Kitchen refit and toilet move
Hi,
I am going to refit my kitchen, we've moved in 3 years ago and it is the original fit so as old as the house at about 20 years old now.
I've got a utility sectioned off with a very nice 90's arch between the kitchen and separate utility, this is all stud so can go and make more room. Only one small section next to the external door I will have to keep as the fuse board is in there plus it gives a bit of section for the utility. Or would it be worth finding a new home for the fuse board hidden?
Boiler sits in bottom right side of the current utility, this needs to reside as is.
Next to the utility is a toilet, this is quite an annoyance as the door opens out to the main kitchen, I was thinking about moving this under the stairs backwards and moving the door to open outwards.
Open to ideas and realistic opinions on the toilet remodel.
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Daniel Eason
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5 years agoI see you have an En-Suite above the Hallway, so there must be a soil pipe in the vacinity.
How about re-purposing the study to a Utility / Downstairs loo, opposite the kitchen. Good position for it. Then amend the use of the other rooms like this. I actually prefer the layout as the lounge and dining is now at the back of the house presumably overlooking the garden. Plus you'll get more storage room in the snug.
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5 years ago Jonathan
5 years agoYou could also consider using the downstairs study as a utility/ wc (since the ensuite soil pipe can’t be far away) and then relocating your home office to the garden.
Jonathan