Adding a downstairs loo

danielley

My Mother in law would like to add a downstairs loo & sink in her house. What kind of tradesperson should she contact?

We were thinking plumbers originally as obviously there will be plumbing required but also there will be building works, carpentry, so is it better to go for a general builder?

Also any ideas how much we should expect quotes to come at?

Many thanks

phil24_7

A general builder would be your best bet unless you plan on organising the different trades as and when needed.

TheCyclingProgrammer

You want a bathroom fitter. They are often plumbers too and should be able to arrange any other trades.

somethingcorporate

My joiner has been organising ours although he is a bit of a jack of all and does the bathroom fitting, tiling, plumbing etc. The only other trade he needed was a sparky for the lights.

wrightk

the majority of works needed for a downstairs loo and sink are plumbing works (hot and cold feeds for sink, cold feed for toilet, soil and waste pipe work) Any plumber who fits out bathrooms and toilets on a daily basis will be more than competent tiling and doing small building work associated with a toilet

we have just had a downstairs loo and sink put in and a new bathroom upstairs and a plumber did 85% of the work with the exception of the electrical wiring for extract fans/shower and some carpentry work (moving a doorway out and some boxing in )

so as above look for an experienced plumber/bathroom fitter

Davesnave

danielley wrote: »

Also any ideas how much we should expect quotes to come at?

Many thanks

This will vary a lot, depending upon whether the existing soil pipe can be reached, or not. It's impossible to guess without more detail.

Don't forget to inform building control and either get them to sign off the finished job, or employ someone who can self certify that it complies with building regs.

bgm_co

Something to consider, although you haven't mentioned how the foul pipework will connect to existing. If you need to form a new connection to underground sewer pipes you may need to notify or request permission from your local water board.
This would depend on whether the underground foul drainage solely connects to your property or serves other properties as well.
If it solely serves your property then you should be fine.