Moving en-suite

[lovelyupnorth]

Probably a strange question we moved house last year and it needs lots doing to it.

But what’s everyone’s thoughts on moving an en-suite from the front to the back of a room.

To explain it’s a barn conversion and currently the bedroom shares the light from the window of the en-suite.

Was thinking that moving it to the back of the room so it had no window and the bedroom benefited from the large window might make it more saleable in the future.

Only issue would be moving the pipes as it’s a concrete floor.

The en-suite was put in for the previous owner when she could no longer manage the stairs so guessing it was put where it is for ease rather than anything else

This might help.

Total space of room and en-suite is 20ft by 14ft roughly.

Is there o option to put a velux or light tunnel in for the bedroom?

i have an ensuite with no window and its not great - can't do makeup in there - but maybe theres good bathroom lights like you see in hotel windowless bathrooms.

And I would want light in bedroom ahead of light in bathroom.

Definitely consult plumber as there are restrictions on toilet distance to the soil pipe etc.

No it’s on the ground floor and the back of the house is under ground.

There are two other bathrooms plus a downstairs loo all with natural light ans illuminated mirrors.

But get your points.

Got our usual Plummer coming round to quote.

Would it not be better to remove altogether??

Do you really need it for the number of bedrooms?

It may be cheaper to change the existing downstairs loo to a shower room?

Similar barn situation here and we have 3 x Velux windows in the bedroom. The bathroom (next to our bedroom) has no window due to planning permission hassle. I have a mirror with built in lighting and its my preferred place to do make up. The bathroom is honestly fine without a window.

Yes I would certainly move it, if floor allows (you may have to have pipes running along the floor/walls, so try to design the rooms around those to hide them).

You could create an internal window in the en suite wall so that it gets borrowed light from the bedroom - eg a long thin window across the top of the wall as this wouldn’t cause privacy issues.

You will need a good extractor fan so think about how that will be ducted out.

@RandomMess

Would it not be better to remove altogether??

Do you really need it for the number of bedrooms?

It may be cheaper to change the existing downstairs loo to a shower room?

Might be but we are thinking of using it for Airbnb once daughter leaves. But just making it back into one big room might be an option.

The downstairs loo would be too small for a shower as it has a drying room and utility.

@minipie

Yes I would certainly move it, if floor allows (you may have to have pipes running along the floor/walls, so try to design the rooms around those to hide them).

You could create an internal window in the en suite wall so that it gets borrowed light from the bedroom - eg a long thin window across the top of the wall as this wouldn’t cause privacy issues.

You will need a good extractor fan so think about how that will be ducted out.

We have glass along the top and a glass door currently.

Running of the pipes is probably the major issue after cost as it’s a solid floor.

Agree on the extractor would need plenty of Investigation.

Perhaps you could configure somehow else.

If it's an air B&B room are they really going to be that bothered? Or you could not have a toilet and have a shower and handbasin as then it's just beater pipes rather than sewerage pipe or relying on a macerator for the loo.

@RandomMess

Perhaps you could configure somehow else.

If it's an air B&B room are they really going to be that bothered? Or you could not have a toilet and have a shower and handbasin as then it's just beater pipes rather than sewerage pipe or relying on a macerator for the loo.

It’s also about long term saleability, we have full plumbing at the front, just mulling ideas around