# I HATE REAL ESTATE LANGUAGE!!! (help)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-real-estate-language-help/293140>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 6, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-real-estate-language-help/293140 "2005-03-06T00:30:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![akwally1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akwally1/32/3220_2.png) [@akwally1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akwally1)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-real-estate-language-help/293140/1 "2005-03-06T00:30:25Z")

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Okay…the wife and I have started looking at buying a house as opposed to renting, and we’re reading through the ads and looking online and these places keep coming up with 1.1 and 2.1 bathrooms. What in the hell do you get for the extra .1? A spitoon? I can’t find anything via google, so what’s the story? Thanks for the help.

Mark

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**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-real-estate-language-help/293140/2 "2005-03-06T00:32:10Z")

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Just guessing, but I believe:

1.1 = 1 full bath, 1 half bath (toilet and sink, no shower or tub)  
2.1 = 2 full baths, 1 half bath  
2.2 = 2 full baths, 2 half baths

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**Author:** ![Elvez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8491ac/32.png) [@Elvez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elvez)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-real-estate-language-help/293140/3 "2005-03-06T00:38:16Z")

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I don’t know… I’ve heard of 1.5 and 2.5 etc., where the .5 bathroom is a toilet and sink, but no shower or tub. I think you can also have a .75, where there’s a stand-up shower too.  
But .1? Maybe it’s just a sink…

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**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-real-estate-language-help/293140/4 "2005-03-06T01:00:08Z")

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Maybe indicates a bidet?

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-real-estate-language-help/293140/5 "2005-03-06T02:36:36Z")

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Around here, it means exactly what **Early Out** wrote.