Bathroom - Yes or No?

[PCO6]

So I'm guessing that she won't let you put one of these on the back of the restroom door? My wife gets a kick out of showing this one to her friends. I think that I'll keep her!

Jim

I haven't asked but I'm guessing you're right. I like it though. I mentioned a full height urinal ... you know the slightly elevated type that you had to step up to. That didn't go over very well kind of like my idea to hang "Men's and Women's" keys next to the kitchen phone.

 

[Slackerzinc]

I just put a urinal and sink in my garage, I love not having to walk 200' to the house.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Another yes vote on a restroom in the shop. A lot of guys around here install a toilet flange with a short side exit pipe on it near a corner of the concrete floor pour, 1/8" below the finished level. This is installed right before the pour, then poured over and finished. Whenever a toilet is to be installed, a few taps with a hammer opens up a whole new world that inspectors and such know nothing about. A flange extension takes care of elevation issues, and a 55 gallon plastic barrel is then used to act as a septic tank, with about 20 feet of leach line. I built one in 1984 and it is still in use. My friend bought the property, and he thanks me for providing the restroom almost every time I am over there. My present property will have exactly the correct fall to drain into my existing tank about 80 feet away.

 

[Pluribus]

While it would be nice to have a toilet in your shop, I'm going to take the contrarian viewpoint and say that the camping toilet sounds best for your situation. Based on the limited amount you would use it and the fact that you aren't heating it currently, the costs to install and operate heat and plumbing are going to be pretty big...especially so if you calculate the total cost per time your **** is on it. It gets even worse if you end up having to pay separate service fees for separate buildings. I have a friend who pays two $50/monthly charges (before usage rates even kick in) for sewer to two buildings on the same property that are separated by less than 40'. You don't say if you're on sewer or septic there, so that may or may not apply.

As for composting toilets, I believe they stop functioning at around 55 degrees (F) or 13 degrees (C.)

Besides, as a dad, being "weird and embarrassing" is part of the job description.

 

[CadMan60]

Thanks for all the thoughts and suggestions guys, much appreciated. Here's a bit more info on my situation - I'm in an urban location and the house I am looking at building on is a rental that is tied into the City sewer line. The rental house is about a 5 minute drive from my current house. We just moved to the new house and it actually has a heated 3 car attached gargage - I considered setting this one up as my shop, but it is not that deep (about 20-22 feet) and I have some big cars (Cadillacs). Plus my plan was to use the garage at our house for our regular drivers and not so much as a shop for welding, etc.)

I'm wondering if the best option is to put the water and sewer lines in the new build so that I have the flexibility to add a bathroom. For now I could just use the campground toilet and if that doesn't work, I can always add the bathroom. Any more thoughts or suggestions?