cost of moving bathroom ????

pitdog

Hi,
we are currently thinkin of buying a house and everything is perfect for us apart from the bathroom is downstairs, has anyone got any rough ideas how much it might cost to move the bathroom upstairs( not directly above though !)
im trawling through the net tryin to get a vague idea before we put an offer in as we will have some money to spend wen we move but not much dont want any nasty suprises. thanks in advance.

suniil

though not moving the bathroom, i've just replaced my bathroom [includes toilet, wash basin, bath, shower cubicle & flooring]. I paid £500 for replacing / re-locating the entire stuffs.

I know this is not you are after but at least you get some idea

jonewer

Hi, just a bump to see if anyone else can help with an opinion!

Thanks.

cattie

No advice as to how much it will cost, but yiou need to bear in mind that moving the bathroom upstairs & losing a bedroom because of it will normally devalue a house.

You might already be aware of this, but thought I'd point it out anyway.

ormus

the problem with even giving you an approx cost, is that the wc soil pipe is a huge variable factor.
the rest isnt a very big problem.

other main factor is where you live? if in the SE you can double/treble (and more!) the prices from here in the NW.

jonewer

Well, my fishing about has indicated a cost of between £1500 and £5000

I take your point cattie, but also remeber that for many people this can raise the value of the house - particularly if it already has a converted loft.

jblack_2

You also need to get building regs approval to change the location of a bathroom.

J

jonewer

Thanks jblack

Would you think an architecht is also required? Would it be a builder or plumber who would do such work.... or both?

jblack_2

I'd suggest you give your local building control office a call for some advice, they may tell you an architect is needed but I very much doubt it. They'll just want to know everything is being done properly.

If there are no structural alterations (i.e. new doorway, new walls etc) then you shouldn't need a builder. A tiler and decorator will be needed unless you are going to do this yourself. An electrician too to fit new pull switches, connect shower (if electric), and to remove any wall sockets etc.

You may want to think about an "all-in-one" style bathroom company. It'll save you the headache sometimes caused by trying to arrange different trades to be on-site at the right time.

J

jonewer

jblack wrote: »

I'd suggest you give your local building control office a call for some advice, they may tell you an architect is needed but I very much doubt it. They'll just want to know everything is being done properly.

If there are no structural alterations (i.e. new doorway, new walls etc) then you shouldn't need a builder. A tiler and decorator will be needed unless you are going to do this yourself. An electrician too to fit new pull switches, connect shower (if electric), and to remove any wall sockets etc.

You may want to think about an "all-in-one" style bathroom company. It'll save you the headache sometimes caused by trying to arrange different trades to be on-site at the right time.

J

Thanks! best advice I have had on this subject for ages.

rjgb

Hi pitdog,

I realise it was a couple of years ago now, but did you move the bathroom in the end? We're thinking of doing the same in a house we are interested in purchasing and were wondering how best to go about it.

The house is 3-bedroom with the only bathroom downstairs near the kitchen. There is a separate toilet downstairs between the bathroom and kitchen. We are planning on turning the smallest bedroom into a full upstairs bathroom, and then making the downstairs bathroom into a bedroom/study. So the house would still have 3 bedrooms, and the downstairs one would be next to a toilet. Very handy! I'm hoping this plan will also maintain (or add to) the value of the property. There is also scope to convert the loft into another bedroom, if need be, though we're not considering that just yet.

Do you mind me asking roughly how much it cost you to do your alteration, and which trades you employed to do it? Were there any planning or building control requirements or problems? Did you use an architect?

Lots of questions! But I'd be very interested to hear how you got on.

Thanks!