How small can a wc be?

[Pinkyandperky011]

We are trying to squeeze a small wc downstairs in a victorian semi which is very awkward because of the soil pipe being right at the back. We may have a solution but wondered what's the absolute smallest space for a toilet and sink that you've come across?

www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/seattle-combined-two-in-one-wash-basin-toilet don't need much room for one of these.

I think 70 x 130 is the building regs minimum size

Think of a toilet on the plane, you can have something the same size.

I agree with the 70x130, but watch the height above the WC. My friend put one in under the stairs which was fine to sit one, but standing up as men do, was very uncomfortable, according to my 5’11” DH 😂

My aunty's downstairs loo is smaller than this.

There are minimum sizes that a newbuild must have, and they are generous because the building regs are written to ensure that more properties in the future are suitable for people with lower mobility. However if you are putting a downstairs loo into a property that was built without one you do not have to meet the same regs.

My aunty's downstairs loo is a tiny cupboard. It contains one of the integrated loo-with-sink-above-the-cistern units as linked above, and has about 15cm clear space on either side and in front so that you can just about stand up next to it but there is nowhere to move to.

The building regs you must have is that it either needs an openable window or an extractor fan, and you can't skip having a handwash basin, however tiny.

Thanks everyone and that's a good point about head-height @PinkflowersWhiteBerries. It won't be under the stairs so that will be fine.

@Getoverit1965 I wonder how easy it is to lean over the toilet to wash your hands? Thanks for the info about building regs, that's good to know.

Thanks @YireosDodeAver, it sounds like it could just about work.

Ours is tiny and we have one of the loos with the basin in the back. It is fine and easy enough to lean over. If I'd been building from scratch might have done differently but the room was there when we moved in with no sink, just loo - so we swapped the loo for the one with the basin

our small wc is 80x80cm

it's tight. but on the plus side you can rest your head against the wall if still tired in the morning

go to a dyi store, they have some space saving options.
we even managed to squeeze in a sink.

The space that we were thinking of is 120cm x 140cm but it has the boiler and all of the pipes so wouldn't actually have a huge amount of space but sounds like it could work.

My entire bathroom is only about 160 by maybe 2.5 metres and that has an entire bath in it, so I reckon that will be fine for a cloakroom.

Thanks @Papillon23 that's a good point, it's easy to get caught up in thinking everything needs to be huge!

I’ve had 80x110cm and it was alright. 85x120 felt comparatively spacious!