new bathroom on other side of house

Ttp608

hi, i am looking to install a new bathroom on the third floor of my house. We currently have a bathroom on the second floor of the house which is at the back of the property, however the only place i can fit a new bathroom on the third floor is on the front side of the property. I understand that this will make it difficult to fit a toilet as all existing piping is on the back of the property.

Can someone tell me if doing the above would have any major problems and what kinds of costs i am looking at.

Many thanks.

phill99

Without more details, costing would be problematic. However A Saniflo would be a good option This is a macerator that sits on the back of the toilet and chops up everything that is put into the toilet. This enables it to be pumped through a small bore pipe into the soil pipe on the other side of the house. I've been involved in the installation of a couple and they are very effective.

malamala

Hi OP,

We are doing this at the moment, that is, to install a bathroom at the front of the house where there is no soil pipe.

After hearing some bad experience with Saniflo, we decided to have a proper soil pipe down to the ground and then along the sides of the house. You may have to pay a bit more than Saniflo but you don't have to worry about visitors flushing e.g sanitary napkins etc. down the toilet and causing problem with saniflo (which then you have to ask plumber to fix it). We are hoping that by using proper soil pipe we are saving money in the long run.

We also have to pay 120 pounds to the council to have the building authority checked our work.

phill99

Malamala has a point. There does need to be some ground rules about the use of a saniflow and they aren't for everyone. Of the Macerator options, Saniflo is the better product. And when they go wrong, replacement is the only option!