Moving a toilet

accountingbod

Hi there

We are in the process of designing a new bathroom.
My house is a 1930's 3 bed.
At the moment there is a seperate toilet next to the bathroom.
I want to knock down the wall between the two and open up the bathroom.

My question is, if i wanted to move the toilet about 100cm to the right, how easy would this be? Where the toilet once was i am thinking of installing a shower cubicle.

I have been through a few designs and this one looks best but unsure about moving a toilet.

Thanks

SailorSam

It's probably messier to move the toilet a little bit than a lot.
100cm how far is that, i still measure in pounds; shillings; and pence ... about 4" ?
If you go to a decent plumbers they do sell sort of adjustable dog-leg outlet pipes but 4" seems a lot, i think you'll need to make a fresh hole in the wall and get an angled pipe to fit into your soil pipe. Moving the water inlet will be a doddle.

accountingbod

Hi Sam

Thanks for the response.
100cm is 40" not 4 so a bit further then!

So it is possible then?
I'll check in with a local plumbers i guess...

SailorSam

Oh yes that's mm isn't it ? Stupid Scoucers !!!
Then not to bad a job then, just make a new hole in wall, i did mine with a hammer and chisel and took out a few bricks, then measure to see what angled pipes to join the existing soil pipe.
Mine is an old house and the problem i had which you may have the same, the soil pipe was cast iron so i couldn't cut it.
There was a join half way down and with a lot of struggle due to the weight and the fact it had been there for years i managed to pull it apart and replace the top half with plastic pipe so it was easy to join my new toilet outlet.

keystone

Its very feasible. The main trouble will be that the new soil pipe won't fit neatly into the cast branch because the angle will be different. Yes you could stuff it in with lots of gunk to seal it but that would be a bodge.

You can cut the cast with an angle grinder below the existing branch and replace all above that point including the vent in plastic. It would be better to do so so that you a) get the correct fall and b) a nice tight fit in the branch.

Cheers