Add a downstairs WC if possible.

gzoom

Hope your FLIs condition improves with some medication. I think you are proposing spliting the current kitchen and than adding an downstairs WC for a budget of £12k?

Are you prepared to do some/quite bit of DIY? I think £12k might be enough to get you new drainage/plumbing sorted for a new WC, but you will need to ruin the existing kitchen so to make the downstairs livable again you will need to fully redecorate/change kitchen units. Absolutely zero chance you can cover all of that off for £12k unless you are ready to get stuck in with painting/maybe even some plastering etc.

Boohoo

gzoom said:

Hope your FLIs condition improves with some medication. I think you are proposing spliting the current kitchen and than adding an downstairs WC for a budget of £12k?

Are you prepared to do some/quite bit of DIY? I think £12k might be enough to get you new drainage/plumbing sorted for a new WC, but you will need to ruin the existing kitchen so to make the downstairs livable again you will need to fully redecorate/change kitchen units. Absolutely zero chance you can cover all of that off for £12k unless you are ready to get stuck in with painting/maybe even some plastering etc.

Thank you.

We also hope the medication helps him.

The soil pipe is by the back door and the water pipes are in the under the sink.

He only has 3 wall cabinets, a worktop and no under counter units plus the sink so 2.1m x 2.6m area 

Me and his daughter do a lot of decorating and odd jobs for him so we can do what you have suggested.

I never thought it cost that much to do but most replies on here say FIL will struggle with the £12k but until he gets some prices we don't know.

dickibobboy

New door between living room & dining room + new door between kitchen & dining room. Stud wall up at the end of the hall to make a small room, open up into under stairs too then macerator if full size soil pipe will be an issue?

Boohoo

dickibobboy said:

New door between living room & dining room + new door between kitchen & dining room. Stud wall up at the end of the hall to make a small room, open up into under stairs too then macerator if full size soil pipe will be an issue?

Thank you for the ideas.

New door for lounge/dining room would doable if he gets rid of 3 seater sofa as it's against that wall and nowhere else to put it in the lounge and in dining room there is a large rad on the joining wall.

Not sure what you mean about end of hall but if you mean the kitchen door blocking up and use under the stairs as in my earlier post it's a quarter turn case so in the kitchen it's 6 foot high and then slopes to 4 + half so it can't really be opened up under the stairs.

CapricornLass

Was your FIL a union man, or a particular trade?  Many of them have welfare schemes of some sort to help existing and ex-members.  Its worth your while doing some investigating, and if so, applying to those welfare organisations for a grant.  They probably wont pay for everything, but even small grant will help with the funding.

Boohoo

CapricornLass said:

Was your FIL a union man, or a particular trade?  Many of them have welfare schemes of some sort to help existing and ex-members.  Its worth your while doing some investigating, and if so, applying to those welfare organisations for a grant.  They probably wont pay for everything, but even small grant will help with the funding.

He was a Navy man for over 25 years.

No union or trade.

stripling

Boohoo said:

CapricornLass said:

Was your FIL a union man, or a particular trade?  Many of them have welfare schemes of some sort to help existing and ex-members.  Its worth your while doing some investigating, and if so, applying to those welfare organisations for a grant.  They probably wont pay for everything, but even small grant will help with the funding.

He was a Navy man for over 25 years.

No union or trade.

Ok two things:
1) check the if the Navy has a benevolent fund  - the army does. 

2) Contact the local council for advice on grant funding. You do not need to be on benefits - it's disability support. They may or may not have grant money but even if not you should be able to get all the work done with exemption from VAT. But you need the appropriate advice and forms etc.,

Emmia

stripling said:

Boohoo said:

CapricornLass said:

Was your FIL a union man, or a particular trade?  Many of them have welfare schemes of some sort to help existing and ex-members.  Its worth your while doing some investigating, and if so, applying to those welfare organisations for a grant.  They probably wont pay for everything, but even small grant will help with the funding.

He was a Navy man for over 25 years.

No union or trade.

Ok two things:
1) check the if the Navy has a benevolent fund  - the army does. 

2) Contact the local council for advice on grant funding. You do not need to be on benefits - it's disability support. They may or may not have grant money but even if not you should be able to get all the work done with exemption from VAT. But you need the appropriate advice and forms etc.,

The navy does have a fund.

https://rnbt.org.uk/

Boohoo

Emmia said:

stripling said:

Boohoo said:

CapricornLass said:

Was your FIL a union man, or a particular trade?  Many of them have welfare schemes of some sort to help existing and ex-members.  Its worth your while doing some investigating, and if so, applying to those welfare organisations for a grant.  They probably wont pay for everything, but even small grant will help with the funding.

He was a Navy man for over 25 years.

No union or trade.

Ok two things:
1) check the if the Navy has a benevolent fund  - the army does. 

2) Contact the local council for advice on grant funding. You do not need to be on benefits - it's disability support. They may or may not have grant money but even if not you should be able to get all the work done with exemption from VAT. But you need the appropriate advice and forms etc.,

The navy does have a fund.

https://rnbt.org.uk/

Thank you for replying and the link.

Will have a look later.

Boohoo

stripling said:

Boohoo said:

CapricornLass said:

Was your FIL a union man, or a particular trade?  Many of them have welfare schemes of some sort to help existing and ex-members.  Its worth your while doing some investigating, and if so, applying to those welfare organisations for a grant.  They probably wont pay for everything, but even small grant will help with the funding.

He was a Navy man for over 25 years.

No union or trade.

Ok two things:
1) check the if the Navy has a benevolent fund  - the army does. 

2) Contact the local council for advice on grant funding. You do not need to be on benefits - it's disability support. They may or may not have grant money but even if not you should be able to get all the work done with exemption from VAT. But you need the appropriate advice and forms etc.,

Thanks.

My BIL called the council today and eventually got hold of someone and was told that he needs a referral from his GP for an OT to come out for grant app but will come out to see what he needs to help.

He spoke to his GP receptionist and was told that his hospital consultant needs to do a referral although in consultant letter CC to his GP it states his GP is to follow up with Occupational Therapist so who knows what is going on.