old bathroom pipework needs updating

[manklepi3ce]

Hi.
I have recently bought a 1961 council bungalow in th u.k. that is in need of a bathroom update. The old taps and water pipes are a mess and wondered if it could be modernised. {Please See Pics} as you can see the pipes go half way up the wall. I am wanting to install something like a Ideal Standard Tempo Vertical Outlet close coupled toilet and want a bottom inlet pipe to the cistern. can the pipes be updated? and what would it cost for a pumber to do the pipework and fit the toilet and sink? i am in the uk. thanks

 

[DAZB]

It is a relatively simple job to plumb in a new wc and cut out all the unwanted pipework and you would be best getting in 2 or 3 local recommended plumbers to quote for you.

 

[manklepi3ce]

thanks thats reassuring. is it a few hours work or more? thanks

 

[Madrab]

Pipework isn't an issue but the soil pipe outlet may be, given its location in the floor. You may be hard pressed to find a close coupled toilet with an S trap/floor exit that will be that far from the wall and still have the cistern tight to the wall. Time to take some measurements and see if anything will fit.

 

[Bod ...]

You could try

Installing American Toilets In British Homes - Possible? • Bathroom Tribe

It is possible to install American toilets in British homes if the plumbing setup complies with the respective building and installation code.

bathroomtribe.com

With the waste you have