Downstairs Toilet ideas

AskAsk

here is an article that states adding a downstairs cloakroom increases your property value by 5%

https://www.makeurmove.co.uk/article/1447/How_much_value_does_a_downstairs_toilet_add_to_a_property#sthash.aG82qk1v.dpbs

Homer_home

wilfred30 said:

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)

Clearly I made a mistake in saying weeks not months , nice of you to jump on such an obvious mistake too (now corrected)

The cost is dependant on a lot of factors I was just using £2k as a ball park to make the maths simple , again would of thought that would of been obvious ?

It's never been a daft plan to get someone else to pay for something! (Just ask all the hen pecked husband's out there!)

Homer_home

JGB1955 said:

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.

Well done for spotting my very obvious mistake so thanks for that (sarcasm mode off)

Most people would of said "don't you mean months not weeks?"

Homer_home

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.

Yeah all new builds to keep them DDA compliant 

Homer_home

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.

It's you who lives in crazy money land (or just crazy)

£100 DIY?

You need toilet , sink, toilet seat, waste for sink and toilet, plug hole for sink, tap, tiles, paint, flooring , plasterboard, plaster, architrave, door, handle-hinges-lock for door, timber for stud wall, chaulk , door lining kit, toilet roll holder, towel holder , heating and probably other things I've forgotten !

Please tell me where I can get all that for £100 or get that all installed for £400 all in ?