has anyone ever moved a bathroom?

[fluffybunnies246]

Hi..I live in a 2 bed victorian mid terrace with a HUGE bathroom. It's in an extension out the back, above the kitchen. Think double bedroom size. This is frustrating, because I have 3 children and cannot move house for god knows how many years due to them being young, me being single, not going to have a decent job for a while etc as I had to give mine up If I sell up and rent I would only be able to live in the ROUGHEST parts of town, far away from the kids school and friends. I live in an 'edgy' area already. My dad has previously said he could loan me some money towards a loft conversion. The problem is a have a roof with a valley down the middle and the 2 lofts are crawling spaces only! So, not much scope there

The houses either side of mine have the bathrooms at the front. I was wondering if it would be possible to section off the large front bedroom (it has 3 kids in it at the moment...it's big) to create a small bathroom, and have the huge bathroom as what would be a lovely bedroom. And I wouldn't have the pressure of moving for donkey's years.

Whenever I suggest this plan to anyone I get completely poo-poo'd...but I really don't like having all 3 kids in one bedroom, I'm thinking I'm going to have to move into the living room on a sofa bed soon...not ideal. I realise that if this is feasible it would cost a lot...but not as much as I would lose if I had to rent.

Has anyone ever done this? Am I really nuts for even considering this?

ps kids are not all the same sex

I haven't done it but have considered it before, similar set up by the sounds of it. We coyldnt do it because of the positioning of waste pipes etc, but if others have done it it must be possible.

I've just moved a bathroom from downstairs to upstairs, sacrificing the smallest bedroom for a better bathroom and a bigger kitchen. It is definitely do-able but I have to say that it has cost an absolute fortune and taken ages.

You are not nuts it sounds like a very good idea.
Get a few plumbers (bathroom installers) to give you a quote for the work.
They will probably have various suggestions as how best to do it.

I am wondering if a ground floor extension for bathroom and have all upstairs as bedrooms only?

You will need building regulations compliance, for a room changed into a bathroom. Anyone who gives you a quote should know about it and specifically mention it

• if they don't mention Building Regs then don't even consider giving them the job.

My mum did, wasn't an issue particularly. Get a few quotes and see if you can get a general builder type to do it.

We've moved a kitchen. Similar really, huge kitchen, 2nd bedroom had square 4 windowed bay on one wall, fireplace on another and doors on the two other walls! Was useless as a bedroom so we swapped.

The other thing would be, could you kind of keep it in the room it's in but all one end/cramped in like an en suite? Then have it as your room with family bath off it? Much cheaper to maybe just move them my bit within the room?

thank you so much everyone for the advice. Off getting quotes it is then thanks again