No first floor bathroom is now a deal killer for me.

We used to live on Hill and folks would marvel that a powder room with shower had been squeezed in by previous owners. While it did nip the size of LR, I loved having a first floor BA as well as having overnight guests use it.

Our split level doesn't have one. It took a few weeks after we moved in, but I'm very used to it now. Don't miss it. Previous owner decided to go all out with the kitchen and not put in the powder room.

With that said, at some point, I want to put in an office (with a bump out). We'll add a powder room then.

I have one ful bath in this house and want to put one more in my house which has wo floors.is it ok to put a full bath in the first floor

Do it! (i.e, put in PR). otherwie you will be running up and down the whole day, and when you have guests you till have to direct them up the stairs - which is inconvenient, especially to older folks with torn ACLs or foot problems

and I would want a guest upstairs looking at how messy the second floor got while preparing for the party on the ground level.

Yes. Deal killer for me.