Losing downstairs WC?

[Guffy]

I live in a small (Barrat) house that for some reason has 3 toilets. I'm thinking about converting the WC by the front door (Top of my diagram) into a cloakroom and also move the washing machine from the kitchen to where the pan currently sits. This would then help with my proposed kitchen design.

I have no plans to sell, but I wanted the PH thoughts on whether losing a WC downstairs (rarely used) would put future buyers off when they see a washing machine where they might expect to see a toilet?? The kitchen would look sleek though

Thanks
Rob

[thinfourth2]

Loose the bog its only there to keep the PC folk happy

[liner33]

As long as you keep the pipework a WC would be less than £200 to put back in anyhow so i wouldnt worry about it

[ultegra]

In a 3 bed and up any buyer will expect a downstairs khazi.

Okay - you don't have plans to sell so its not an immediate issue, but you might need to think about reinstating one when the time comes.

[spikeyhead]

liner33 said:

As long as you keep the pipework a WC would be less than £200 to put back in anyhow so i wouldnt worry about it

That could end up not smelling of roses.

[mel]

I hate to tell you this but some bastard has bricked up all your exterior doors!

[fish]

The bog is in to meet part m of the building regs. If you take it out your house will not meet regs that could give you issues when you sell. Leave the services in and you can always reinstate.

[adaptive]

mel said:

I hate to tell you this but some bastard has bricked up all your exterior doors!

[Guffy]

ultegra said:

In a 3 bed and up any buyer will expect a downstairs khazi.

Okay - you don't have plans to sell so its not an immediate issue, but you might need to think about reinstating one when the time comes.

It is a 3-bed, but the they are ridiculously small, the so called master having an en-suite.

I would be using the soil pipe for the washing machine drain-off, so it would be straightforward to reinstate the WC anytime in the future.

[parakitaMol.]

Guffy said:

ultegra said:

In a 3 bed and up any buyer will expect a downstairs khazi.

Okay - you don't have plans to sell so its not an immediate issue, but you might need to think about reinstating one when the time comes.

It is a 3-bed, but the they are ridiculously small, the so called master having an en-suite.

I would be using the soil pipe for the washing machine drain-off, so it would be straightforward to reinstate the WC anytime in the future.

I've got a 2 bed with an en-suite, a family bathroom and a downstairs cloakroom. I have never understood it. I wanted to get rid of it but the general view is that it's important to keep.

[Neil_H]

WWSBD?


(What would Sarah Beeney Do?)

[Sheriff JWPepper]

Bounce?

[MoonMonkey]

Neil_H said:

WWSBD?


(What would Sarah Beeney Do?)

She would say a downstairs bog is important in a family home. Ok, maybe she would use the word loo instead cos she's a bit of a posher bird.

[Puff Puff]

Keep it - a downstairs Thunder Box is essential for the man of the house on curry night.

[esselte]

Sheriff JWPepper said:

Bounce?

[Six Fiend]

Also saves faffing about taking off mucky footwear to go for a leak when doing man type outdoor stuff.

[henrycrun]

Maybe just soundproof it ?

[Munter]

Except the dowstairs loo being on the other side. Thats an identical copy of my house.... New builds...all the bleeding same.

Anyway I use the downstairs loo as my parts store.

It currently contains 4 wheels, tubs of oil and paint, 1/2 a bumper, a jasper carrot Tape, some decorating stuff and other "I'll keep that incase it's useful another day" items.

The Mrs is going spare, but frankly it's useful. And I've not had to remove the loo yet.

[garycat]

I'd say do it. You can stack a tumble dryer on top of the washing machine and leave a gap in the kitchen for a full size dishwasher.

[GKP]

garycat said:

I'd say do it. You can stack a tumble dryer on top of the washing machine and leave a gap in the kitchen for a full size toilet.