Changing utility room into bathroom cost

piggles2

I realise this is a bit of how long is a piece of string question but I’m considering buying a house with a downstairs bedroom/bathroom for my dad as he is in a wheelchair and can no longer live alone.

We’ve found one that works for us except it doesn’t have a downstairs bathroom but has a massive utility room attached to what would be his bedroom, it’s easily big enough for a bathroom but I’m wondering how much it will cost to convert it. It has a sink and washing machine so has at least basic plumbing it also has a door in to the backgarden that we would ideally block off as the property also has two sets of french doors in to the garden but wouldn’t be the end of the world to just keep and not use.

The house is up for about £30000 less then the top of my budget so we will have money available but it will need a new kitchen as the current one although beautiful isn’t practical for a wheelchair user.

I’m just trying to figure out if after the work The savings will be worth being slightly further away then I’d of liked.

macman

So you already have hot and cold supplies to the prospective bathroom, and power to it. To install a WC you need to connect it to the existing WC waste run, so how far away is that? If it's on the same outside wall, that makes things much easier. If it's on the other side of the house, it doesn't.

JuzaMum

We put in a new toilet and connected to a drain that took rainwater as all the sewers are combined where I live. The waterboard may be able to tell you if your sewers are combined or separate drainage and foul.