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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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 Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:40 am Post subject: Ondol |
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Does anyone have a clue as to why there is no ondol under the bathroom floors??? It seems as if it would make perfect sense (yeah...I know...this is Korea!!!  ) to have it there, as the water pipes have to go in there anyway...but I get tired of putting my warm feet on a cold bathroom floor! |
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the eye
Joined: 29 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:23 am Post subject: |
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i wondered that during my first winter here!
my guess is that running a hot shower in the bathroom heats up the floor. then, when the floor is wet, one uses the bathroom slippers anyway.
sound good??
aw, maybe Jongnoguru knows.... |
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helly
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Location: WORLDWIDE
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I wouldn't be surprised if a primary reason is that because in old traditional housing, where ondol started, the bathrooms were not part of the house, being outhouses instead. |
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teachingld2004
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:17 pm Post subject: floor |
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| Well, there are tiles onthe bathroom floor. I am not sure if heat would come out of them |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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Ondol pipes are installed in a screed laid on the structural floor. The floor level in the bathroom is normally lower than elsewhere and hence there is no room for the pipes.
It could be arranged, but is probably not woth the cost. |
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