Removing toilet in loft conversion

[Monkeybunkey]

My loft has been converted into a master suite (done by the previous owners), so I have a corner bath up there on one side (sort of behind the door which effectively opens into the middle of the room) and a sink with vanity unit built into the fitted wardrobes all along one end. I also have a toilet right down the far end which has a turboflush macerator attached as it's the other side of the house from the soil stack. I've never liked this toilet and don't really use it. I chuck some descaler down once a week or so and flush it through. My question to you wise people is this: given that there are 2 other toilets in the house (downstairs cloakroom and first floor main bathroom), would not having a toilet on the top floor put you off the house? I don't intend to move any time soon, but am thinking long-term here. I would certainly be happier without it!

Ooh - that's an interesting question as we have the same set up. I think it comes down to it being odd to have a bathroom with no loo. Plus if you wake in the night then not having to go downstairs to the loo is a bonus.

I've attempted a diagram and apologise for its poor quality compared to some I've seen on here! The bathroom, as you'll see, is not separate. In fact it's as spread out across the space as it can be! If I took the toilet out, I could use the fairly narrow space there for storage of shoes, bags, etc. and free up some space in the little bedroom downstairs.

Oh that is an odd layout! I'd look to put the bathroom elements together separated from the bedroom. I can see why you want to get rid of the loo - is it open to the room?

Essentially it is open to the room, yes, although 6 feet or so back from where the door is. I love having the bath up there, as I can get out of bed straight into the bath and watch TV in there! I rarely use the basin, although that doesn't really bother me. It's having the toilet in there I don't like (and the macerator - that's my main problem with it).

It's a very odd layout, which to be honest would probably put me off anyway but if you are going to do the work is it not possible to create a proper ensuite up there? My parents converted the loft of the house they had when I was a teenager and it was a real drag having to trek halfway across the house for a middle-of-the-night wee. Many of my friends were drunkenly sick out of the velux windows when we lived there. As a result I'd never buy a house with a converted loft without a bathroom.

I can't see how to create a separate en-suite without ripping out the fitted wardrobes, which would then leave me with zero storage. To be honest, I'm happy to keep it as it is minus the toilet.
I go downstairs to the bathroom for a wee in the middle of the night in any case, as I'm scared the macerator will go off mid-wee and it's bloody loud! I live on my own too, so I'm not disturbing anyone coming down in the night.

The space where the loo is - could you fit a small ensuiite there? With shower, and rip out the bath?

you say there is a poo-mincer.

I'd be more put off by that, than by the absence of a WC, or even a bucket on the floor.

That's really odd. I think having a macerating toilet in my bedroom would put me off more than going downstairs to use the loo in the night. In fact I'd probably still go downstairs to use the loo in the night because otherwise I'd wake dh up.

I couldn't have a shower where the toilet is due to the slope of the roof. There is a shower attachment on the bath but not really enough head height to stand in there for a proper shower. I've got a big shower in the main bathroom downstairs in any case. I can't really afford a full remodel of the loft space at this pint, I was just sondering what people would think about not having a toilet in the loft space master bedroom.
@PigletJohn, someone joked to me before that I'd be better off with a bucket in the corner than a macerator toilet! I think I'm going to ring the plumber about getting it taken out. Thanks all for your comments.

*point and wondering. Really must proof-read before hitting post!

I think having a macerating toilet in my bedroom would put me off more than going downstairs to use the loo in the night

Me too! Especially one that is actually in the same room.

Having seen the inner workings of a macerator toilet last week at my parents (and lost the best part of a day with my Dad as we dismantled it & tried to fix it..) I would say get rid, they are nothing but trouble! The actual bit that the contents of the toilet are whizzed up in is about the size of a nutribullet, with a similar blade, then the liquidised 'contents' are pulled through holes about the size of small marbles before they continue on their journey.

The potential for it to go horribly (and I mean horribly..) wrong is huge. The nice man on the youtube video we watched said that even 'luxury' toilet paper can break it, let alone some of the things people put down loos (another subject & clearly they shouldn't but it happens, especially if you have a forgetful child who has unbeknown to you found the flushable wipes downstairs and taken them upstairs when going for a poo...).

Also, I really can't see it making a difference to your house value, if it were me I'd appreciate the storage space more!

Yeah I hate macerators too. Get rid of it!

I'd be actively put off buying a house with a poo-muncher, let alone one in the bedroom!

As for the toilet being open to the rest of the room, disgusting.

Rip it out and enjoy the extra storage!

It's always been wees only for as long as I've lived there and it was only my ex who ever used it and even then not very often. I'm frightened of it so won't use it apart from to flush cleaning stuff through every week or so and now I live on my own I really can't see the benefit of keeping it. That's it, it's going! Now to design some lovely storage to go in its place.......

Oh goodness, having a toilet (even a normal flush toilet) in the bedroom would put me right off buying the house! What were the former owners thinking?!

But yes, looks like a useful storage corner and as a prospective buyer I'd much prefer that.

If you don't like it don't use it?

I think having a macerating toilet in my bedroom would put me off more than going downstairs to use the loo in the night

Me too. This is a strange set up.

I don't use it @Nelly5678, but I've been told by a plumber that it must be flushed at least once a fortnight to avoid the residual water in the unit going stagnant. I'd rather just get rid of it and have useful storage space but was just gauging opinion on whether having no toilet on that floor would put people off. It appears not!

I can understand why you would want to get rid of it but I wouldn't. Nothing makes me need the loo more than having a bath, both before and after, so I'd dislike having to go downstairs twice to use the nearest toilet.