Downstairs Toilet ideas

Homer_home

wilfred30 said:

So you're considering spending thousands of pounds to install a second bathroom for your lodger in order for you to save money on your bills?  Can you not see the flaw in that plan?

If it costs £2000 to install the bathroom and the op saves say £200 a month on mortgage and bills cause thats what his friend gives him , it will only take 10 weeks to recoup the cost of the bathroom.

This means that after 10 months , he will have a free bathroom , be saving money on his mortgage and bills and have a small increase in the value of his property 

Please tell me where the flaw in that plan is 

wilfred30

Firstly, the OP says toilet in the thread title and then says bathroom in the post.  So, on the assumption that they are talking about having a new bathroom, the cost of that is surely going to be a lot more than £2k.

Secondly, you suggest that the OP will get £200 per month, then calculate that it will only take 10 weeks??

Anyway, I do agree that it will be the lodger paying for the new bathroom so maybe it's not such a daft plan afterall (providing, of course, that they stay long enough)

Carrot007

AskAsk said:

OP - it will be in the region of £2,000 to £3,000 minimum to install a toilet.

Ok What? £400 quid job if water and downpipe are readily accessable. Or £100 DIY. Of course OP wanted to install a full bathroom right so that on the cheaop fits the whoile lot. Of course you may live in crazy money land.

JGB1955

Homer_home said:

wilfred30 said:

So you're considering spending thousands of pounds to install a second bathroom for your lodger in order for you to save money on your bills?  Can you not see the flaw in that plan?

If it costs £2000 to install the bathroom and the op saves say £200 a month on mortgage and bills cause thats what his friend gives him , it will only take 10 weeks to recoup the cost of the bathroom.

This means that after 10 weeks , he will have a free bathroom , be saving money on his mortgage and bills and have a small increase in the value of his property 

Please tell me where the flaw in that plan is 

The flaw in that plan is that it would take 10 MONTHS, not weeks.

lesalanos

Carrot007 said:

AskAsk said:

OP - it will be in the region of £2,000 to £3,000 minimum to install a toilet.

Ok What? £400 quid job if water and downpipe are readily accessable. Or £100 DIY. Of course OP wanted to install a full bathroom right so that on the cheaop fits the whoile lot. Of course you may live in crazy money land.

How much did you budget for getting signed off by building control? 

AskAsk

Carrot007 said:

AskAsk said:

OP - it will be in the region of £2,000 to £3,000 minimum to install a toilet.

Ok What? £400 quid job if water and downpipe are readily accessable. Or £100 DIY. Of course OP wanted to install a full bathroom right so that on the cheaop fits the whoile lot. Of course you may live in crazy money land.

the OP will be able to get a price very quickly if he can get the builders to come round and quote.  a toilet is not going to be cheap.  they have to join the underground waste pipe.  there will be install of pipes for the toilet, basin and radiator.  all add up.

AskAsk

neilmcl said:

AskAsk said:

wilfred30 said:

So you're considering spending thousands of pounds to install a second bathroom for your lodger in order for you to save money on your bills?  Can you not see the flaw in that plan?

adding a downstairs toilet will increase the value of the property, but the OP may not realise how expensive it is going to be.  OP - it will be in the region of £2,000 to £3,000 minimum to install a toilet.  you also need to install a radiator in the toilet otherwise it will be very uncomfortable.  also a wash basin.

Not be much at all, I doubt it will cover the cost.

one of the item on the tick list for a family home is a downstairs toilet.  it depends on the area that the OP is in, but where we are, a downstairs toilet is a big item on the tick list.  i myself, would never consider buying a house without a downstairs toilet.

in london, however, where space is tight, it is very rare to see a downstairs toilet.  having a downstairs toilet will make the property more desirable when it comes to selling.

Rural_Puppy

O/P do you have a plan of the upstairs showing where the existing soil pipe is? Suggest a new bathroom could be at least £3-5k depending on complexity of build required and quality of finish.

TELLIT01

I've never had a downstairs loo in any home I've lived in.  I've still managed to get to nearly 70 without undue suffering.  I know they have to be included in new builds.

neilmcl

TELLIT01 said:

I've never had a downstairs loo in any home I've lived in.  I've still managed to get to nearly 70 without undue suffering.  I know they have to be included in new builds.

Mine just takes up space, so I just use it to store my vacuum cleaner, shoes etc. It rarely gets used for it's real purpose.