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this would be great for entertaining the ladeez.
come over to my place and I'll cook you up a flash dinner.....
$3fity a week!
You could buy a house for that in a regional area...
I like how you can take a dump and reach the toaster and kettle at the same time. My morning routine would take half the time!!
I think the building code says something like 'the bathroom cannot open directly into the kitchen area', but I guess technically it might not say that the bathroom can't be in the kitchen area... 
Surely you can't legally do this? I think its poor planning where they don't even separate it. That's just bad.
Although looking at it, they do have glass screens.
mmmm diner smells lovely tonight dear , is that sprouts cooking?...............no i haven't started cooking yet dear!!!!!
This is just the beginning of the end all thanks to THE BLOCK, HOUSE RULES and all the other bullisht shows on tv that get home owners thinking they are as good as if not better then real TRADESMEN ! As a tradesmen myself I'm continually going to jobs and fixing home owners stuff ups all because they saw it on tv n thought they could do it.
The most recently of which I cladded the entire side of a two storey town house and the home owner thought i was too expensive which ended him doing the opposite side of the house in a completely different profile board and not levelling around from the side of the house i did!
BUT WAIT THERES MORE!!!!
He finally reached the top of the house / eave height on his dodgy painters scaffold and fell off from roughly 6 meters in the air. Fell to the ground and smashed his ankle to pieces and is now spending the next 3 months off work and play, i think he is lucky he didn't die !
ps u can tell I'm a tradie as my grammar n such is horrible !
Actually this type of development is due to incredibly expensive real estate in Sydney, not poor workmanship. Basically property here is rising in price all the time, especially apartments.
I'm sure it would prompt you to keep the toilet clean! And you definitely wouldn't want to "Eat off the floor" in that place!
Poo & germs get aerosolised with every flush which is why a good dentist will tell you to always flush with the lid down and keep your toothbrush 2.5m from the toilet minimum, or better still in the kitchen.
You'd get a nice microscopic poo coating on your kitchen benches there. 
Select to expand quotekiteboy dave said..
Poo & germs get aerosolised with every flush which is why a good dentist will tell you to always flush with the lid down and keep your toothbrush 2.5m from the toilet minimum, or better still in the kitchen.
You'd get a nice microscopic poo coating on your kitchen benches there.
Aerosolised
Select to expand quoteok said..
This is just the beginning of the end all thanks to THE BLOCK, HOUSE RULES and all the other bullisht shows on tv that get home owners thinking they are as good as if not better then real TRADESMEN ! As a tradesmen myself I'm continually going to jobs and fixing home owners stuff ups all because they saw it on tv n thought they could do it.
The most recently of which I cladded the entire side of a two storey town house and the home owner thought i was too expensive which ended him doing the opposite side of the house in a completely different profile board and not levelling around from the side of the house i did!
BUT WAIT THERES MORE!!!!
He finally reached the top of the house / eave height on his dodgy painters scaffold and fell off from roughly 6 meters in the air. Fell to the ground and smashed his ankle to pieces and is now spending the next 3 months off work and play, i think he is lucky he didn't die !
ps u can tell I'm a tradie as my grammar n such is horrible !
When i watch those shows, the thing that stands out for me, is the total lack of compliance to the OH&S Act, they promote no safety, work crazy hrs, have people in high heels etc, its just weird, and when did having imagination towards interior design qualify one for anything in regards to trades? Oh, I think a pink cushion would look good there, now let me knockout a structural beam, I like the finished products, they look vibrant, but the example the show sets in terms of safety, is simply very different to the standards others are expected to follow in the building industry, and considering it has such an uniformed audience, it should really be promoting safety and trade qualifications etc
Select to expand quoteFormulaNova said..
I think the building code says something like 'the bathroom cannot open directly into the kitchen area', but I guess technically it might not say that the bathroom can't be in the kitchen area...
Surely you can't legally do this? I think its poor planning where they don't even separate it. That's just bad.
Yep you're right - You must have an air lock between the toilet and any food preparation area.
^ It's exactly how the bird flu virus started.
It was traced back to a particular block of apartments where the sewerage pipes ran down through the kitchens, and were a little leaky.
And now I can't find the article.
Select to expand quoteMilsy said..ok said..
This is just the beginning of the end all thanks to THE BLOCK, HOUSE RULES and all the other bullisht shows on tv that get home owners thinking they are as good as if not better then real TRADESMEN ! As a tradesmen myself I'm continually going to jobs and fixing home owners stuff ups all because they saw it on tv n thought they could do it.
The most recently of which I cladded the entire side of a two storey town house and the home owner thought i was too expensive which ended him doing the opposite side of the house in a completely different profile board and not levelling around from the side of the house i did!
BUT WAIT THERES MORE!!!!
He finally reached the top of the house / eave height on his dodgy painters scaffold and fell off from roughly 6 meters in the air. Fell to the ground and smashed his ankle to pieces and is now spending the next 3 months off work and play, i think he is lucky he didn't die !
ps u can tell I'm a tradie as my grammar n such is horrible !
When i watch those shows, the thing that stands out for me, is the total lack of compliance to the OH&S Act, they promote no safety, work crazy hrs, have people in high heels etc, its just weird, and when did having imagination towards interior design qualify one for anything in regards to trades? Oh, I think a pink cushion would look good there, now let me knockout a structural beam, I like the finished products, they look vibrant, but the example the show sets in terms of safety, is simply very different to the standards others are expected to follow in the building industry, and considering it has such an uniformed audience, it should really be promoting safety and trade qualifications etc
I get clients coming in regularly stating - "I saw an idea on 'The Block' / 'Grand Designs' last night that I want...prob is, most don't realise that Grand Designs is based in mainly cold European climates, and the Block is sponsored by companies that simply want to push product and the work they do (apart from the above-mentioned astounding structural work) is mainly 'Interior Decorating' - not to be confused with 'Interior Design'. A good Interior Designer will not only select colours/finishes/curtains/furniture etc. but detail joinery, trims, tiling, glass & intricate construction elements. The Block couples simply get given a voucher to sponsored shops and pick items that look pretty...not a fan sorry.
As for the OP - you can have a toilet that close, as long as it's fitted with "mechanical exhaust ventilation", otherwise "an airlock, hallway or other room" is needed. (BCA Vol 2 part 3.8.5.3 )
Scroll down the photos, and you'll realise it's also the bedroom. The bed folds out of the cupboard onto that small bit of floorspace in front of the loo.
Select to expand quotewhippingboy said..
This is standard Chinese housing 
I don't know who's house you've been to in China, but as poorly planned as most of there apartments are, I've never seen anything like that...
Select to expand quoteBeersy said..whippingboy said..
This is standard Chinese housing
I don't know who's house you've been to in China, but as poorly planned as most of there apartments are, I've never seen anything like that...
I worked with a guy who visited the parents of their son's chinese wife. They had to catch a super packed train ut towards mongolia. both parents were public servents. They had no running water or toilet in the apartment. had to go down the end of the street. -30c
Select to expand quotekiteboy dave said..
Poo & germs get aerosolised with every flush which is why a good dentist will tell you to always flush with the lid down and keep your toothbrush 2.5m from the toilet minimum, or better still in the kitchen.
You'd get a nice microscopic poo coating on your kitchen benches there.
Mythbusters debunked that one.
Besides, would we not then get horrible infections from breathing poo germs into our lungs? Wouldn't cleaners get really sick more often?
Select to expand quoteok said..
ps u can tell I'm a tradie as my grammar n such is horrible !
I say bull**** you are a tradie, because if you were, you would have spelt grammar with an 'e' 
Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..kiteboy dave said..
Poo & germs get aerosolised with every flush which is why a good dentist will tell you to always flush with the lid down and keep your toothbrush 2.5m from the toilet minimum, or better still in the kitchen.
You'd get a nice microscopic poo coating on your kitchen benches there.
Mythbusters debunked that one.
Besides, would we not then get horrible infections from breathing poo germs into our lungs? Wouldn't cleaners get really sick more often?
Not quite, from memory they placed toothbrushes at set distances from a toilet then tested for faecal matter, every toothbrush apparently tested positive. Even the 'control sample' out in the crew kitchen.
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Select to expand quoteChris6791 said..Mark _australia said..kiteboy dave said..
Poo & germs get aerosolised with every flush which is why a good dentist will tell you to always flush with the lid down and keep your toothbrush 2.5m from the toilet minimum, or better still in the kitchen.
You'd get a nice microscopic poo coating on your kitchen benches there.
Mythbusters debunked that one.
Besides, would we not then get horrible infections from breathing poo germs into our lungs? Wouldn't cleaners get really sick more often?
Not quite, from memory they placed toothbrushes at set distances from a toilet then tested for faecal matter, every toothbrush apparently tested positive. Even the 'control sample' out in the crew kitchen.
Yes. Control sample had just as much poo germs on it.
That means they debunked the theory that toilet atomises poo germs and deposits them on toothbrushes.
A certain genre of porn does the same really.
Select to expand quoteChris6791 said..for a micro apartment it's pretty bland, I like the creativity in this one.
but.....but.....where did he put his shed
stephen
Select to expand quoteChris6791 said..
for a micro apartment it's pretty bland, I like the creativity in this one.
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That is pretty cool! So little space, but neatly laid out and functional.
Select to expand quotemyusernam said..Beersy said..whippingboy said..
This is standard Chinese housing
I don't know who's house you've been to in China, but as poorly planned as most of there apartments are, I've never seen anything like that...
I worked with a guy who visited the parents of their son's chinese wife. They had to catch a super packed train ut towards mongolia. both parents were public servents. They had no running water or toilet in the apartment. had to go down the end of the street. -30c
Yeah, I've been to a few places like that... but it's not the same thing as having a toilet in your kitchen.
Select to expand quoteTux said..
Where do you put all your boards....
You have a van.
Select to expand quotemyusernam said..Beersy said..whippingboy said..
This is standard Chinese housing
I don't know who's house you've been to in China, but as poorly planned as most of there apartments are, I've never seen anything like that...
I worked with a guy who visited the parents of their son's chinese wife. They had to catch a super packed train ut towards mongolia. both parents were public servents. They had no running water or toilet in the apartment. had to go down the end of the street. -30c
I really think it depends where in China. Obviously the average apartment in Beijing is going to have running water, and likely be quite slick and futuristic compared to most of (I mean that) Sydney, where some apartments have the toilet in the kitchen.
Source: I pay ~$50,000/year for a 3brm apartment in Sydney with no balcony, no fly screen, no heating nor cooling, original windows circa 1940 (they are rippled), no double-glazing, original wiring (electrician couldn't believe it), no exhaust in the kitchen, fridge has to sit sideways in the kitchen to open door. And so on. Oh yeah; if there's a NE'r at night you can't sleep because the windows rattle so much.
Nice area though. : \
