Growing up with a Jack and Jill bedroom and bathroom setup can yield a ton of benefits for the entire family. The benefits of a Jack and Jill bathroom might not seem so obvious at first, but once you have been living in a house with this kind of setup for quite some time, you will come to realize the many benefits that such a setup can yield.
Of course, before you start planning to create a Jack and Jill bathroom inside your house, it is a good idea to consider some of the privacy issues that may arise as well as what exactly makes up this kind of bathroom. To put it simply, a Jack and Jill bathroom is one that is shared by two different rooms. It goes without saying that in a Jack and Jill bathroom, there are two entryways into the bathroom, which are also entrances into the adjoining rooms – usually bedrooms. Thus, when one speaks of it, this term is used to denote two different rooms that share a single bathroom.
There are some privacy issues that may arise from having one. While some people may consider this to be a negative point for having a J and J setup, it can actually be quite beneficial for members of the same family. For example, if there are two siblings of different ages, making their bathroom a like this type can help to teach them the value of sharing and mutual respect and consideration for the other’s needs.
Of course, due to the nature of this as being a shared bathroom connected to two different bathrooms, it is a good idea to plan carefully for the privacy needs of the individuals behind each bedroom door in your plans for the construction of a Jack and Jill bathroom. There are actually several workarounds toward this problem. Of course, first of all, both doors of the bathroom should be capable of being locked from either side. This allows the user as well as the person on the bedroom side of either door to lock the door/s and secure their privacy. It may also be a good idea to make the bathroom soundproof, although it is not really necessary. Since it should have some sort of indicator as to when it is occupied and when it is available, a good way to solve this particular privacy issue is to install some lighting fixtures right next to the bathroom doors. These lights should be designed to go on and off automatically as soon as someone enters the bathroom so as to prevent someone else from accidentally barging into the bathroom while it is still occupied.
Having a Jack and Jill bedroom can really help out a lot as far as space is concerned. Normally, if you have four different bedrooms, even if they are adjacent to each other, you would need additional space within each bedroom for a private bathroom. Using a Jack and Jill bedroom setup however, you can have only two bathrooms for each of the four bedrooms and thus save on space with only a minimal trade-off in terms of privacy.
