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    Aug 29, 2019 6 minutes

    TURNING A BEDROOM INTO A BATHROOM

    Q We live in a four-bed house that has one family bathroom. Our eldest has now left home so we’re looking to turn the smallest bedroom into a bathroom to create a master en suite. What do we need to consider?

    OLIVER HILL

    JEFF KAHANE SAYS:

    A few basic checks to start with: is the route into the new en suite compatible with your preferred master bedroom layout? If it is, then check with a structural engineer that the wall where you plan to introduce the door is load-bearing and whether they can make your door position work: sometimes a new internal opening very near the corner of a house can prove structurally difficult. And if you are planning on installing a bath and your floor has timber joists, check with the engineer that these joists can take the weight — especially if you are going for a heavy cast iron tub, or if the joists have already been extensively notched or drilled.

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