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  • andrew-b
    andrew-b Posts: 2,413 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Twyford's, and Ideal Standard/armitage shanks have all the dimensions on their websites (for Ideal Standard / Armitage Shanks see https://www.thebluebook.co.uk). Both sites had 2-dimensional to-scale CAD drawings of their products. You can download a suitable viewer for free (google on the file format required - e.g DXF) . You usually have to set the scaling to a known dimension then you can use the ruler tools of your free CAD viewer to extract the dimensions your interested in. Much more simple than it sounds.

    When i was looking for suitable toilets for our bathroom i had various limitations in depth and width and soil pipe position plus i wanted highish pan as i have troubles rising from a seat. The online CAD diagrams of these two manufacturer's proved very useful!
    In the end i went for a Twyford Galerie Back-to-wall toilet with a Ideal Standard Conceala2 concealed cistern housed in a bespoke toilet cabinet which i designed and buit myself (well my Dad manufacturered the parts and i screwed it all together) to use the space as effectively as possible. TBH i'd probably go for a close-coupled toilet if i were to do it again for less hassle but in my case it would have still meant making some boxing in behind it because of the position the soil pipe entered the floor.

    Andy
  • pineapple
    pineapple Posts: 6,938 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 31 October 2009 at 6:26PM
    Check the flush mechanism. I had a new bathroom fitted a couple of years back with a small toilet and the flush power is puny. If the idea is saving water, it doesn't work as you usually need several flushes!.
  • thursday
    thursday Posts: 101 Forumite
    pineapple wrote: »
    If the idea is saving water, it doesn't work as you usually need several flushes!.

    exactly! v. annoying
  • CatValou
    CatValou Posts: 323 Forumite
    What a fascinating thread. This site never ceases to amaze me with the breadth of issues discussed. I always assumed that toilets were more or less a standard size. I'll try to appreciate my 50 year old comfy one more in future.
  • honey06
    honey06 Posts: 289 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    not sure if you are still looking, but I have just stumbled across this and thought it might be worth considering??
    http://www.ukbathrooms.com/shop/toilets/contemporary_toilet/products/jika_olymp_raised_height_close_coupled_toilet.html
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