Bathroom fitter & toilet question!

[coraljenny]

Hi,

Could anyone recommend a good bathroom fitter? We have a very old (ex council) bathroom that needs completely ripping out, re-fitting & decorating, pref if you know someone who can do a high quality tiling job.

Attached is a pic of the back of our toilet! In order to get the toilet (new, close coupled toilet) installed as close to the back wall as possible, does the big cast iron pipe need removing or can it be cut at the base? Some have said cutting it may risk fracturing it and it would be better to dig the whole thing out & put a new pipe in from the back wall, others have said cutting it is fine and the toilet can still go back very close to the wall without digging it out. The guy who said to dig the whole thing out isn't actually anymore expensive than the ones who've said to cut it so tempted to do that but don't want to go with a lot more work if it's not actually required. Do you know someone who can advise on this before we place the job with someone?

Many thanks,

Coral

[grace3]

Dig it out and put a stub stack outside (you are on the ground floor?)

[Garveyplumbing]

Hi there. The cast iron waste can be cut without it fracturing using an angle grinder. However there is a possibility it may crack in doing this. In that case you would need to dig down.

I'd be happy to give a quote.

07881277385

[davepotts45]

Hi coraljeny dave potts here it sounds like a big job but it really is nothing to worry about im a multi tradesman and ive done plenty of work on the old cast iron pipe work ive just finished a bathroom in east dulwich have photos plaese call if you havent placed the job yet many thanks