How to build a bathroom downstairs at low cost and secure it?
I am a disabled person from Hong Kong. I cannot have a big house due to lack of cash. How can I solve the bathroom problem? Thank you
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Jonathan
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Comments (22)Front hallway- I say save your money leave it up. Cost of removal is minor but you will likely have to move radiators and electrics and make good plasterwork and coving- I say protect another £1500 profit. Present the larger back reception as a living room and present the front reception as the dining room. Given that the bathroom is likely to go upstairs make the downstairs bathroom into a room to access the garden- I would present the kitchen as a kitchen/breakfast room with doors to see the garden as being able to see from the front door to the back garden should pay dividend....See MorePlanning new bathroom and ensuite Argh!
Comments (19)I'm not moving or building walls, or knocking through doorways until I'm sure what I want. Living in the house while remodeling it is quite a challenge. There are very differing opinions around what size the bathrooms should be here too. Having only one door in the bedroom has massive advantages where there is no door right next to his side of the bed being a superking, and also having no door there means that any other bed, even a king could be moved to back onto that wall, tv opposite wall etc. As a main bedroom with a double bed, there isn't room for a wardrobe due to the window size, those drawers are all we have, and the rest is in suitcases ...hence my insistence of taking a chunk out of the room next door to accommodate us.... more on shelving and shoes than hanging space though. There only really needs to be a decent shower for my husband in the en-suite and carry out the "three S's" on a morning. Plumbing worries me due to the structure of the house, so I'd like to try to make a common area eg back to back on the loos to help with what will already be a nightmare, however one on the external wall already may be a good thing. I want a good sized bath but not stand alone, I want surface area around it, none of this having to reach behind or to the end or to the floor for the shampoo and perching the soap dish on the side any more. At the moment, I take a little table and place it in the middle of the bathroom floor with candles and the tablet to catch up on shows, as this is really the only time and place I get to do that! The only time I see a shower cubicle is to wash dye out of my hair. Thanks for the sounding board and ideas, good to get opinions... I'll be back with something more refined taking all into account :)...See MoreBathroom upstairs? Conservatory vs garden space?.
Comments (21)your house is almost exactly the same as my own house that I am currently doing work on. I would turn bedroom 3 into an en suite and a main bathroom - in your house you would have windows in the both rooms - I've attached my property floor plan to give you the idea. I too have a sun room attached to the back of my property which I was turning into a sitting room and putting a home office to the front of the property by partitioning the front room. I would definitely go for a utility room, they are a valuable luxury if you have the space, washing machine, mops, vacuum cleaners, coats - it's great to have somewhere to store all these things......See MoreUpstairs bathroom in small victorian house?
Comments (9)With the sizes concerned, I'd say your options are very limited unless you are prepared to lose a bedroom. As well as the space considerations, you have to consider how/where to run drainage/soil pipes from it into main drains. You also have to be realistic about the costs involved in making such major alterations, and whether the costs would ever be recovered in equivalent house value increases. Personally, I would not consider it in such a property. Perhaps the addition of a small vanity unit in one or other bedroom (low cost, limited disruption) - probably the back one. Sorry if that is not what you wanted to hear - just this carefully on what you would lose as well as what you would gain in such a major renovation!...See MoreVincent Yip
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6 months agoHow much does an electric wheelchair stair lift cost? The bno is less than 5 years old and has no support. If it cannot be installed, is there any way to install a bathroom in the back garden?
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6 months agoNo the bathroom being your access to the back garden remains a monumentally bad idea.
The ideal solution is to turn the living room into a private bedroom and bathroom and then build a new living room at the back. The extension will likely cost £28-30k, you will need wider doorways and ramps (likely £4K) the kitchen may end up being redesigned and that could cost £10-20k. A down stairs bathroom will be £8-10k new flooring could be £4k.
This house needs significantly work in order to have an private bedroom and bathroom space downstairs. You should talk to Citizens Advice and charitable organisations to try to secure financial help with the cost. Try an internet search “financial help with disabled bathroom”
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