The Cost of Moving the bathroom upstairs

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Permalink Reply by Philip Wilton on June 19, 2012 at 22:11

Hi we had a new bathroom fitted that involved taking space from a bedroom and the building of a false wall etc. it is a mess but worth it.

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 19, 2012 at 22:31

From Twitter;

@harringayonline - depending on finishes and ease of rerouting waste pipe you might budget between £4 and £6k. Good luck with your project

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Permalink Reply by DrWhams on June 19, 2012 at 22:53

I'd be inclined to expect £6k upwards as inevitably waste, central heating and hot/cold water pipes will need to be rerouted, in some cases quite substantially, then you've got the cost of the bathroom suite, shower, taps, tiles, fan, etc, in addition to the cost of the builder, plumber, c/h engineer, painter, tiler, plasterer, electrician (you may need some or all of these depending on the complexity of the job).  Though it's possible to get quite cheap bathroom suites, taps and tiles, if you're having to pay this kind of money then I think it's worthwhile spending a bit more to get something decent.

So perhaps prepare yourself for £8k and then you can be pleasantly surprised if you get quotes for less than that.

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Permalink Reply by JulieB on June 20, 2012 at 7:23

As others have said it depends how much plumbing work you'll need, I think it would be easier if you put the bathroom upstairs above your existing bathroom - if that's possible. I would add at least 20% onto a builders quote, they always find something unexpected in our little victorian houses, and remember they usually quote ex-VAT so this needs to be added in too. We had work on our bathroom which was a pain while it was being done and took longer than we thought - but it was really worth it and I love it now.

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Permalink Reply by Malc B on June 20, 2012 at 9:44

^^ Sounds about right to me. Macerators are not expensive (c £300), so installing a bathroom at the front is not necessarily off the cards, however they are noisy and not recommended for intensive use (so better for a secondary bathroom rather than a family's primary bathroom). 

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Permalink Reply by ant on June 20, 2012 at 10:08

Great post about Macerators here.

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Permalink Reply by Dee on June 20, 2012 at 11:50

thanks for all your replies. The bathroom would be above the existing bathroom which is at the back of the house. So hopefully this would be easier... Fingers crossed. 

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Permalink Reply by Philip Wilton on June 20, 2012 at 13:58

You could try this guy. He did a good job for us. His name is Larry 07584020415.

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Permalink Reply by DrWhams on June 20, 2012 at 14:05

Brian's just done our bathroom (it didn't involve moving it to a different room but lots of pipework had to be re-routed), and he did a great job 07798 666677.

Also I'd recommend Demos Plumbing Merchants on Lordship Lane. I wanted a bathroom suite, taps and accessories from half a dozen different manufacturers and they were able to get hold of everything and did me a fantastic price on it. They came and delivered it all in one go at a time that was convenient to me rather than having to wait in for 10 different deliveries.

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