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Add additional bathroom

8 years ago

I am looking at buying this property which has only 1 bathroom. What is the possibility and cost of adding another bathroom. I was thinking of it could be added by combining the space of the laundry and the built in robe of the bedroom next to it. The bedroom will get smaller, however it's a good compromise. Please let me know your thoughts

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Alistair McLean
8 years ago
This property looks like an apartment. If it is then the floor is probably a concrete slab, possibly with another apartment below. It is a big compromise to lose a laundry and a built-in-robe in a small apartment which will affect resale. Everything is currently already tightly planned, but your biggest problem will be the new sewage connection for a shower and toilet which will affect the slab, and any neigbours downstairs.

So without more information about the floor material, the type of builidng, and what is below than all of the above is just speculation on my part.

Best of luck,

Dr Retro

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Sara Graham
8 years ago
I’d really be questioning why you need two bathrooms in a two bedroom apartment. I would think that losing the laundry facilities is not a worthwhile compromise if it means you will need to use an offsite laundrette. The bedrooms are already small for queen size beds. Losing any further space will make it difficult to furnish and it will probably feel poky.
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Original Author
8 years ago
This is an apartment building with concrete floors. I more so was looking at having at least one additional toilet. So not getting rid of the laundry, but re-arranging that space plus the built-in from the bedroom. So say a toilet in the laundry
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Alistair McLean
8 years ago
Well before you decide to purchase think about how you would react if the people who lived in the apartment above knocked on your door one day seeking access for their plumber to your apartment to run a sewer pipe from their new toilet through the ceiling of your wardrobe and laundry? You may have really nice new neighbours who don't mind hearing when you flush your second toilet....

Best of Luck,

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Susan Ballard
8 years ago
Would reconsider buying as limited to what can do in apartments So you need to have what you want before purchase

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