Molly Bracker

Would it be too thin to hold up, or just too thin to provide protection?

Toby Woodbury wrote:The cheapest floor I know of is Oehlers method of just leveling the dirt then lay a moisture barrier (plastic sheeting) then carpet over that. You get the softness of the earth but kept dry and clean by the plastic barrier. I mean imagine waking up every day and swinging your feet over the side of the bed and stepping on that warm solid terra firma. I can't imagine anything better.

Except that would kind of defeat the purpose of the beautiful earthen floor.

Jay C. White Cloud wrote:Hi Brian,

Part of it is a health and hygiene consideration.

We don't wash "potty hands" in "food prep" areas...That is the reasoning...and it really isn't a bad one.

As a designer, eliminating the bath room sink is not the solution. Designing and building a better "multi tasking" bath room/laundry area is. I have been in bathrooms in Japan, et al, that the "room" is the shower, the toilet is a hole in the floor, and/or a toilet that has a sink built into the tank. You need not rid our bathrooms any of its elements...just design them more efficiently.

Regards,

j

Although, they say if Aliens with no prior knowledge of us came to our houses and tested our homes for bacteria, they would probably conclude that they should wash their hands in our toilets and crap in our sinks.