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Cost of an ensuite....lowest to highest

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NorksAreMessy · 16/07/2017 08:34

I know this is an open ended thing, but I am moving into a house which already has a large wardrobe attached to the bedroom which will make a perfect tiny ensuite. I don't need a shower, just a loo and basin.
The bathroom is the other side of the landing , I don't know if that makes a difference.
Obviously, when I can get into the house with the builder, I will get a proper idea, but could anyone give me a ROUGH idea of how much this sort of thing costs..
as far as I can work out the actual loo and basin are the cheapest part of the process.
We are not in London, if that makes a difference.
Thanks for any advice or experience

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Heratnumber7 · 16/07/2017 08:37

It does depend on the plumbing. That is the most expensive bit - eg can the toilet join an existing waste pipe, or would it need a new one?
Also, there's a huge variations in the cost of bathroom furniture.

NorksAreMessy · 16/07/2017 08:57

Thanks 7
I am not so worried about the cost of the bathroom furniture, as you say, that can be adjusted to the budget.
There is a shower room with loo immediately above where the ensuite would be, so hopefully that would help with the plumbing.
I am just wondering if we are talking £500, £5000 or £5000000000000 to have this done. Roghly.
We have never needed anything done in a house before so I am quite naive about it all

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Heratnumber7 · 16/07/2017 09:01

More the £5000 mark I'd say. That's roughly what ours cost. But that includes shower tray, doors and actual shower, toilet, sink (all cheap), plumbing, tiles, and vinyl flooring.

You could spend a lot more, but probably not much less.

Heratnumber7 · 16/07/2017 09:04

Oh, I forgot, DM is about to have her bath replaced with a shower cubicle the same size as the bath. In the existing bathroom IYSWIM. Shower fitting in same place as the over the bath one. Walls lined with waterproof panels, not tiles, from floor to ceiling. Cost is £3000.

NorksAreMessy · 16/07/2017 09:09

Gulp!

Ok, that gives me a bit of an idea. Thank you so much.

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LizzieMacQueen · 16/07/2017 12:26

How is the showerroom above plumbed? Can you see the waste pipes outide or is it a saniflow type of arrangement.

I guess you have weighed up the options but if you already have a bathroom upstairs I'd rather have a well fitted out wardrobe than a loo next to my sleeping area.

NorksAreMessy · 16/07/2017 13:10

ah, but Lizzie you might not have my waking-up-in-the-night-needing-a-wee issues! Grin
-I can see the waste pipe from the upstairs bathroom in the ceiling of the potential ensuite, so it should be able to connect together (fingers crossed)

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CurlyMango · 16/07/2017 17:11

We are just having our en suite done. It's £3k including reuse if our existing shower tray. The plumbing etc is staying all in the same place.

Bearbehind · 16/07/2017 17:53

It really does depend on where you live.

Labour even outside London still varies massively.

I'd expect a fairly simple ensuite in SE to be about £3 or £4K, but probably half that in some areas further north.

NorksAreMessy · 16/07/2017 18:03

This has been very useful to get at least a ROUGH idea. Thank you all. there are going to be LOTS more questions coming up over the next few months.

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