Cost Of Fitting An Upstairs Bathroom

[silliemillie]

My house is 1920's so didn't have a bathroom when built, when a bathroom was built it was put downstairs.

I have always been happy with this as I spend much more time downstairs so its more convenient usually.

However, as I have got older & iller I can no longer get through the night without going so end up having to traips all the way through the house in the middle of night.

So was thinking of getting a loo & basin put upstairs but am worried about the cost.

I know I will have to get proper quotes but would like to get a ballpark figure before that.

I know basins & loos are quite cheap but its the cost of the actual work I am worried about.

I would need to section off part of a bedroom & move a couple of doorways.

Any help, advice appreciated.

[boxtops]

It's very hard to say without knowing your property - we had a bathroom put in the attic, the plumbing for the loo etc just went straight out of the wall into an extension of the existing sewage downpipe. It cost me about £900 as I recall.

[boxtops]

...and get at least 3 quotes before you decide, getting a quote doesn't commit you to anything.

[silliemillie]

Wow thanks, I have put aside £4000 so even it is more complicated that should be enough shouldn't it?

[margie04]

Saniflo toilets are under £300 - + installation, of course.

[bednobs]

it kind of depends where your plumbing is

[boxtops]

My sister had a Saniflow toilet installed in a cupboard at the top of her stairs, for the same reason as you (her main bathroom's downstairs) - she says the only drawback with her Saniflow is the piping is really small (?) so she only uses it for weeing in, not the other. It's a bit of a squash in the cupboard but it does save going downstairs!

[jackthehat]

The main issues will be 'water-connections' in, and 'foul-water' away.

Don't forget about the plasterwork for the new walls, or where an old wall needs to be 'made good'. Will you want any areas tiled? Is there a window, or will you need to have an extract-fan fitted?

I think your budget will be more than adequate, but as boxtops recommends, get at least 3 quotes for identical works.

[BRIGHT SPARK]

The cost of the 4'' soil pipe may be significant as I guess at the moment your soil pipe does'nt appear above ground...unless there is a vent pipe.
A Saniflo unit may work for you if its used properly ,but will need a service once a year and will still need to discharge into the sewer chamber or stack.

[The Builder]

Look for a big 4" pipe outside your existing bathroom, Millie. In the 1920s it was common to have them outside. (Today, they're mostly boxed in, inside the house.)

Locate your new WC as near to that pipe as possible. Use a saniflow only as a last resort. In a conventionally laid-out house, I've always found it possible to route a soil pipe to the outside (or inside) soil stack.

Bear in mind that you'll have to create a new (although very small) room for the WC & basin. Siting the "room" is usually where the bulk of the cost lies........... not so much the plumbing.

Your budget is good. If all goes well, you could halve that.