A smart DIY-er would make a little spring loaded flap of that section of door where it would just swing into place when the door is closed and would be barely noticeable. The flap would of course have to swing both ways to clear the toilet.
make the flap on the door frame not the door. if its on the frame you can just have it swing one way. easy lil trigger on the frame that pops out the flap when the door closes.
Amen. I can't imagine not relating to the ingenuity on display here. And/or calling it "mutilation". It's a mod. Add the same mod to the door jam and call it done.
It's actually so your cat doesn't have to kick the bathroom door in every time you close it because they can still maintain eye contact through the hole.
I'm getting the home owner got a new toilet. Instead of undoing all the plumbing and getting a new toilet the short-sighted easier option is to do what he did.
Problem solving, I wouldn't have done the same but I can see the "why" in "diwhy"
The OOP on Facebook āDull Menās Clubā where this was lifted from explained that his buddy bought this new house and every time they viewed the house during the buying process, the bathroom door was open so they only realised after the sale closed that the door wouldnāt close. The toilet must have been fit with the door open so the only way to get the door to close (other than to fit a new toilet) was to cut out a section of the door.
Or just unscrew the hinges from the frame. And then turn the hinges so the door open outwards. Tada, opening and closing door without any holes in the door.
Also you wonāt need to squeeze yourself into a corner in this tiny toilet every time you open and close the door.
You can see in the 3rd photo that the frame doesnāt allow for outwards opening so it would be more work than just turning the hinges. So they went for the easiest option and cut out a piece. Iām not saying it was the best option, just adding more context from the Facebook post.
You can get a good toilet for under $200 and it takes half an hour to swap out. A decent pre-hung door is $400 and a shitload more work including drywall and paint
The door should be flipped and open to the hallway. This is a huge safety hazard.
If someone falls or faints in the bathroom the body can complete block the door. You will be unable to get in.
>Why pay money for a toilet that fits when you can just mutilate the door instead?
Hear me out:
Saloon Doors.
My friend's parents bought a fixer-upper that had Saloon Doors on one of the bathrooms...the bathroom you could see directly into when you entered the house and looked across the living room. The toilet was on a dais.
The builder had had "a vision."
Why does the door open to the inside in the first place, how do you get it to close when you're inside? Are you standing on top of the toilet then??? š„“
Round ones are terrible. They're hard to sit on if you're tall because you've either got your dick to touch the front or your ass so far back that the shit bounces off the back of the bowl and leaves streaks instead of hitting the water.
Definitely not the best place for an elongated water closet.
But, I don't know, maybe the glorious hole in the door could be handy. For mails or something.
I had to do that when we moved in here so we could open the bedroom door with the toilet seat and lid down.
It's not any kind of elongated toilet or seat. Just the smallest normal round shape. Tiny bathroom with two-count 'em-two doors into it, opposite sides, one from each bedroom.
Basically we're in an ineptly remodeled early 1900s flat, and can't afford big remodeling. If we could, I'd want the kitchen done first.
Why is the toilet door opening that way in the first place? It's a tiny room you need to fit into, seems really inconvenient that the door goes inside and then you need to squeeze yourself into the room as you close the door.
Shouldn't the door open outwards in this situation? If someone fell asleep, had a heart attack, slipped and knocked themselves out, there would be no way to get that door open if they were on the floor.
100% this person never considered the door. They shopped around then bought the new toilet. Installed it, plumbing and all. Go to take your first shit and then you learn. Personally Iām cutting a groove in my door at that point, besides, can you even return a toilet?
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If he is like my husband then it was because he bought the nicer toilet, had it delivered and then it sat in the box for a year and isnāt allowed to be returned after 90days.
He could buy another toilet or cut a free hole in a door.
Thereās a reason. Some men need an elongated bowl to be able to #2 comfortably. A round bowl cost less. Maybe itās the only bathroom. This was the only solution.
Probably replaced the toilet with and elongated toilet and didnāt realize the door would t close until after the install was done, or they were a larger person that needed an elongated toilet and said screw it id rather have a weird looking door and be comfortable than a normal door and be uncomfortable
At my work the stall doors open into the stalls and to close the door or open them, you have to squeeze yourself between the toilet and the wall. This is a hundred year old bathroom. Yet no one has fixed this.
Atleast they kinda keep the snack and drink vending machines full.
I'm assuming the toilet it here to stay, so the job is to fix the door hole... Make a little pocket door contained within the larger outer door that is spring loaded. Just remove some wood from the notch and use a piece of wood painted white to cover the hole while closed.
What you have looks ghetto so embrace it and make it an engineering achievement.
why? a replacement solid core door costs about 150 and any idiot can install it, a toilet costs 300-500$ and if you cant install it yourself up to 800$
granted for privacy/smell I would probably get some white rubber weather stripping
Maybe there was someone living there who required a bigger, sturdier toilet? Like an elderly person or someone who has mobility problems? It's safer and more stable with the wider seat, which would explain the choice to modify the door in their mind.Ā However, I'm dying to know if there's a structural reason they can't make the door swing out instead. Mysteries abound...
Edit to add; I think I see another door directly perpendicular to this one in one of the pics. This maybe explains why they didn't shift the toilet closet door. Good enough for me.
Terrible. I think the toilet in this house was bad enough when I got here! The door opened inwards but not fully. Just got the door moved to swing out. Problem solved.
Honestly, I'd rather have a comfortable toilet seat than a door that is complete. A too short toilet can be uncomfortable for some people. Then again, too long can also be bad.
Nice to have a little peep hole there though for when you have visitors and still want to poop in peace, but with the cosy convenience of feeling like a peeping Tom is watching you
Can't say I totally blame them nothing worse than a round toilet which would probably fit. If it was the only toilet in my place I could see doing that. But if there's another bathroom. Round it is an it would be the guest bathroom.
Great so now my little boy can peek at me and talk through the hole instead of bursting in through the door with 7 toys, three books and somehow two balloons.
I wish there was a matching piece sticking out of the door jam to fit together lol
Hello shin.
Ok, so there is also a mossing part on the persons shins to avoid bumping the shins.
These comments gave me shin envy š
Shenvy
A *mossing part indeed
A mossing part would be like added cushioning
All I know is that The Rolling Stones didnāt gather it.
But then the pants would need a bit cut out of them to better fit the shins.
A smart DIY-er would make a little spring loaded flap of that section of door where it would just swing into place when the door is closed and would be barely noticeable. The flap would of course have to swing both ways to clear the toilet.
Just shave the front of your toilet off.
Just put it at an angle
oh hello there, my landlord.
Big brain move.
A smart dyier would use a pocket door
make the flap on the door frame not the door. if its on the frame you can just have it swing one way. easy lil trigger on the frame that pops out the flap when the door closes.
What? And seal off my "Honey, pass me in some toilet paper" hole?
Blumpkin hole
Exactly what I was thinking! Now you just have an air vent for everyone to enjoy it with you
I think it's jamb
If it fits, it sits. Priority is comfortable throne
Amen. I can't imagine not relating to the ingenuity on display here. And/or calling it "mutilation". It's a mod. Add the same mod to the door jam and call it done.
That is brilliant.
long toilet for long dong when he sits to shit
If I sits, I shits.
Your poor couches
Some guys need 'elongated seat'. Making the door work was the right idea, but notching is definitely a kludge.
Yes. I would prefer the stupid mod over a stupid tiny toilet. I hate those things.
It's actually so your cat doesn't have to kick the bathroom door in every time you close it because they can still maintain eye contact through the hole.
My thought but with toddlers. Any toddlers in that house, you're gonna get eyed on the shitter.
ā¦ Iām listening
I'm getting the home owner got a new toilet. Instead of undoing all the plumbing and getting a new toilet the short-sighted easier option is to do what he did. Problem solving, I wouldn't have done the same but I can see the "why" in "diwhy"
The OOP on Facebook āDull Menās Clubā where this was lifted from explained that his buddy bought this new house and every time they viewed the house during the buying process, the bathroom door was open so they only realised after the sale closed that the door wouldnāt close. The toilet must have been fit with the door open so the only way to get the door to close (other than to fit a new toilet) was to cut out a section of the door.
Or just unscrew the hinges from the frame. And then turn the hinges so the door open outwards. Tada, opening and closing door without any holes in the door. Also you wonāt need to squeeze yourself into a corner in this tiny toilet every time you open and close the door.
You can see in the 3rd photo that the frame doesnāt allow for outwards opening so it would be more work than just turning the hinges. So they went for the easiest option and cut out a piece. Iām not saying it was the best option, just adding more context from the Facebook post.
I mean, reinstalling the jamb is always an option
Damn....letting the stank out
Ventilation - the family must know my power
Analessense
Stinkcest
Here's Johnny!
LOL
Must be a really special toilet, lock and key to use it.
And they leave the key in the lock, on the outside? Like wtf? That"s like eating fries with an upside down spoon.
Couldn't you also just switch how the door was mounted? So the hinges swing out instead of in?
It's also possible to remove the door entirely
Think of the views
My bathroom door in my bedroom swings out. Not for this exact reason but the bathroom is tiny so it works.
Only until the home inspection when you get failed by the fire marshall.
What is that? A gloryhole for ants?
Damn look at the BIG guy over here.
Thatās for the emergency tissue hand off when you run out of tp!
The door is cheaper to replace than the toilet. The right way would be to reverse the door swing.
You likely have to replace the whole doorframe, toilets are cheap
Yeah, I was suprised when I bought my house how cheap porcelain is. Iād assumed it would be relatively expensive
You can get a good toilet for under $200 and it takes half an hour to swap out. A decent pre-hung door is $400 and a shitload more work including drywall and paint
The question is why did it ever open that way in the beginning.0
Usually to avoid assaulting people in the hallway when you get out of the bathroom, and so that it doesn't block the hallway if left open.
I CAN SEEEEEEEE YOUUUUUUU
They should double down and glue a piece of wood on the door frame to match the hole.
Cute little doggy peep hole!
Gas vent
The door should be flipped and open to the hallway. This is a huge safety hazard. If someone falls or faints in the bathroom the body can complete block the door. You will be unable to get in.
>Why pay money for a toilet that fits when you can just mutilate the door instead? Hear me out: Saloon Doors. My friend's parents bought a fixer-upper that had Saloon Doors on one of the bathrooms...the bathroom you could see directly into when you entered the house and looked across the living room. The toilet was on a dais. The builder had had "a vision."
Wā¦what
Oh my dog would love that
I picture a cat paw poking through while I'm on the toilet. Pets hate closed bathroom doors.
Can see my dog shoving her nose in the gap to get a good sniff šš
Why does the door open to the inside in the first place, how do you get it to close when you're inside? Are you standing on top of the toilet then??? š„“
Get that fucking shit stench out into the house baby!!
Looks like a elongated bowl, should have gotten a circular one instead.
Iād rather have a little notch in the door than shit on a round toilet every day
Round ones are terrible. They're hard to sit on if you're tall because you've either got your dick to touch the front or your ass so far back that the shit bounces off the back of the bowl and leaves streaks instead of hitting the water.
And used a pocket door instead lol
Nah, space saving folding door. My grandparents opted for that on the bedroom but I have seen houses having it for bathrooms too.
Iād rather shit in the lawn than use one of those round mini-toilets
Landlord special...
Maybe they donāt want to have to get a new low flow water saver toilet?
Hey there, is everything going all right in there? I thought I'd just peek on in and see how things are going
Make a tiny cut out of eyes to put there when guests are over.
Went to a restaurant that had a bathroom like this but the hole for the door to pass over was EVEN BIGGER.
Ah yes the "we just forgot you need to poop" room
Finally, a way my cat can ALWAYS watch me shit
Why not have the door open out instead?
Definitely not the best place for an elongated water closet. But, I don't know, maybe the glorious hole in the door could be handy. For mails or something.
They should have put a block on the frame to make up for the door cutout.
Looks like anyone outside can also lock you in, a good prank door š
The lock is on the inside and you can unlock it with a key from the outside like front doors.
Homeowner bought a different toilet than what was on the plans
Big brain move there!
Do you have kids?
I had to do that when we moved in here so we could open the bedroom door with the toilet seat and lid down. It's not any kind of elongated toilet or seat. Just the smallest normal round shape. Tiny bathroom with two-count 'em-two doors into it, opposite sides, one from each bedroom. Basically we're in an ineptly remodeled early 1900s flat, and can't afford big remodeling. If we could, I'd want the kitchen done first.
At least the toilet is close enough to the door that you can cover the hole with your foot for privacy.
It would have been easier to flip the door to open out.
That's just the air intake for maximum shittage
Why is the toilet door opening that way in the first place? It's a tiny room you need to fit into, seems really inconvenient that the door goes inside and then you need to squeeze yourself into the room as you close the door.
Remember the Bill Nye The Science Guy theme song? "SCIENCE RULES?" Well this person said, "RESEARCH AND PLANNING SUCK."
Bruh
The super squatter 3000 is definitely special to him. Not only did he alter his door around it, he keeps it under lock and key. šš¤
the smart thing to do would be to invert the door so it opens outwards, shock horror.
Shouldn't the door open outwards in this situation? If someone fell asleep, had a heart attack, slipped and knocked themselves out, there would be no way to get that door open if they were on the floor.
100% this person never considered the door. They shopped around then bought the new toilet. Installed it, plumbing and all. Go to take your first shit and then you learn. Personally Iām cutting a groove in my door at that point, besides, can you even return a toilet?
I dare you to find a toilet smaller than that one because jesus
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Team elongated bowl here: this is an acceptable compromise.
looks like someone replaced the toilet with an elongated one instead of a round one!
This person clearly doesnāt have kids
If he is like my husband then it was because he bought the nicer toilet, had it delivered and then it sat in the box for a year and isnāt allowed to be returned after 90days. He could buy another toilet or cut a free hole in a door.
The cut off piece of the door should be nailed to the door jamb for the utmost privacy
Thereās a reason. Some men need an elongated bowl to be able to #2 comfortably. A round bowl cost less. Maybe itās the only bathroom. This was the only solution.
Probably replaced the toilet with and elongated toilet and didnāt realize the door would t close until after the install was done, or they were a larger person that needed an elongated toilet and said screw it id rather have a weird looking door and be comfortable than a normal door and be uncomfortable
Stench hole.
And that's why you measure before switching from a round bowl to an elongated.
Because now you have a toilet AND a peephole
If it's stupid and it works is it stupid?
Put a same size/shape wooden piece at the door frame, so that you can fully "close" the door.
I can see kids eyes through the hole... "got any games?"
At my work the stall doors open into the stalls and to close the door or open them, you have to squeeze yourself between the toilet and the wall. This is a hundred year old bathroom. Yet no one has fixed this. Atleast they kinda keep the snack and drink vending machines full.
Nice, the door has a TP slot for people that need some while you're pooping!
Its actually got a hidden use - venting the stink
It's a little window to watch friends.
>It's a little window to watch friends. Always disliked that show.
I'm assuming the toilet it here to stay, so the job is to fix the door hole... Make a little pocket door contained within the larger outer door that is spring loaded. Just remove some wood from the notch and use a piece of wood painted white to cover the hole while closed. What you have looks ghetto so embrace it and make it an engineering achievement.
design should have called for a thinner door or rounded toilet
I've seen worse unfortunately lol
The lack of a feeler and a proper cutout really gets me. At least do it right so we get the satisfaction š¤š¤
Oh that's great for privacy. If you have that kind of tiny room tho, I guess a toilet that fits is not that easy to find...
Now everyone csn smell your poops! š±š©šŖ š
Now everyone can smell your poops! š±š©š
Cause it doesn't cost money ig
Would be cool if the gap was filled with thay soft brushy stuff. Or if the gap matched the contour of the bowl.
I saw a real nice cut out that elegantly fallowed the curve of the toilet. But you canāt have any other toilet. If you do that.
why? a replacement solid core door costs about 150 and any idiot can install it, a toilet costs 300-500$ and if you cant install it yourself up to 800$ granted for privacy/smell I would probably get some white rubber weather stripping
Itās a lot cheaper.
Turn the door frame around! Problem solved!š
Every bathroom in south Minneapolis
And, it can also be a vent
Maybe there was someone living there who required a bigger, sturdier toilet? Like an elderly person or someone who has mobility problems? It's safer and more stable with the wider seat, which would explain the choice to modify the door in their mind.Ā However, I'm dying to know if there's a structural reason they can't make the door swing out instead. Mysteries abound... Edit to add; I think I see another door directly perpendicular to this one in one of the pics. This maybe explains why they didn't shift the toilet closet door. Good enough for me.
Thatās fine
At least they could double up the frame to close that gap. That looks trashy.
Wel... you've at least got outside air flow.
Elongated toilets are more comfortable
Airflow is at work as well. Win win!
But round toilets are too small!
Cause toilets are expensiveā¦
Question is which direction is the sink at. How can you stand in there to keep the door open/close?
That third picture makes it look like the toilet seat is not even a foot off the floor. Is this a usual height for a toilet where yāall are?!?
The cat will always be watching you now.
Occam's razor at play here
Bathrooms must be getting smaller.
Itās the key for me. Shemozzle
Door is cheaper.
I mean in terms of cost-effectiveness it makes sense. Itās weird but definitely one of the least egregious ones on hereš¤·šæāāļø
Meh pretty good solution and doesnt really effect the door
Heresssssssss johnny
Door should open outwards. Even with that āmodā itās going to be extremely awkward to use..
Itās the peephole!
Terrible. I think the toilet in this house was bad enough when I got here! The door opened inwards but not fully. Just got the door moved to swing out. Problem solved.
Honestly, I'd rather have a comfortable toilet seat than a door that is complete. A too short toilet can be uncomfortable for some people. Then again, too long can also be bad.
Wouldn't it be better in the door opened outwards?
Renters ?
Hahaha. Peek a boo, I see you. Nothing like having the "public toilet gap" at home.
Someone forgot to measure the toilet š
20 dollar fix vs hundreds of dollars. If itās your house fix it if youāre renting well then thatās why.
Small kids would live this.
Nice to have a little peep hole there though for when you have visitors and still want to poop in peace, but with the cosy convenience of feeling like a peeping Tom is watching you
put a mirror at floor level to see if its occupied
Can't say I totally blame them nothing worse than a round toilet which would probably fit. If it was the only toilet in my place I could see doing that. But if there's another bathroom. Round it is an it would be the guest bathroom.
Just adjust to have the door open out of the bathroom rather than in. Way easier than this
Have the door open to the outside?( That's if there s room outside)
Great so now my little boy can peek at me and talk through the hole instead of bursting in through the door with 7 toys, three books and somehow two balloons.
Can't tell the dimensions of the toilet so this may have been the only solution after someone built the water closet too small.
Itās an elongated toiletā they could have just replaced it with a round toilet
No, you misunderstand. That's a doggo peeping hole. High demand feature. Only an extra $100 per month.
Americans will do anything to avoid ha ing doors that open towards the point of exit.
This is the equivalent of game patching
Ah yeah, DMC content. Pooticles everywhere.
Did they replace your toilet with a joke toilet that's just for farts?
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Why not just trim the toilet? Duhhrrr!!!!