What is a Half Bath (Half Bathroom)?
A half bathroom is a 2-piece bathroom that has no shower or bathtub – it contains only a sink and a toilet.
Real Estate Agent Explains Half Baths
Even though a half bath seems to be less of a bathroom than a full bath, there is often no need for a full bathroom in certain areas of a home. For example, a main floor bathroom is often a half bathroom – sometimes called a powder room or guest bathroom. If there is no bedroom nearby, there is not much reason to have anything more than a half bath. There are so-called 1-piece bathrooms on real estate listings – meaning only a sink – but no one would ever refer to them as a bathroom in the real world. Therefore, in the most logical terms, since you cannot have a bathroom without a sink as well as a toilet, a 2-piece bathroom is the smallest possible bathroom. Other types of bathrooms you’ll see on listings include 3 piece bathroom, 4 piece bathroom, 5 piece bathroom and 6 piece bathroom.
Why Does It Matter?
As with full bathrooms, half bathrooms are important because they are desirable to homebuyers. In Edmonton, it is more and more rare to find a home without at least one half bath.
