You can't beat a new bathroom suite but would you know how to take the old one out, sounds easy but there are a few things to be careful of.
We aim in this article to give you a brief guide on some things to be careful of when making way for your new bathroom suite.
  Prior to starting   The first thing to do when removing the old bathroom suite is to remove all of the bathroom tiles that may be holding down some of the fittings, this will make the whole process of removing the suite so much easier.
As this is normally one of the smallest rooms you should just have essential tools which should include a bucket and sponge.
  Taking the bath out   Switch off the hot and cold water supplies to the bath taps then turn on the taps and drain the water that remains.
Remove the side panel and, with your bucket and sponge to hand, use a hacksaw to cut through the water supply and waste pipes.
Unscrew anything that is holding the bath to the wall and carefully remove under-bath supports.
Run your knife through any mastic seal.
Remove the bath from the room.
  Removing the Wash Basin   As with the bath make sure the hot and cold water supply is turned off and drain any water that may be left in the pipes.
Then disconnect both of the water pipes and the drain pipe, you may need to mop up a small amount of water.
The wash basin normally has some fairly heavy duty fixings that need to be taken out and then it should lift away from the wall.
  The Toilet Cistern   As we have covered before ensure that the water supply is turned off, obviously for the cistern we only need to worry about the cold water feed.
Best way to drain the cistern is to flush it, there will probably be a small amount left in the bottom so it is a good idea to have some old towels around to clear up any water that has leaked.
You can then remove the overflow pipe and flush pipe.
A lot of cisterns are wall mounted to you will need to remove these bolts and lift the cistern away from the wall being careful to lift in the correct way as these are often heavy pieces of the bathroom suite.
  Removing the Toilet   The toilet is fixed to the floor, remove the fixings and use a rocking motion to free the connection to the soil pipe.
If the lavatory has been cemented to the floor, as is often the case in older homes, you will need to use a chisel to break it free.
As you remove the pan, pack the soil pipe with old rags to prevent smells coming into the room directly from the sewer.
  Lastly take any last pieces of the toilet out of the soil pipe area, but you need to be careful not to damage the soil pipe.
If the soil pipe does get broken it is best to consult a qualified person to advise.
  The bathroom should now be pretty bare and you can start the process of putting the new bathroom suite in.