integrated toilet and sink

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we have a small storage room - it has enough space to fit a toilet and some room to get around - but adding a sink would take up a lot of space - I have seen this: http://www-staff.lboro.ac.uk/~cddl/integrated_toilet_and_sink.htm

where can I get one of these from? what other alternatives are their for a toilet and wash basin in a confined area? The room has some pipes from when it had a water tank a long time ago - can this be connected to the toilet or are those pipes only for hot water?

Atelier

Have you looked into the corner toilets? They have the advantage that you can place a basin closer to it. I did our cloak room last year this way and it is less that 1.2m square.

Just as an example:


http://www.bathroomcashandcarry.co.uk/buynow-Toilets-Corner-Close-Coupled-Toilets-Bathroom-Cloakroom-Corner-Space-Saving-Toilet-WC-id-1096.html?source=googlebase


HTH

jog

That toilet is in the B&Q Bathroom brochure that I picked up in store last week. It costs £600! They market it as an eco one as I think the water from the sink feeds the cistern, so you save on water.

I couldn't see it on the web site or I'd have posted a link.

I've never seen one like that before.

Jog

finnigan

Here for £490 (didn't check del charges, sorry!)

Fred_Bear_2

I saw this yesterday at the Eco Home exhibition at the Geffrye Museum in London. A great idea for saving water, apparently originating from Australia where drought is a serious problem. Disadvantages IMO are: cold water only, small basin and a little awkward to reach with the pan in front. Also it is worth checking if spare parts are easily available.

vegasvisitor

I also saw this in a b&q brochure, because we were looking at a house that had a small wc off the kitchen. We then discovered that the toilet is a breach of building regulations and should be removed - since it is in a small and not adequately ventilated place (even though it has a window!).

Just something to check.

keystone

It is Australian (well the company that makes it is). As the cistern only fills by waste water from the basin you'll need to wash your hands quite a lot of times in order to fill the cistern for the next flush. Either that or just leave the tap running which seems a tad pointless.

Cheers

jrrowleyws

Wouldnt the tap run automatically until the cistern is full? Its not really that pointless as the cistern would need to fill anyway, its just a different method of filling!

27col

Presumably, as we are exhorted to wash our hands after using the toilet, this system would save time. As you could, if you were a man, wash your hands while actually using the toilet.

keystone

27col wrote: »

As you could, if you were a man, wash your hands while actually using the toilet.

:rotfl::rotfl:and if you leave the plug ouut then you accomplish three tasks in one hit thereby hastening the time of arrival at the pub!

Cheers

27col

I suspect that I know the reason the Aussies came up with this design. When I was in Australia I noticed that in several private houses the toilet was exactly that. A toilet, without any means of washing your hands in the same room. You had to go into the bathroom to wash your hands. I hate that, especially as most of the toilets were in quite large rooms, with ample room for a wash basin.