Adding Toilet to Laundry

Hi All,

We are looking at renovating our 80s Laundry and were thinking of adding a 2nd enclosed Toilet at the end (see attachment)
We live in a 3 bed / 1 bath house and having a second toilet would be pretty handy.

Is this a good idea?

Would we need plans approved to add a second toilet? (we are in the ACT)

Cheers,
Bailes

A second toilet is always a good idea esp when you have a few people over. Any chance of installing a small window in there - for light and ventilation? Is the existing floor concrete or timber framed?

Stewie

Thanks for the reply Stewie D,

The walls are brick and would take a bit of work to install a window. We were planning on having a skylight in the toilet for light and extraction fan for ventilation.

Raised timber floor. Plenty of access from under the house. Have organised for a plumber to come round next week to see if what I want to do is possible.



Cheers,
Bailes

We installed a second toilet in our laundry on the first floor, it's one of the best decisions we've made!

Hi all,

So we went ahead with the Laundry redesign. It's pretty much all done now, just have to finish some painting.
The old Laundry will also be knocked out in the near future to make a larger open living, kitchen, dining area.

Pics are below of the process we went through.

This is the the location of the new laundry. Fireplace has been removed.


Frames going up.


Loungeroom wall after sheeting


Laundry walls sheeted and floors waterproofed


Cupboards and benchtops in


Completed laundry viewed from internal door.


New toilet added to laundry


Completed laundry viewed from within the toilet area.


Overall we didn't have too many issues and knocked it over quite quickly. We are very happy with it all.
The second toilet was the best decision we made!

Next step - Knock out old laundry and redo the Kitchen!!

Cheers,
Bailes

Looks amazing! Well done!

Fantastic!!!! Great move!!

Fantastic!! Loving all the storage in the laundry as well...you can never have enough cupboards!

You've done a great job - can't wait to see your next reno!!

Awesome job, l really like how the floor tiles continue up the wall behind the toilet..

Thanks for all the feedback everyone!
The floor tiles behind the toilet was our tilers idea. We are real happy with how that worked out!!

hi bailes23, just wonder how much it cost?
im building new house (single storey with 4 beds), thinking of putting a 3rd in the laundry too.

Hi Bailes23, What are the dimensions of your laundry and new WC room please? Considering doing the same thing!!

that looks amazing

Oh wow, never thought of a loo in the laundry, looks great