A toilet is in a very odd place inside this Pennsylvania house for sale — guess where
A home that’s on the real estate market in Newtown, Pennsylvania, for $420,000 is gathering a lot of attention thanks to a peculiarly placed toilet.
The house is a three-bedroom, two-bathroom ranch that’s said to have “great bones,” according to the listing on Zillow.com. While the 1,579-square-foot home has features including a large workshop, extra large detached garage and walk-up attics, the listing fails to explain why there is a toilet in the middle of a staircase.
Yes, you read that right.
The photo shows the commode right on a stair, and it’s possible that it’s functional.
The random stair john stole the spotlight on the popular real estate Facebook page Zillow Gone Wild, as confused folks gathered to wonder what on earth is going on with this odd placement.
“I have an inquiring mind ... there’s got to be a backstory here?” one person asked.
“Raising six kids with one bathroom, I often used to joke that I wish I could just park a second toilet in a closet somewhere,” someone said. “I did not mean like this.”
“This house needs to pick a struggle,” another commented. “(And) the throne on the stairs is appropriate — I can imagine myself saying ‘CRAP’ every time I look at that carpet.”
“I can think of no better place for a toilet than on carpeted stairs,” one person joked.
“I looked at a house with a toilet installed in the entryway coat closet,” another said. “At least that afforded some privacy but it lacked light.”
“Could it just be that they were replacing the toilet and got tired of carrying it and set it down, right as the realtors photographer showed up,” one person commented. “I’m going with that story. I won’t be able to sleep at night thinking there are people out there just randomly installing a toilet wherever it fits.”
“Being sold ‘as is,’” another said. “No, Susan, take your stair toilet with you.”
“Ya’ll might laugh, but I’m 50 now,” one person observed. “A toilet landing makes total sense to me.”
Newtown is about 31 miles northeast of Philadelphia.