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We have a new shareholder who is proposing to expand his bathroom into an adjoining hallway. He would not move any plumbing or fixtures into that area. He is replacing the tub with a shower, however. The shareholder would be required to add a waterproof membrane to the new area.
We do not have a policy about this, and it has never come up before. I am told "many, many" co-ops prohibit it.
The co-op's architect says that it is up to the Board whether or not to approve it, though he gives details of some risks.
In our 70 year old building, we have had many leaks from bathrooms from plumbing inside the wall and from shareholder installed fixtures which caused damage to apartments below and adjacent.
Curious to know whether other board routinely grant permission to install wet-over-dry conditions? If you have granted permission, have you had shareholders who feel themselves compromised complain?
Let me know of your experiences.
Thanks so much
Many of my friends pre-war coops allow this. As long as you have a smart architect look it over and the plumbing done correctly and safely by qualified persons. Especially if the appliances stay over a wet area - there is no reason not to expand the footprint of a tiled floor or kitchen area. In fact many apartments in our building have wet over dry layouts from the days when the apartments were divided during the depression.
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We do not allow these types of projects in our co-op. We would not let a s/h replace a tub with a shower. If there's a tub before renovations, there must be a tub after renovations.
We feel you're opening up a door by allowing this type of renovation. Our building has piping for the bathrooms as they were originally installed. It's not set up to be changed, especially in an old building. That's asking for trouble.
No complaints from s/h. We just tell them that these are the rules and they've all complied.
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