Hi all. I am looking for advice about my upcoming bathroom remodel. My biggest problem is that the bathroom entry door is in the kitchen. First, it takes up valuable kitchen space, and second, I HATE having the bathroom right there. When we have guests, and people gather in the kitchen, it almost feels like you're going to the bathroom right with the crowd surrounding you. We would like to close that door off and put a new door off of another (less used) room. The problem with that is that the new door will be located right where the tub currently sits.
I have always heard that, if at all possible, you should leave fixtures where they are, because moving plumbing is expensive. So I came up with a way to at least leave the toilet where it is, and we would really just be switching the tub and the sink. We plan to put a clawfoot tub where the sink is currently, with exposed plumbing. The new sink is a porcelain console sink.
SO the question is, will the fact that we already have water running to each location and drains at each location help with the cost? Or are shower and sink plumbing completely different? I ask because, we have to really budget carefully before getting started on this project. I have endured too many projects that drag on for months and months (and sometimes years) because we started without having an honest plan. I know we need to have some wiggle room left in the budget, but plumbing is a big part of the budget, so I want to have a good idea what we are looking at before we jump in.
Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks in advance!
I have always heard that, if at all possible, you should leave fixtures where they are, because moving plumbing is expensive. So I came up with a way to at least leave the toilet where it is, and we would really just be switching the tub and the sink. We plan to put a clawfoot tub where the sink is currently, with exposed plumbing. The new sink is a porcelain console sink.
SO the question is, will the fact that we already have water running to each location and drains at each location help with the cost? Or are shower and sink plumbing completely different? I ask because, we have to really budget carefully before getting started on this project. I have endured too many projects that drag on for months and months (and sometimes years) because we started without having an honest plan. I know we need to have some wiggle room left in the budget, but plumbing is a big part of the budget, so I want to have a good idea what we are looking at before we jump in.
Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks in advance!