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The waste pipe currently goes from the bathroom to the drain via a boxed in bit in the kitchen. This is a bit of a pain as it robs cupboard and worktop space. We're going to be having a kitchen refit and would like to lose the boxing in. It would be better if the boxing in was moved to the other side of a stud wall. Is this much of a job? I've no idea really!
is it a late 60's early 70's house? Ive done a couple of these, sometimes they can be a right ballache.
you're not going to get much change from a grand I don't think. It depends upon a few things really, most importantly the location of the drains outside and access. Think lots of deep trenches for new pipes, plus the making good again. Then you have all the tidying up from the bathroom down.
Worth it in the long run though, these internally routed soil pipes sometimes have other waste pipes running into them that can cause leak and cause all sorts of hassles.
It's an 80's house. I was thinking of moving the boxed in section from the kitchen to the living room (the other side of the wall). Thought that the new pipe could join the existing where it is just above floor level in the kitchen, but not sure if this would work or be allowed.
We're having a single storey garage/utility side extension built (on the side where the stack is) so the ground over the drain is being dug up anyway.
ome downside to consider... everytime someone uses the loo emptys the bath you ll be sat watchinh the telly and able to hear it all running away.. makes for conversation if nothing else
Hmmm good point, would have to add some soundproofing!