Cost to refurbish a downstairs loo?

[PerfidiousAlbion]

Exactly that. Can you tell me how much you paid and what you had done/how much everything cost?

Mine is looking decidedly scruffy and outdated. The basin tap leaks, the plug no longer closes, the walls are stained - no tiling - and the pedestal is from the 90s.

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We had a quote from a local bathroom man who said 2k for decent quality vanity basin and toilet, tiled top to bottom, new lights they only thing it didnt include was flooring as we have real wood floor down that will stay.

Go to somewhere like victorian plumbing and get a set of Grohe (WC, basin, tap) then it's just clearing out the old and in with the new. Labour will be your biggest cost

We’re budgeting about a grand for ours. We’re having this sanitary ware

www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/rak-sensation-rimless-mini-wall-hung-pan-soft-close-seat

www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/rak-compact-45cm-slimline-basin-1th-left-or-right-hand-option

The tap and tiles will add another £100 or so. The main cost will be the fitting but our plumber says straightforward removal and replacement is pretty easy.

I'd be interested in costing this as well but not tiled all over, just a few tiles round the basin.

We’re in the middle of doing just that. Fortunately DH can do most of the work. The tiles for the floor were £100, + grout small area and you could pay more or less. The fittings are Ideal Standard and are in cabinets about £1200. Mid range I expect, but the look we wanted
Extras were waste pipes, paint, Electrician for new fan and light about £200. No wall tiles as were putting in panelling half way up.
So if you paid for labour it would be more depending on finishes

We installed ours ourselves, but around £250 for the back to wall toilet, we had a build a "cabinet" for it due to the under stairs width. So we just put ply wall to wall and I tiled it. Off cut of worktop from the kitchen luckily. The whole tiled back board can be lifted out to access the concealed cistern and pipework as we used the same fittings as toilet furniture has where you remove the "drawer" plate of the cabinet and the piece at the back lifts out.

Slimline vanity was about £150, tap £50, flooring was tiles and I used the same wall tiles that I used behind the toilet behind the sink. Mirror and light.

I reckon we paid no more than £800 but we are savvy shoppers and labour is costly too so fitting it ourselves saved a fortune. Plus it is a very small room. Extractor was already installed.

Think this is the one I have in the WC www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/grohe-solido-bau-skate-complete-wall-hung-bathroom-suite
Everything feels really well made

Just seen all the replies! Thanks everyone.

That Grohe system looks amazing but I prefer a more traditional style as my house is old. Great design though.

@OnTheBenchOfDoom that's an incredible budget. Are you both seasoned DIYers?

The problem I have is a) a tiny space to work with - 6 feet by 3 feet and b) a lot of piping is already boxed in so not as simple as just putting big tiles or tile sheets or cladding up the walls as there's lots of awkward corners.

Thankfully, the tiles are beautiful large ceramic off white/grey so Im keeping those as they run under the stud wall into the utility room.

I love the victorian plumbing basin - very similar to what's there at present in terns of size but mine is very cheap looking and looks like a bad DIY job.

@Icantfindausername £2k is very expensive. Where are you? I had a whole new full size bathroom done for that including floor and wall tiles in my last house (Midlands).

Do you think the space between the cabinet and opposite wall is too small?

From Pinterest.

@PerfidiousAlbion yes we are seasoned DIYers. We had a house that we knew we wouldn't be staying in and basically tested out our skills. Watched a lot of YouTube videos and invested in tools. Fitted a bathroom and en-suite.

The key to tiling is to buy one tile or sheet of tiles if mosaic if you can, we tend not to shop at B&Q and then test your cutting skills on either a tile cutter or wet saw tile cutter. I did lay tiled flooring, never again as there wasn't a straight wall in the room.

But LVT (luxury vinyl plank) is incredibly easy to lay. Like laminate but easier to cut, those blue Ikea scissors cut it really well and we had one of those template things that you push against architrave that gives you a precise outline.

Plumbing has become incredibly easy with pushfit connectors and pipe, no soldering required. My cloakroom I believe is 80cm wide and definitely a lot less than 2m long, teeny.

Re awkward corners I am a fan of evening out walls but that usually applies to kitchens. Would you want to upload a photo of your cloakroom?

The main advice is always just take your time with things and practise. So instead of plumbing and dealing with water, get a feel for the push fit connectors and plastic pipe etc then do it on the actual pipework.

That photo from pinterest is very similar to my cloakroom except my door in opposite the sink not at the end.

I like pipework to be hidden because I hate having to clean behind a toilet or pedestal sink.

The cabinet underneath is no different to just having a narrow wall mounted sink. Just visually it looks like it takes up more space.

Very impressed @OnTheBenchOfDoom

Thanks for the tips.

My bathroom is exactly like the picture I posted but scruffier and with higher ceilings. I'm going to price it up and then add labour.

I agree about cleaning behind pipes etc. and I like the idea of being able to put things away in a cupboard too, saves wasting space and cluttering.

@PerfidiousAlbion for costing up labour building sheriff is pretty spot on. I have had new heating, patio laid, kitchen extension, garage conversion and it is fairly accurate.

www.buildingsheriff.com/understairs-toilet-cost.php

The cupboard is quite small but I have cleaning stuff and loo roll in there.

Definitely source your own products. The only thing to be aware of with the vanity unit is that some of them (including mine) has a non-ceramic sink. It is a a composite material. Now we were in a rush to get it installed as we had a mobility impaired relative coming to the house and the original sink was too big for the space. It is my one regret. It still looks fine but it isn't a ceramic sink.

The other thing is I have a wall mounted soap dispenser as the sink top doesn't have much room to put soap. My friend has a little shelf above her sink with soap and hand cream on, my other friend has a wall mounted wire rack that takes a hand soap and hand cream set. Just worth a thought.

We have just had to refit part of our cloakroom. We are keeping the loo as it was wall hung anyway but the sink had a couple of dinks in the glaze so we have bought a new one. It’s also wall hung but with two drawers underneath in a vanity unit. It’s from Laufen. We have discovered German connections are a bit bigger than imperial Brit ones! We have had to alter the waste under the sink to allow for the drawers.

I have 1 wall tiled but it has a huge recessed mirror. My tiles were from Porcelanosa in the sale but we chose what we wanted and £100 isn’t anywhere close! The stainless edges cost as much as the tiles!

If you replace like with like then it’s not too expensive. If you want more of a high end designer look, (no pedestals and wall hung for easy cleaning) then £2000 is about right. Bathrooms we have done are not anywhere near £2000 including labour - it’s the labour that costs! Insurance is paying for ours but I like a modern streamlined look. However wallpapered jungle looks are great too! Older style cloakrooms lend themselves to this.

Our recessed mirror sits behind a 6inch shelf/recess. I have a Molton Brown holder for liquid soap and hand cream. Just sits on the shelf. It’s a neat solution. The mirror makes the cloakroom seem wider.

My £100 for tiles was for a tiny splashback behind the basin! My loo looks exactly like the pin interest one - the soap bottle sits on the windowsill.

£600 floor
£1.2k loo
£500 basin
£300 taps
£300 towel rain
£1k carpentry
£400 decorator
£200 plasterer

We did ours earlier this year
£289 for sink unit
£50 for the tap
£390 for the toilet
£40 for the mirror
£20 for paint
£50 for plumbing bits
£40 for the tiling
£60 for the radiator
£12 for towel hook and toilet roll hook

we did it ourselves, the flooring is a continuation of the kitchen / utility which we had done in February

@PronkWine

£600 floor £1.2k loo £500 basin £300 taps £300 towel rain £1k carpentry £400 decorator £200 plasterer

Wow, someone saw you coming!

sorry forgot to attach the photo

@PronkWine

£600 floor £1.2k loo £500 basin £300 taps £300 towel rain £1k carpentry £400 decorator £200 plasterer

how big is your downstairs loo? 1.2k for a toilet ??? does it wipe your bum for you

Not sure I’d spend £300 on a towel rail unless it was a heated one!

Wall hung will always cost more. However £1200 seems a lot for a loo. Our Laufen vanity unit and ceramic sink was over £500 but it’s 600 wide. It’s not a small corner one.

DD has composite sinks in her flat (they came with it) and they are not easiest to clean.