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Adding bath to this house?

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Fleabagster · 10/08/2020 14:41

We are interested in this house but there is no bath and I think the bathroom looks too small for one. How easy do you think it would be too make the smallest bedroom in to a bathroom? Is it impossible?! I am clueless with such things.
www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-95626388.html

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longtompot · 11/08/2020 14:48

Is that the one with the courtyard garden? Yes, nice house and the garden is ok, but I do like my grass and borders.

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longtompot · 11/08/2020 14:43

Next door have gone into the roof. I just wondered as it's a bit lower than others you've mentioned you might be able to go up there and then have 3 good size bedrooms, one small or even an en-suite for the front bedroom?
If it's just the grammar school catchment area you need, then that area is quite large, so it gives you quite a large area to search.

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Fleabagster · 11/08/2020 14:24

@longtompot yes I saw that and I love that road (and it’s a very attractive looking house) but if we only have three bedrooms they all need to be doubles and the third is small.
I viewed one near the Wyndham Rd one this morning, with parking, and it was really lovely but the garden wasn’t great so we’re having a think.

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MrDarcysMa · 11/08/2020 13:54

I'd say it's big enough to have a bath in there with a shower over top. You can get slightly smaller tubs too. Would be easier to keep the bathroom there because of plumbing etc but ask a builder about moving it !

Looks like a fab house Smile

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longtompot · 11/08/2020 13:48

Just seen this. Nice road with some super expensive houses there. Close to the countryside for walks, and walking distance to the boys grammars school.
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Fleabagster · 11/08/2020 05:37

@longtompot don’t worry - I have all the right move alerts set up and look at the app about 20 times a day. :)

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FlamedToACrisp · 11/08/2020 02:00

What about sacrificing some of the middle bedroom to extend the current bathroom?

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longtompot · 10/08/2020 21:09

No worries. What's your max budget? I did up to £450 as I wasn't sure.

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Fleabagster · 10/08/2020 19:19

Thank you @longtompot and @waterandlemonjuice but I’ve looked at all those and dismissed them for good reason already. I love the look of the one on St Mark’s Road but it’s expensive for no parking and only three bedrooms.

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waterandlemonjuice · 10/08/2020 17:19

Mind you parking prob not much better there

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waterandlemonjuice · 10/08/2020 17:18
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Fleabagster · 10/08/2020 17:17

Ok you’re putting me off with the parking! I imagine it’ll be harder to rent too.

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waterandlemonjuice · 10/08/2020 17:15

Agree parking is a nightmare round there,
Nice house though

Saniflo loos are fine as long as all you put in them is human waste and loo roll. We’ve had one for over 10 years

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Fleabagster · 10/08/2020 17:07

@longtompot yes parking is an issue. We’re viewing a house very near by tomorrow that does have parking but it’s not as pretty!
We need 3 bedrooms, hoping kids will go to boys’ grammar so within half an hour walk would be ideal. We love character rather than a new build or estate type house. We liked this one but we were too late.
www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-70973019.html

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longtompot · 10/08/2020 16:59

@Fleabagster they are really lovely houses down that road, and that area. But the parking is a nightmare! If I were to choose that road, it would have to be on the left side as most of those have parking round the back.
As for where to live, how many bedrooms do you need, what schooling, any particular style of house you like or open to anything if it's suitable?

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Fleabagster · 10/08/2020 16:55

@Soontobe60 it is only advertised as a 4 bed. We only need 3 beds anyway! :)

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Grinchlywords · 10/08/2020 16:54

Don't know OP, but it's a lovely house. I would love to live there!

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Soontobe60 · 10/08/2020 16:51

It is lovely, but you need to be aware that it's not technically a 5 bedroom house as the loft room doesn't meet building regs to be classified as a bedroom. As such, you'd only be able to insure it as a 4 bed, and if there were to be a fire staring in the loft if you use it as a bedroom your insurance would be invalid. I know this because my house is the same but we don't use the loft as a bedroom. When we bought it we were able to get a decent reduction because it had been priced as a 3 bed when in reality it was only a 2 bed.
You'd be better converting the small bedroom into a family bathroom. Getting rid of the current bathroom and putting in a proper staircase to comply with building regs this making the loft into a proper bedroom perhaps with an ensuite.

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TrickyD · 10/08/2020 16:47

We did the same, knocked through the sixth bedroom to make an en-suite bathroom for the main bedroom, still leaving 5 bedrooms.

This is at the front of the house, all the plumbing was at the back, so the Saniflo deals with the loo, washbasin, bidet and bath and has done so for years.

Looking at your floor plan, knocking through the small bedroom is much the best solution.

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BigRedBoat · 10/08/2020 16:21

One tiny shower room for a 5 bed house doesn't seem enough to me, I would put an en suite on the top floor if possible and maybe a luxurious free standing bath in the master bedroom by the window?

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Fleabagster · 10/08/2020 16:14

@longtompot let me know if you see any other suitable houses locally! Really can’t decide what we want - one of these style houses within the ring road, or buy further out (roads around Wyndham Park school/off Castle Road). What would you do?!

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Fleabagster · 10/08/2020 16:07

Thanks all! Really useful advice. I am grateful!
I thought that might be the case with the front bedroom - possible an option to steal space from the back bedroom but any big jobs scare us as we are not at all practical as you can probably tell.

I’m not sure a deep bath would work as we would potentially be renting the house out at one point and I think to appeal to younger families we would need a proper bath. Maybe I’m wrong though.

No, it’s not particularly pricey for the area. I agree it’s a lovely house but I mustn’t be fooled by the decor which I love!

Thanks again for your replies. 😃

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Misty9 · 10/08/2020 16:07

Gorgeous house! You'd be surprised how small a room baths can be fitted into. Have you measured it? I'm buying a house with just a shower room and it's 165cm long so enough for a shorter bath, although I don't have the loo in that room. I'd check measurements first.

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wonkylegs · 10/08/2020 15:55

We had a similar layout in a previous house
The bathroom pinched a metre from the back bedroom to give a big enough space for a bath, basin, shower and toilet
If you are going to do the work it has to be a proper bathroom but it doesn't have to be huge
Choose simple lines, materials and colours and a huge mirror to make it feel spacious.

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