Commonly called called a ‘powder room’ in australia.
mp3@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Never heard “half bath”, and I always called those washrooms.
JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
NielsBohron@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
or “water closet” in the UK
sowitzer@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
I’m in the US and powered room is used in places I’ve lived. But on real estate listings it is common to call it 1/2 bath.
Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Maybe it’s a class difference thing but I’ve more commonly heard it referred to as “the shitter,” “dunny,” or “toilet.”
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Powder room is where you store amino.
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
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”.
Steve@startrek.website 2 weeks ago
Or 5 powder rooms and zero bathtubs
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Sure, it could mean that, but I don’t think any could person would go to that conclusion.
sowitzer@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
What gets confusing are these large homes, or McMansions that list 5 bedrooms and 7 and a half baths. So are they listing 3 powder rooms at 1.5 baths? I can’t afford them, so I only see it online; but that part gets weird. I have seen descriptions that then list full and partial though.
CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Real estate term.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
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…
Ledivin@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
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”
kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
that’s some realtor math. they are known to magically inflate surface before you buy it, and shrink it back once you bought / rented it. Mathematicians can’t explain that !
jewbacca117@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Imagine getting a half bath but only the back half so you don’t even get a faucet
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
half a sink, half a toilet, half a shower.