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IvyFlood
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We have seen a house that we really like but there are few issues with the bathroom!
For a start it has no bath! Not as issue for us as we would look to put a brand new suite in that includes a bath more to our taste however that depends on some other factors I need advice on!
As the bathroom is above the stairs there is a rather large ugly bulkhead (I think that’s what they are called) by the door as you come in. The current owners have tiled over it and tried to incorporate it into the bathroom but it’s such an eyesore and right as you enter as well. I would look to try and build a cupboard on top if it can’t be got rid of altogether (I have read this isn’t possible due to needing sufficient head room over the stairs).
The next issue is the boiler is located in the bathroom next to this bulkhead, which means both take up quite a large area!
Does anyone know how easy/costly it is to relocate a combi boiler? We would rather have it in the kitchen.
And finally is the lack of bath a factor to negotiate on price? The house also needs new windows as well.
Thanks in advance
We have seen a house that we really like but there are few issues with the bathroom!
For a start it has no bath! Not as issue for us as we would look to put a brand new suite in that includes a bath more to our taste however that depends on some other factors I need advice on!
As the bathroom is above the stairs there is a rather large ugly bulkhead (I think that’s what they are called) by the door as you come in. The current owners have tiled over it and tried to incorporate it into the bathroom but it’s such an eyesore and right as you enter as well. I would look to try and build a cupboard on top if it can’t be got rid of altogether (I have read this isn’t possible due to needing sufficient head room over the stairs).
The next issue is the boiler is located in the bathroom next to this bulkhead, which means both take up quite a large area!
Does anyone know how easy/costly it is to relocate a combi boiler? We would rather have it in the kitchen.
And finally is the lack of bath a factor to negotiate on price? The house also needs new windows as well.
Thanks in advance
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It sounds like description of the situation of our smallest bedroom, so perhaps was fitted to replace a downstairs bathroom and never had a bath fitted, perhaps, because of space.0
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It sounds like description of the situation of our smallest bedroom, so perhaps was fitted to replace a downstairs bathroom ,so never had a bath fitted, perhaps, because of space.
There used to be a bath in the bathroom with a shower over it but the current owners took it out and now have one huge walk in shower (as well as toilet and sink). I think they removed it because it made the bathroom very small. The bathroom was never downstairs...0 -
Moving the boiler will cost a bit, perhaps upto £600 (more in London/SE) if you can find a GasSafe engineer who is prepared to move it. A new flue will need to be run to the new position, and the pipework rerouted; this will probalby need some floorboards to be lifted, so consider the impact on floorcoverings.
If the boiler is old, say over 10 years you might find that most engineers will be reluctant to move it, as they are then taking responsibility for any breakdown that occurs when they move it. If the boiler is older than 15 years, it is near the end of its working life, and this is definitely a reason to negotiate a lower price as the replacement will cost about £2000, or a bit more if the job includes relocating it.
While moving the boiler is quite a big job, you'll be living in the house a long time, so it makes sense to get things into the best place possible.The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.0 -
Personally, I doubt you can renegotiate on price on these issues as the house was valued as is - it's your choice to move the boiler and pop in a new bathroom. But . . . you can always try.“Isn't this enough? Just this world? Just this beautiful, complex
Wonderfully unfathomable, natural world” Tim Minchin0 -
You can't remove the bulkhead. If you are building a cupboard over it anyway, why not just put the boiler inside the cupboard?0
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If you don't like these features, to the extent that you would not be able tto live wth them, then either make changes once you own, or find another property.
I'm not sure what other advice you expect to get here. Our opinions as to whether these features are show-stoppers or not are irrelevant - we are not going to live there!0 -
About 50 years ago we moved into a house with a bathroom with a bulkhead chunk taking up too much space. Dad chopped it from the ceiling down to about hip height and dropped a sink in there... saved wasted space no end!0
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Moving the boiler will cost a bit, perhaps upto £600 (more in London/SE) if you can find a GasSafe engineer who is prepared to move it. A new flue will need to be run to the new position, and the pipework rerouted; this will probalby need some floorboards to be lifted, so consider the impact on floorcoverings.
If the boiler is old, say over 10 years you might find that most engineers will be reluctant to move it, as they are then taking responsibility for any breakdown that occurs when they move it. If the boiler is older than 15 years, it is near the end of its working life, and this is definitely a reason to negotiate a lower price as the replacement will cost about £2000, or a bit more if the job includes relocating it.
While moving the boiler is quite a big job, you'll be living in the house a long time, so it makes sense to get things into the best place possible.
£600 is a lot less than I was expecting! I was thinking ££££'s! But obviously yes if the boiler does need replacing then that would drive the cost up. I forget how old they said it was so would have to find that out again. If its older than 10 years it makes sense to get a new one as part of relocating it.
The floorcoverings wouldn't concern me as we would be changing these anyway over time.You can't remove the bulkhead. If you are building a cupboard over it anyway, why not just put the boiler inside the cupboard?
The boiler is already in a cupboard but its built into the corner next to the bulkhead and really eats into the space.PasturesNew wrote: »About 50 years ago we moved into a house with a bathroom with a bulkhead chunk taking up too much space. Dad chopped it from the ceiling down to about hip height and dropped a sink in there... saved wasted space no end!
That is a good idea incorporating a sink into it and could may be a possibility0 -
If you don't like these features, to the extent that you would not be able tto live wth them, then either make changes once you own, or find another property.
I'm not sure what other advice you expect to get here. Our opinions as to whether these features are show-stoppers or not are irrelevant - we are not going to live there!
We are FTB and have saved for 8 years to get our deposit. The house is in the perfect location but as this will be a family home for us, a bath is quite essential for kids...We could live with it short term but I'm am trying to get an idea of what's possible for the long term.0
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