Removing a Toilet
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Would removing this toilet mean you would have no toilet downstairs??
If so think carefully before you get rid of it. Remember you bought the house partly because it was there. You won't be alone on this so getting rid of it maybe a handicap when you want to sell the house.
IMHO not having a toilet downstairs in a house is madness.
If so think carefully before you get rid of it. Remember you bought the house partly because it was there. You won't be alone on this so getting rid of it maybe a handicap when you want to sell the house.
IMHO not having a toilet downstairs in a house is madness.
d50cyx said:
Whatever you do, don't cut it off as close to the floor as you can, otherwise you'll never be able to attach a cap to it! You'll probably need an inch or so to attach it.
Chances are concrete will just slide into your sewer, and then you'll be in trouble...
i was replacing a toilet that had a clay soilpipe once and as i removed the toilet it shattered. but i was able to use a new pipe and sleeve it into the old one which was level with the floor.Chances are concrete will just slide into your sewer, and then you'll be in trouble...
markh1 said:
If so think carefully before you get rid of it. Remember you bought the house partly because it was there. You won't be alone on this so getting rid of it maybe a handicap when you want to sell the house.
IMHO not having a toilet downstairs in a house is madness.
IMHO not having a toilet downstairs in a house is madness.
It's one of the reasons you bought the place...
Thanks for all the help guys, shall head into B&Q tomorrow and get a cap.
I can see what people are saying about having a downstairs loo being a selling point, and yes it was that (and the kitchen) that sold the house to me, but it is off from the kitchen (there's like a vestibule thing bewteen the kitchen door and the back door and it's in a space there, with a door obviously) so with the exception of going for a pee, all that space is wasted really, so we figured if it went, then it would creat some storage space and leave the area near the back door free from clutter.
I think I am going with the idea of not sealing it permanantly and then if could be made back into a toilet again a later date, as the inlet pipe and the soil pipe would still be there.
This would leave us with the toilet in the bathroom, for a 4 bedroom semi, there isn't all that much room in here, mainly because of the restructuring the house went through before we bought it, they moved the staircase, knocked down walls, built walls and managed to creat the 4th bedroom, which is not much use as a bedroom cos the boiler is in there, it's used for overnight guests as there isn't space for much more than the bed.
Buying this house was a mistake, but that's what happens when you buy off someone you know, Over the past 13 years, I have been finding one botch job after another and trying to put them all right.
I can see what people are saying about having a downstairs loo being a selling point, and yes it was that (and the kitchen) that sold the house to me, but it is off from the kitchen (there's like a vestibule thing bewteen the kitchen door and the back door and it's in a space there, with a door obviously) so with the exception of going for a pee, all that space is wasted really, so we figured if it went, then it would creat some storage space and leave the area near the back door free from clutter.
I think I am going with the idea of not sealing it permanantly and then if could be made back into a toilet again a later date, as the inlet pipe and the soil pipe would still be there.
This would leave us with the toilet in the bathroom, for a 4 bedroom semi, there isn't all that much room in here, mainly because of the restructuring the house went through before we bought it, they moved the staircase, knocked down walls, built walls and managed to creat the 4th bedroom, which is not much use as a bedroom cos the boiler is in there, it's used for overnight guests as there isn't space for much more than the bed.
Buying this house was a mistake, but that's what happens when you buy off someone you know, Over the past 13 years, I have been finding one botch job after another and trying to put them all right.
Edited by speedchick on Thursday 19th March 10:25
speedchick said:
Silent1 said:
speedchick said:
Silent, not sure what you are getting at there, so I guess if you are insulting me, then it missed!
Just for the record, I am not some helpless female that can't do work around the house, I just wanted to know how to cap the pipe, and not have to resort to calling a man in!
No, i'm suggesting you nuke it from orbit, not insulting you Just for the record, I am not some helpless female that can't do work around the house, I just wanted to know how to cap the pipe, and not have to resort to calling a man in!
crofty1984 said:
speedchick said:
Silent1 said:
speedchick said:
Silent, not sure what you are getting at there, so I guess if you are insulting me, then it missed!
Just for the record, I am not some helpless female that can't do work around the house, I just wanted to know how to cap the pipe, and not have to resort to calling a man in!
No, i'm suggesting you nuke it from orbit, not insulting you Just for the record, I am not some helpless female that can't do work around the house, I just wanted to know how to cap the pipe, and not have to resort to calling a man in!
By coincidence a member of another forum I frequent posted this somewhat novel way of doing what you are aiming for.
Needs sound for full effect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2snTt6YWTSA
blindswelledrat said:
By coincidence a member of another forum I frequent posted this somewhat novel way of doing what you are aiming for.
Needs sound for full effect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2snTt6YWTSA
blindswelledrat said:
By coincidence a member of another forum I frequent posted this somewhat novel way of doing what you are aiming for.
Needs sound for full effect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2snTt6YWTSA
blindswelledrat said:
By coincidence a member of another forum I frequent posted this somewhat novel way of doing what you are aiming for.
Needs sound for full effect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2snTt6YWTSA
king maniac!
YOu could put one of these in the pipe (instead of the carrier bags!) and then fill above with concrete. It will give more of a guarantee that you won't keep pouring concrete down the hole until the whole of your streets sewers are blocked!
Or just put one in and put flooring over the top.
http://www.toolbank.com/p/D4499/BAI1963
Or just put one in and put flooring over the top.
http://www.toolbank.com/p/D4499/BAI1963
blindswelledrat said:
By coincidence a member of another forum I frequent posted this somewhat novel way of doing what you are aiming for.
Needs sound for full effect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2snTt6YWTSA
I know it's O/T, but I'm sure I remember there being one.
jas xjr said:
cut the soil pipe as close as you can to the floor / wall. then smack it with a lump hammer to break off the excess. stuff some carrier bags into the hole , then fill it with concrete. not a builder but a bodger.hth
Exactly what I did. Worked a treat. As the extra loo was being totally demolished to add space back to the kitchen, I knew we'd never need it again. New floor went over the lot of it.blindswelledrat said:
By coincidence a member of another forum I frequent posted this somewhat novel way of doing what you are aiming for.
Needs sound for full effect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2snTt6YWTSA
i was hoping he would blowtorch it to death
Silent1 said:
blindswelledrat said:
By coincidence a member of another forum I frequent posted this somewhat novel way of doing what you are aiming for.
Needs sound for full effect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2snTt6YWTSA
i was hoping he would blowtorch it to death
speedchick said:
It goes out through the floor, will that make a difference?
As to replacing, to be honest, it was the downstairs toilet that sold me the house as I was 6 months pregnant at the time, although it is useful at times, now the kids are all growed up (well 11 ans 13 so way past potty training), I just feel that the space could be better used.
When they get a little more growed up As to replacing, to be honest, it was the downstairs toilet that sold me the house as I was 6 months pregnant at the time, although it is useful at times, now the kids are all growed up (well 11 ans 13 so way past potty training), I just feel that the space could be better used.
you might be glad of it!Would love to have a downstairs loo in this place but layout means it would be a major project
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