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Upstairs loo

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watermeadow Thu 06-Apr-17 17:10:55

My bathroom is downstairs and I need a loo upstairs. I can't afford an en suite bathroom but think I could have just a loo and small basin in an alcove in my bedroom. I'd have some sort of screen there.
When I told my daughter she was absolutely horrified, as though I'd proposed a bath tub in the middle of the sitting room. Installing walls, ventilation, lighting would make the project impossible. Nobody's going to see or use it except me.
Are you all horrified too or is it feasible?

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Willow500 Sun 09-Apr-17 19:46:01

We made the mistake of turning a large cupboard in our apartment into a cloakroom with toilet and basin but didn't get building regs. As it was connected into the existing bathroom plumbing which was directly behind it we thought it would be ok. It also had ventilation through the existing system. When we sold a few months ago we did have a lot of issues when the buyers solicitors wanted to see all the appropriate application and grants etc. Thankfully it went through ok but it was a lesson learned - always check if you need approval from the authorities.

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