permenantly removing toilet- help!

[Charl]

Hi,
I want to turn my kitchen into a kitchen/diner, which will involve knocking down a wall and removing the downstairs toilet. I'm ok with the electrics and knocking down the wall, but want to know if I can and how to permenantly remove the toilet, or if i need to get in a plumber.
Im a woman in her 20's who teaches resistant materials, so i have some practical skills and knowledge of tools, although not plumbing.
Thanks

 

[waterworks]

Hi just a few questions.
1)Does the toilet pan go into floor or into pipe through wall?.
2)Is the floor solid or suspended ie wooden?.
3) Have you got a manhole cover close by outside (large metal cover)?.

 

[Charl]

1. The toilet pan goes into the floor
2. The floors concrete
3. Theres two man hole covers in the garden.

Also ive just noticed theres a pipe coming down one of the walls im intending to remove, through the cistern and out into the outside wall.
Im assuming with this i can cut it off just above the ceil and block it off?

 

[kevplumb]

1 turn off the water and cap the pipe

2 empty the cistern (flush it ) and remove the toilet
you will have to break the connection to the pipe in the floor
BE carefull it is very sharp i have a 4 inch scar from when i was younger doing the same thing

cap the soil pipe either get a cap or stuff a paper bag down and cement it over level

patch the hole in the wall up (overflow) as well

then go get a beer

 

[Charl]

thanks, will go have a try.