Can I have my en-suite removed in a New Build?

pimento

Our bedroom is 12'11 x 11'5" and we have double fitted wardrobes, two chests of drawers, a super kingsize (6') bed, two bedside tables AND and ensuite shower room.

ComicGeek

It's not going to happen, no way that a large developer will agree to that. They have difficulty managing variations in kitchen spec and flooring between plots, no way that they will those kind of changes. Look up a recent post where the developer couldn't get the flooring right.

Someone would have to change the plumbing layout, the electrical layout, the architectural setting out plan just for that one plot. Would there be capped services for future install of the en-suite, who decides the changes in light positions, the SAP calculation and building regs submission for the plot would need to be changed, lots of impacts from what seems to be a minor change.

The costs involved with the design and construction changes, and the various admin changes, would outweigh any savings in not installing some cheap sanitary ware and a couple of stud partitions.

You're not buying a bespoke home - you buying an off the shelf mass produced design, with possibly some minor choices available.

Rosa_Damascena

London50 said:

The master bedroom is about 13" x 9" 

  I have seen bigger dollhouse bedrooms larger than that {lol}

That is considered a v generous size in a new build. Many older houses are unlikely to have more than one bedroom larger than this.

jackieblack

Rosa_Damascena said:

London50 said:

The master bedroom is about 13" x 9" 

  I have seen bigger dollhouse bedrooms larger than that {lol}

That is considered a v generous size in a new build. Many older houses are unlikely to have more than one bedroom larger than this.

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flashg67

My small developer let me leave the ensuite off and knocked £900 off the house price. This was years ago though and it cost me much more than that several years later to put one in when we decided it would be nice to have one.  The actually plumbed supply pipes under the floor which made it a little easier

gwynlas

Try drawing the room and furniture up on graph paper. Even if you put a superking with the headboard against narrow end you would still have 45cms either side and space for wardrobe and chest  in remainder of room.
Developer would be very unlikely to agree to leave out ensuite as plans would have been approved on basis of its being there.You could have sanitary ware removed after completion to create a walk in wardrobe and replace prior to selling.

Ganga

Just checked ours, only a two bed semi about 35 years old ,main bedroom is 12 foot 8 inches by 8 foot 9 inches according to the sales leaflet when we bought it 28 years ago ,its big enough for a double bed, bed side cabinets and wardrobes.

Homer_home

Any chance you could post the floor plans?

tim_london

Too many reasons they will not do it.

1. Not having an ensuite affects the property value (maybe by 10k?).  Even if it is subject to 'exchange' they have no guarantee you can still buy it - i.e. mortgage offer expiring and your circumstance changes.
2. This may also affect the valuation of the property for mortgage reasons.  For example the valuator my come in to say the houses in the development is worth XXX and because this does not have ensuite it is worth XXX minus £10k.  This is going to be hell for the developer to sell it.
3. It complicates their deal for bulk purchase on bathroom units.  Also more paperwork.
4. There is pain for you too, large modification like this probably means your solicitor has to do more work to add these 'provisions' as agreement to the contract, depending on how much you want to protect yourself your solicitor may charge you extra for the work.

Don't get me wrong - I am in the similar opinion that en-suite is a pointless addition and much prefer walk in wardrobes.  However it does not may sense financially in any way to do it.

bob_a_builder

gwynlas said:

Try drawing the room and furniture up on graph paper. Even if you put a superking with the headboard against narrow end you would still have 45cms either side and space for wardrobe and chest  in remainder of room.

Here is some ready made graph paper 
http://www.planyourroom.com/