Bathroom Conversion

[Jennykenny]

Small first floor bathroom, has a bath, loo and wash hand basin.
Want to convert it to a shower, loo and wash hand basin.
I appreciate that it is difficult to answer this question but, roughly what would it cost it cost to convert??

[Zacs-Master]

Impossible to answer accurately as you don't specify the size of the room / quality of fittings / fully tiled or not / whether any electrics such as changing lights / underfloor heating are involved.

[buildersmate]

As above, impossible to answer.
Main cost drivers are the specification of the shower and sanitaryware, amount of change required to extract the water away (soil pipework), and the spec. of the wall and floorcoverings. To get an idea of tile costings, work out the price of the chosen tiling and double it for fitting costs.

[Jennykenny]

I don't know. I just wanted someone to say £5,000 or £10,000. Just to get an idea.
Thanks anyway.

[The Builder]

That's just it, Jenny. If you stripped the whole room out and started again with really good fittings, it could be £10,000

Or, it could be £5,000. If you left the WC and basin alone, it could be £2,500.

There is no one figure without being there to see what's needed, and a list of fittings.

[granny grump]

I don't know if this will be of any help Jenny. We had a very a small space converted into a shower room with sink and toilet. It involved bricking up a window; building a wall; knocking down another wall to put in a door; connecting to sewer; lighting; extractor fan; flooring and normal bathroom fittings & furniture and it cost just under £4K. Obviously as it has been said the cost will depend on the quality of the fittings but we are very happy with the finished result.

[-Talbot-]

£9999 and I will start tomorrow.

Like others have said, too many options to get an adequate answer.

[Jennykenny]

Methyl. Do you really think that it would be an unwise move to completely remove the bath??
I was thinking that we would probably be in this house for say 10 years, and the new buyers would probably want a refit anyway??
We already have a ground floor shower room with wash hand basin and toilet.

[woofgang]

JK if you want to take the bath out and have a shower then do it. Life is too short to make your house decisions based on what will sell unless you are on the brink of moving. If you are really concerned then choose a shower that will fit in the footprint of your bath. That way if you need to, you can put in a chap bath before putting the house on the market.

[BRIGHT SPARK]

For a 2Msq bathroom including ...1600mm resin stone tray.....polished aluminium sliding door......dual flush toilet.....pedestal or semi pedestal basin...decent mono tap....mixer shower...£400 worth of tiles ...around £3500k plus vat ......plus any plastering..floorboarding...lighting...extraction...decoration..skip etc.
If you plan to stay for another 10 years, then do it for you, not the next owner.

[Jennykenny]

Thanks all good helpful answers, and yes I shouldn't live my life depending on what some imaginary new owner might like.