[b]Advice for a new toilet

Hi

I am hoping that some people in this forum may be able to provide a bit of advice on putting a new upstairs toilet. I have no real knowledge of plumbing but am looking at buying a house with a friend.

The only problem is that the bathroom upstairs is quite small and has no toilet. This has obviously been a drawback for the sellers.
We would like to possibly buy and put a toilet in for when we want to it sell on but i do not know the work and cost involved.
I know each job is different but if possible i would like some info on,

1. What amount of work would be needed?
2. What kind of costs would be involved? (roughly)
3. What problems could there be?
4. Any other important considerations?

If anyone in the trade could offer me some advice i would be very grateful, thanks in advance.

1. You will need to drill a 4" hole through the external wall for the waste pipe. Cut into your soil stack outside and run the new waste from the stack to the new hole. Extend the waste through the hole. The waste will probably need cutting back when fitting the toilet. Make the toilet up, there will be instructions supplied with the unit. Before you install the toilet you will need to extend a cold pipe to the correct position so you can plumb the cistern in. This can be done either on the wall surface or under the floor (running the pipework). Test the new pipe for leaks. Where you take the supply from is up to you I would advise a mains cold water pipe.
Position the toilet and line up with waste pipe, mark cistern position on wall and fixing positions inside cistern. Cut waste to correct length, Place multi-quick on toilet waste. Drill holes for cistern fixing and then slide toilet into position. Ensure multi-quick goes inside your new waste pipe fully. Fasten cistern to wall and then screw the pan to the floor. Connect cold pipe to cistern using appropriate fittings.
You will need to read the water regs to ensure you install it correctly.

That is how you do it but if I was you I would get a decent plumber in. If you have no experience at all or haven't really done much DIY its not something to embark on

Thanks Caterhamplumbing for the detailed reply i am very grateful - and i would be getting an experienced plumber to do it i was not even considering doing it myself.

What kind of costs and time would you estimate a job like this to be??

thanks again for your input

I would imagine a plumber would want a min of £100 labour to be interested in this job.