Bathroom near Kitchen - Building Regs??

[Screwed]

Hi,

We are (or rather I am) putting a new kitchen into our converted 1 bed flat. As it was, the hall led straight into the kitchen through a door frame but no door, and the bathroom also leads off of the hall just before the " doorway " to the kitchen. I have since taken this door frame out to open up the kitchen into the hall as open plan. We originally had a quote to have this done by our plasterer/builder but decided for the expense and effort, it was far easier to do it myself (took about an hour). Now we have the same plasterer back to skim the walls in the kitchen and he is now saying this is illegal!? Is this true, although the bathroom is near the kitchen, it actually opens into the hall, would there be an issue with this when selling the property do you think??

many thanks for any advice,

Mike.

 

[bathjobby]

You need to have 2 doors between them.

 

[Screwed]

Really, why wasn't this picked up when we bought the property, there was a door frame but no door and the surveyor didn't mention it?? All I have done is remove the frame? Would it make any difference if the flats were converted before this regulation was passed?

Thanks again!

 

[rangersman]

You need to have 2 doors between them.

I thought that was no longer the case. Don't have my regs to hand, but seem to remember that there is no longer a need for a "hallway".

Maybe wrong thought

 

[Screwed]

Also, my mother in laws kitchen has a cloakroom toilet coming off of it via only one door, would this be against regulations or is it just bathrooms that count??

 

[woowoospanner]

i think the rule is so long as there is a place to wash your hands before you pass through an area thats used to prepare food then you are ok , it was changed about 3 years ago IIRC

i think there may be some regs about ventilation , it either has to have a window or have mechanical extraction .

i'm sure someone on here knows more and can give us the proper answer

 

[Screwed]

Can anyone shed anymore light??? If the kitchen and all other rooms come off the hall, can I have an open plan or not??

 

[salem2000]

You only need one door between a bathroom/toilet and kitchen, as long as there is a wash basin in the room. New or refitted bathrooms also require an extractor fitted even if there is a window fitted.

 

[Screwed]

Great, I prefer to have a door on my bathroom, I take it this will do! We had the bathroom re-fitted two years ago without a fan.

Thanks everyone!