Moving toilet

on_my_oe

We would like to move our toilet in the downstairs WC - it will be a move if about 35cm, 90 degree angle change.

Our WC is large but badly planned out - a move would allow us to install storage.

Any idea if it's possible / how expensive this is likely to be eg €200, €2,000 PR €20,000 etc I'm hoping there's a degree angle pipe that can be used but suspect it's just me being hopeful

sky6

it depends on what type of floor really as to how easy or difficult. If Timber the direction of the Rafters Is there a void underneath. If Concrete then it would need to be dug out.
Cost somewhere between 200 and 400 I'd say.

on_my_oe

It's concrete, as are the two walls. Definitely no void - we are in a ground floor duplex apartment and share pipes - is this likely to make it worse?

sky6

No. It's fairly straight forward. The hard part is digging out the Floor. After that it's just a matter of extending the pipework and fittings to where ever you want it.

leftwinger

It's a sh1t job

K.Flyer

on_my_oe wrote: »

It's concrete, as are the two walls. Definitely no void - we are in a ground floor duplex apartment and share pipes - is this likely to make it worse?

Which way does the waste pipe run from the back of the toilet at the moment?
Is it above floor level in an enclosed wooden box?
Or does the pipe drop straight into the floor?
If it is above the floor in a box, then you will be extending the pipe and the boxing to the new position.
If it drops straight into the concrete floor then you may have to connect onto where it comes out of the floor and extend above floor level over to the new position and box over the pipe.
Otherwise you would be digging into the reinforced concrete slab of the building where you are going to hit a lot of re-bar. Plus you may need to get permission from the management company before doing this sort of work as you a digging into the structure which is considered part of the block and is technically not yours.
So you may want to check the owner lease before taking up any part of the floor.

mickdw

If you could attach a photo, it would be easy to see if a boxed out pipe run will work.
If so, cost will be minimal.

on_my_oe

Too embarrassed to attach a photo - currently our downstairs WC is being used as a storage closet and not being used as a WC, it's somewhat shambolic. Full of paint cans, tools etc until we can figure out storage!

There is a hole in the ground at the rear of the toilet and from that a bendy flexible plastic hose connects from the hole to the toilet. No boxing in place, but we are happy to have it if needs be.

Edit: there is a small amount of boxing between the wall and the waste pipe into the ground... This is pipe for the sink

aujopimur

At a guess, you could run the pipe above ground, maybe box it in if you like.