The desire of the owner of the apartment, to make it more comfortable, is quite understandable, especially considering the projects of some apartment buildings. At the same time, the owner often does not care about building or legal issues and all the "comfort" has to be rebuilt to its original position. Relocation of the bathroom is planned quite often and in some cases, for example, with a complete change in the layout of the apartment, it is simply necessary.
Currently, it is becoming more and more popular with owners to increase and move the bathroom to the corridor, bathroom, kitchen, closet, and even to the living room. It should be noted that it is much easier for the owners of apartments located on the ground floor or non-residential premises to agree on the transfer of a bathroom.
The owner, who has set himself such a task, will face two sides of the issue : legal and technical .
Two options for connecting a bathroom in an apartment when it is transferred
From a technical point of view, it is not so difficult to carry out such a redevelopment. First of all, when transferring a bathroom, it is necessary to bring communications under the place of the future restroom, in simple words - a drain pipe and cold water for draining. The downpipe is constructed from a plastic pipe with a diameter of 100 mm. which is allowed at a slope of 00.2 - 00.3. Cold water can be supplied using any available materials, be it metal, polypropylene or metal-plastic.
Of course, no one wants to enjoy the spectacle of open pipes in their apartment, and therefore the desire to somehow hide them in the wall is understandable. In this case, you can arrange a b, but a mandatory item in this case will be the device on it an inspection hatch, with the help of which access to those pipes will be carried out.
This scheme works only if the movement of the bathroom is planned at a distance of no more than 5 meters. Otherwise, it will not make sense to implement such a project due to the fact that the natural slope of the drain pipe will raise the toilet bowl to a height unacceptable for the layout of an average apartment, and a half-meter podium will turn your toilet into a throne room.
But even in this situation there is a solution: a forced sewerage system. If you do not go into the nuances, then it is a pump with a chopper.
The forced sewage system has two significant advantages: the discharge takes place through pipes of a smaller diameter (20 and 32 mm) and can be carried out not only horizontally but also vertically up to seven meters high. Currently, there are many models of forced sewage systems with different designs and from different manufacturers.
However, the technical side is not the only thing that should worry you. In addition, there are a number of sanitary construction rules that must be followed when transferring a bathroom to the territory of a former kitchen or a corridor in an apartment.
Bathroom relocation: construction and sanitary requirements
- The first and main requirement is to place a bathroom above non-residential area and non-residential rooms (storage room, corridor, utility room, etc.).
- It is forbidden to place bathrooms above kitchens.
- It is possible, however, to carry out the transfer of the bathroom to the room above the kitchen in duplex apartments or in apartments on the ground floor.
- The entrance to a room equipped with a toilet should be located exclusively in the corridor. Redevelopment with the entrance to the toilet from the living room or kitchen is prohibited. An exception is the exit from the bedroom to the combined bathroom, but in this case there should be another bathroom in the room with a separate entrance from the corridor.
- It is forbidden to fix engineering equipment and communications to the walls adjacent to the living rooms of neighboring apartments.
- The floor level in the bathroom should be 15-20 mm. lower than in the rest of the apartment, or must be separated by a sill.
- The floor in the newly formed toilet should be lined with waterproofing material.
- If the floors in the house are wooden or mixed, then you will have to abandon thick cement screeds. All work in such houses should be carried out with the calculation of the loads on the floors.
Consider the transfer of a bathroom from the point of view of reconciliation of redevelopment:
As for the procedure for agreeing a redevelopment with the transfer of a bathroom in an apartment building, it is not much different from other redevelopments. You can learn more about the procedure by clicking on this link. In short, you need:
- technical passport of the apartment (you can take it at the BTI or at the MFC)
- standard statement
- technical opinion on the possibility of redevelopment. (in the future, field supervision will be required to sign acts on the performance of hidden works)
- an act of complete redevelopment and a new registration certificate for the apartment with the changes made.
It should be added that in some cases an atypical set of documents is required, such as: permission from Mosgaz, Moskomarkhitektura, bank consent, etc.
Our organization has all SRO approvals and, if necessary, will develop a redevelopment project for the transfer of a bathroom.
In case if it is required to legalize the previously made redevelopment y, you will need a floor plan with an explication to redevelopment and a technical conclusion on the admissibility of the repair measures carried out.
Relocation of a bathroom, documents:
Various popular options for transferring a bathroom: expansion through the kitchen, corridor or living room.
Often, readers set themselves the goal of moving the bathroom almost to the neighbors (in our practice there is an application for transferring the bathroom to the balcony). And other owners are wondering about moving the bathroom to the kitchen or corridor, sometimes to the living room. Therefore, it is worth paying attention to these issues.
Relocation of the bathroom with its expansion at the expense of the kitchen.
As mentioned above, transferring a bathroom to a place in an apartment located above or below the living rooms or kitchens of neighbors is prohibited. An exception is the case if you have a two-level apartment. That is, transferring the bathroom to the living room is not possible, since the same living room of the neighbors will be located under your toilet. This will worsen their living conditions.
Relocation of the bathroom in the apartment at the expense of utility rooms, storage room and corridor.
Moving a bathroom in an apartment with expansion due to a corridor, storage room or utility rooms is quite feasible, but in compliance with the sanitary and building standards mentioned above.
We hope that the information from this article will help you navigate correctly in modern legislation and carry out the planned transfer of a bathroom in an apartment in accordance with it.