Bathroom Fitting

Downstairs loo, victorian terrace. Can we move pipes into the wall?

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.22 PM

Hi all, we're looking to redo the downstairs loo in our new house. Currently the pipes to the sink are really obvious - both the copper water pipes (which come out the wall at about 7 feet up) and the basin waste pipe which is bulky and ugly. Photo here: http://i.imgur.com/Q4LoIsS.jpg The right hand wall in the photo is to the outside - the waste water goes straight into the outside drain. The left/front wall seems very solid to me so I presume it's brick, but I don't know (1890 London Victorian, similar layout to this: http://lc.zoocdn.com/1d1e55194a5e326382e707dfdce4a29cf5fe9736.jpg but flipped). I'd like to know if people think these pipes can be moved into the wall or under the floor? The room's already tiny so I don't think we can afford to cover over and lose the space. I presume the waste water isn't allowed to go below the level that it leaves the house? But I'm worried it's too bulky to cut into the wall and I don't know if that's ok / possible! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'll probably be putting the job on mybuilder once I know what we're doing. I'm London, N17. Many thanks