Mud room/utility room?

[Zoe]

I thought an actual mud room needed like a toilet or at least a sink to be called a mud room.

Some rooms now have like coat racks/shelves and nothing else and they call them mud rooms.

Next question. Utility rooms were not counted in room count in the past. How do your classify these rooms and do you count them in room count?

 

[sputnam]

Who told you that? A mud room generally has hard, washable surfaces. A sink is nice but, not required. It's designed to be a place to leave your dirty shoes so you don't get yelled at for tracking all over the carpet.

A utility room is just what it is called. It could be used for nearly anything... and no, mud/utility/laundry rooms are not included in the room count.

 

[Zoe]

Who told you that? A mud room generally has hard, washable surfaces. A sink is nice but, not required. It's designed to be a place to leave your dirty shoes so you don't get yelled at for tracking all over the carpet.

A utility room is just what it is called. It could be used for nearly anything... and no, mud/utility/laundry rooms are not included in the room count.

Thank you.

 

[Zoe]

Many of what i would call a mud room probably have a shower also.

BTW, I take my shoes off at front door.

If I have to go out back with no access to back, I take my shoes off, carry them to back and put them back on. On entrance again, I take my shoes off, go to front door and place my shoes.

Do interior inspection next.

 

[Cob]

Many of what i would call a mud room probably have a shower also.

BTW, I take my shoes off at front door.

If I have to go out back with no access to back, I take my shoes off, carry them to back and put them back on. On entrance again, I take my shoes off, go to front door and place my shoes.

Do interior inspection next.

Maybe Texas is different, what a considered Mud Rooms in Texas is a room right where you walk in from the garage, typically no sink, for sure no shower, they usually have a stoop or sitting area, hooks to hang coats and umbrella and something on the ground to clean and leave shoes.

 

[Zoe]

Maybe Texas is different, what a considered Mud Rooms in Texas is a room right where you walk in from the garage, typically no sink, for sure no shower, they usually have a stoop or sitting area, hooks to hang coats and umbrella and something on the ground to clean and leave shoes.

Yeah, some people here are same as you. It is nice and definitely adds value, but still NOT counted as a room in total room count.

If you get in real expensive homes, they do have like a half bath and possibly a shower also. Then they are counted in bathroom count.

Sometimes laundry is also in same room. Laundry is not counted in total room count either.

It adds utility also. The room type you mention, you just pass through. The 1/2 bath/laundry and or full bath with shower would need a door on it so you couldn't just pass through.

You were dirty, you come in and take your clothes off and have laundry right there. Use the bathroom and take a shower (in some).

 

[jay trotta]

Definition.
When there’s a mess outside, the last thing you want to do is bring the mess indoors. Fortunately, if you know the answer to the question “What is a mudroom?” there’s a solution. That’s exactly the purpose a mudroom serves—a room where you can remove your muddy shoes, wet clothing and any other mess you don’t want to enter the interior of your home. Once seen as extraneous and unnecessary, mudrooms are experiencing a resurgence as people start to see just how useful these rooms are.

Mudrooms can have several benefits, such as helping keep your house clean and increasing the home’s resale value amid this growing trend. Plus, some mudrooms are combined with the laundry room, adding to the overall utility of the room.

All in the eye of the Owner/Buyer....you better half will love those.

 

[Vermonter]

Maybe Texas is different, what a considered Mud Rooms in Texas is a room right where you walk in from the garage, typically no sink, for sure no shower, they usually have a stoop or sitting area, hooks to hang coats and umbrella and something on the ground to clean and leave shoes.

Same in VT so not sure where the OP got the toilet idea.

Only difference up north is they sometimes have doors to act as a buffer zone between cold exterior and the rest of the interior altho I have seen unheated mudrooms. Also called Arctic Entry in then northern tier, AK, Canada.

They are pretty much a must have in VT

 

[Zoe]

Same in VT so not sure where the OP got the toilet idea.

Only difference up north is they sometimes have doors to act as a buffer zone between cold exterior and the rest of the interior altho I have seen unheated mudrooms. Also called Arctic Entry in then northern tier, AK, Canada.

They are pretty much a must have in VT

Maybe they were about to get real muddy.

I have seen it in what I guess some would consider a mud room where it may have had two or 3 doors to access with toilet, sink, shower, laundry all in same room.

To each their own.

I call it full bath with laundry. Call it mud room if you want.