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how to hide a toilet in the kitchen

5 years ago

I'm opening my kitchen into the utility by knocking down the connective wall. I currently have a toilet in the utility and don't want to lose it but also don't want to have it opening directly into the kitchen. I thought putting it behind a broom cupboard might work. Any other suggestions on how i can hide it would be helpful

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5 years ago
Can you sketch a rough plan and put the dimensions on? Seeing it is a lot easier as certain products might fit better than others.
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5 years ago
Love that, here's one we did :-

Took a wee while to rectify that one i can tell you.
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OnePlan
5 years ago
You will need a hand wash basin and extractor in the room with the loo due to its proximity to the kitchen too. I’d suggest you post a complete house plan ( right move type plan for example ) if you can find one - as a new home for the loo might become apparent. But we’d need to know where any other soil pipes might be located too !
Angie
5 years ago
MATH, that reminds me of a flat we lived in when I was about six years old, way back in the sixties. The bath was in the kitchen and my Dad made a cover for the bath which my brother and I sat on for meals at the kitchen table. At least the toilet was in a separate room! At the time it was just fun for us. We annoyed our parents by kicking on the bath panel which made a great sound, but they were always worried about disturbing the landlord downstairs...
Sonia
5 years ago
Angie we had a bath in the kitchen when I was little too! Better than a tin bath anyway. The next house mum and dad bought had a bathroom next to the kitchen but it was in its own room with a lock this time! Right posh.

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