Get rid of toilet in new build

[putitdown356]

About to move in to a 3 bed new build, one bathroom and one en suite upstairs, with a loo downstairs.

I want to get rid of downstairs loo and put a washing machine and dryer in there.

I live on my own. If I don't do this washing machine will go in kitchen and dryer im not sure where it could go. Does this sound like a mistake? Or would you also do this?

I have a tiny utility room, with one upper and one lower cupboard, and it’s packed with cleaning and wash products, mops and gadgets. Keep meaning to get a free standing unit to shove it all in. I do envy minimalists!

Keep a loo downstairs. You might have guests who can’t manage the stairs. Heaven forfend, you might have an accident that makes stairs impossible. You might one day be old and have ‘urgency’ issues. You might want to sell one day and older purchasers won’t consider a house with no downstairs loo.

I don't know why a house is for sale as new when it doesn't have plumbing for a washing machine.

Usually it's situated as close to the sink in the kitchen as possible for the hot/cold water pipes and the outlet pipes.

@putitdown356 You say it's at the end of a row close to the dining area. Where is that in relation to the sink?

We need a diagram!

I also don't see why you'd want to get rid of a cloakroom just so your washing machine isn't in the kitchen.

And to the posters saying reinstall the washer in the kitchen if you sell up, just be reasonable on that. The loo and basin would have to be stored (she's no garage), and the space in the kitchen for a washing machine (and the plumbing) would surely be unusable because she'd use it for other things.

I also don't see why you'd want to get rid of a cloakroom just so your washing machine isn't in the kitchen

I can sort of understand that, although I wouldn’t want to lose the loo. Washing machines are noisy and best put where they can’t be heard.

Just updating this thread as I got so many replies and useful advice.

I visited the house today and the site manager showed me a cupboard specially built for the washing machine in the kitchen!

So now im just left with where the dryer goes, so decided to get a heated rail thingy and use a line in back garden. Then get a dryer next year.

Site manager also said its up to me if I take out downstairs loo, there are no restrictions on this.

I took the sink out of my downstairs toilet and moved the door frame about a foot and a half to fit the washer and dryer in. I really didn't want to lose the toilet downstairs, and the only compromise if you have to wash your hands in the kitchen (right next door).

I was so shocked to discover that so many of the new builds in my area don’t have driveways, and that you have to park in bays nearby that appear to operate on a first come first served basis.

And there's no room to stack? Would be a pity if there isn't

@MovingCrib no unfortunately not, he measured the height and as the stairs go over it its too low.

We had a tumble dryer in a shed in our back garden for years until it died. We now have a condenser tumble dryer in the spare bedroom upstairs. Unfortunately we don't have a downstairs loo. The way the house was built made it impossible to have one anywhere downstairs. And I could have done with one over the last few years! I'm only in my mid fifties but have a disease that causes severe osteoporosis and other bone damage and has left me with very sore knees and sciatica.