Jack and Jill bathroom
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A Jack and Jill bathroom is a bathroom with two doors, usually accessible from two bedrooms.[1] The bathroom may have two wash basins.[2][3][4]
A Jack and Jill bedroom is a term sometimes used to denote a suite of two bedrooms with a shared Jack and Jill bathroom.
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Privacy considerations
To give full privacy, both doors require locks on both sides.
On entering the bathroom, one should lock the opposite door to prevent entry from the other bedroom. Before leaving, that door should be unlocked and the other door locked from the bedroom side. This will then allow occupants of either bedroom to use the bathroom, but not gain access to the other bedroom.
If full privacy is not required, for example to wash one’s face or brush one’s teeth, the opposite door need not be locked. This would allow the other party to make simultaneous limited use of the bathroom, especially if it contains a washbasin for each bedroom.
Lighting
The presence of a light on in the bathroom may be useful to indicate to both bedrooms that it is in use. Unless the doors are adjacent, a light switch is required near each door, wired either for multiway switching or, if the switches are on the outside of each door, in parallel.
Variants
Shower room
Many Jack and Jill bathrooms are actually shower rooms (US 3/4 bathroom), as they have a shower but no bathtub.
One door not to a bedroom
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the rooms may not be used as a bedroom, or one door may open onto a hallway.
Divided bathroom
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Some Jack and Jill bathrooms are subdivided so that the bathtub (and/or shower) and toilet are in one or more cubicles, stalls or separate small rooms, each only needing a lock on the inside. These will typically have two washbasins in the common area.
Washbasins in the bedrooms
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. In a development of the divided bathroom, the Jack and Jill bathroom need only have a shower (and/or bathtub) and toilet if the washbasins are installed into each bedroom. A Jack and Jill shares a toilet and bath/shower, but it should have two sinks, so the less-private activities (e.g. teeth brushing and hair combing) can take place in concert.
Reasons for use
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. In some older buildings, it may not be feasible to install a conventional separate bathroom accessed from a common area without carving out a long corridor from one or more rooms.
In newer buildings, the trend towards en suite facilities may mean that costs can be lowered by sharing a bathroom between two bedrooms.
In popular culture
The TV sitcom series The Brady Bunch featured a Jack and Jill bathroom. It has also been seen in Beverly Hills, 90210 at the Walsh residence, between Brandon's and Brenda's bedrooms, as well as on Gossip Girl, at the Waldorf residence between Serena's and Blair's bedrooms.
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Trends in Action: Jack and Jill Bathroom", HGTV.com.
- ↑ "Learn to Share with a Jack and Jill Bathroom", Servicemagic.com.
- ↑ "Home Plans with Jack & Jill Bathrooms", Donald A. Gardner Architects.
