y turned downstairs toilet into a shower room with toilet?

[trainingdaydenz]

If so how much was it and was it a success?

I have been inspired by a man on you tube that did this and he moved the toilet to opposite the door and built a shower where the toilet was and put the sink in with the shower.

This would be very useful for me as I am disabled and would really like to find a plumber who specialises in doing this.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Any bathroom company will be able to quote. I got a quote recently, but mine wasn't feasible because of the situation of the plumbing/drainage etc and the fact that there is a concrete floor, as well as other layout issues. In my head it looked like a simple case of sticking a shower in the broom cupboard and knocking through to the downstairs loo, but we were quoted £30k for labour alone, which was £25k more than I wanted to pay😀. Yours might (probably will) be much more straightforward, but nobody on here can advise - you need to get someone out to look at the setup in your house.

Omg I was thinking 5k too. I remember a plumber telling me something about my drainage system but I can't remember what it was - so maybe I'll have the same situation.

I suppose I need to find a plumber to ask.

We took a chunk out of the kitchen to extend downstairs loo so it also contains a shower. It is very compact! No idea of price as it was part of kitchen extension project.

Moving the toilet will cost you. If you can leave it where it is and still get a shower in, it will be a lot cheaper, but much depends on whether you need to dig up concrete and resite external drains etc.

You really do need to get a plumber in. i would go to a bathroom showroom, as they will have a designer who will have various ideas you might not have thought of. You don't need to stick with them if you don't want to - a local plumber might work out cheaper if you are able to source the products yourself.

It's a tiny loo so the toilet would have to be moved and I think the floor is concrete.
Everything always seems to be more complicated than first though!

We did this. On the plus side, having a shower downstairs is handy for muddy and sandy teens. On the downside, it feels very cramped and is referred to as "the toilet cupboard". Anyone with long legs has to tuck their legs to the side of the sink when on the toilet- however, that's sort of our fault for having a vanity unit- if you do this get a wall mounted, small sink and just box the pipes.

I have elderly ill parents living with me and we have a downstairs WC. I would like to turn it to a wet room leaving the toilet where it us and placing a small shower head where the handbasin currently is and putting I'm a small corner basin. My dad has nearly fallen down the stairs twice in 3 days after having a shower upstairs. Will thus cost thousands???

Not what you're asking but would a stair lift be an option for your house ?
If you have renovations done to your downstairs loo would it give enough space for your parents to use it ? They might need extra aids beside the loo to help them sit/stand safely ( I don;t know what they're called , my Mum had them and they do take up a lot of space )
And the actual upheaval of doing the work , how long will you be without water while they do the plumbing work ?

Thinking about future proofing , if you need to you can get someone to help your parents when they;re in the bathroom ( which might be you , a family member or carer ) you;ll need space . And worryingly , if they have a fall in the toilet ( which I can see from your Dad and stairs ) is a risk , there's a lot of hard surfaces to injure themselves on.

My parents had a decent sized downstairs loo and a cupboard next to it , they could've (and should have ) had it knocked through and converted to a shower room. They had an upstairs bathroom but unfortunately didn't have this made into an accessible shower .

We haven't got space for a stair lift. The downstairs WC / loo combo would work the best as we (hubby, myself and 4 kids use the upstairs bathroom). The downstairs WC is also right next to their room so it works the best. So yes I am thinking of future proofing.

Ah .
If you think along the lines of a cruise ship cabin shower room ( they are tiny , sometimes awkward shaped ) but they still manage to fit in a shower , toilet and basin unit .
There will be sites you can Google . (And loads of older people with mobility issues go on cruises , I'm sure they don't all have accessible cabins )

Our downstairs loo is 200x105. I sometimes think "If I moved the toilet and sink , then had a sliding door I could fit in a shower "

Aye we have 210x 120 all we basically want to do is move the handbasin next to the WC in the corner where their mirror currently is and put a shower head where the handbasin is. I think Impey does the floor for a complete wet room and then clad it. If needs be we can always install a shower chair later on.