Adelaide couple spark debate over whether tradies at their home should be given key to access toilet

A couple who are renovating their home have kicked off a bitter debate after arguing over whether tradies should be allowed to use the toilet inside their house. 

The Adelaide husband and wife organised and paid for contractors to build a retaining wall on their property, a job expected to take about two weeks to finish. 

Soon enough, the pair were in disagreement over whether to allow the tradies working at their property to use the toilet inside their home. 

The husband took to Reddit to ask fellow homeowners on Monday whether they should allow contractors access to their bathrooms, explaining his wife refused to let anyone in the house when they are not home. 

‘My wife and I will be at work while they are here and my wife basically refuses to let anyone inside the house while we aren’t home,’ he wrote. 

He said while his wife’s feelings were understandable he thinks not allowing them access to the home would be a ‘huge inconvenience’. 

‘The reason for not allowing access to the toilet is they would also have access to our whole house all day without us being there and risk letting our dog escape,’ he wrote.

‘I feel like it will be a huge inconvenience and waste of time having the contractors drive to a public toilet all the time so would rather leave the house open for them. 

‘What is the standard etiquette in this situation?’

The man explained he had not been asked about the toilet situation nor had he addressed it with the contractors. 

The post kicked off a huge debate, with many claiming giving the contractors’ access to the toilet was ‘common decency’.

‘Common human decency to allow someone to use the toilet,’ one person wrote. 

‘Treat people how you would like to be treated. Give them a spare key to use if needed,’ another person commented. 

‘What has come of our society when you can’t let someone use your toilet when they are working for you?’ a third person added. 

‘Seriously, people in this thread seem to think tradies are from the dark ages,’ a fourth chimed. 

‘Just because we work outside doesn’t mean we’re animals, like really?,’ another comment read. 

Many claimed it was ‘common decency’ to allow the contractors access to the toilet inside the home, while others argued giving tradies unfettered access to the entire home while the couple was not there is ‘insane’ 

However, others did not agree, arguing the man should never have to give unfettered access to his home. 

‘Bulls**t. Give a crew of random humans your house key? No f***ing way,’ one person wrote. 

‘Letting them use the toilet when you are home is common decency, giving them a spare key is insane,’ another commented. 

‘If I wasn’t home and they were working outdoors, then no. I wouldn’t leave my house unlocked while I’m not home and wouldn’t allow unfettered access to use the toilet,’ a third person chimed. 

‘You’re delusional if you think it’s unreasonable to not want strange men in your home when you’re not there,’ a fourth added. 

Some Aussies gave the husband a simple solution to his conundrum – ‘just hire a portaloo. Problem solved.’