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S Viemeister[_2_]

On 29/04/2021 22:07, wrote:
> On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 2:45:22 PM UTC-5, S Viemeister wrote:
>>
>> Every time I use our new shower room, I'm glad I resisted the
>> architect's desire to NOT put in a window. Even the mason said 'you
>> won't get any light coming in there'.
>> They were both wrong. It's nice and bright, and I like it. It was
>> certainly more expensive to put in a big double-glazed window, in both
>> materials and labour, but it was _definitely_ worth it.
>>
> A window in ANY room will add welcome daylight; even a small window.
> It sounds like the architect didn't want to take the time to draw up plans
> for a window. Plus the mason didn't want to spend the extra time it
> took to install it. Your shower room would have just been a dungeon.
>
The architect's own home has windowless bathrooms - he seemed very
surprised when I insisted he redraw the plans. And yes, it would have
felt like a dungeon.