Height of a sink without a pedestal?

iwilldoitthistime

hi

can you tell me if the height of a sink without a pedestal (its the corner small downstairs wc type) should be at a set height? Im buying a new house and the sink in the downstairs toilet looks low to me - but I dont want to appear stupid by mentioning it unless it should be at a set height!

thanks:beer:

hardpressed

Could it be that they've put the sink at a height that is suitable for children to use as well?

gfplux

4 years ago we bought a new build house and the builder asked at what height we wanted the sinks at. As I am tall and have had back problems I had the sink in my bathroom set at 94cm (rim height) and my wife's bathroom sink is at 88cm. Hope this helps

Canucklehead

Hi

If you look at bathroom catalogues pedestal basins are around 800 to 850mm high to the front edge.
Having a wall mounted one means you can adjust it to suit the home owner.(as above)

Corgi Guy.

welshblob

gfplux wrote: »

4 years ago we bought a new build house and the builder asked at what height we wanted the sinks at. As I am tall and have had back problems I had the sink in my bathroom set at 94cm (rim height) and my wife's bathroom sink is at 88cm. Hope this helps

wow you have a bathroom each! This is a question I've been meaning to ask for a while. I'm also replacing my bathroom and kitchen and being 6'4" I find what I currently have too low and end up splashing lots of water everywhere as a result. My bathroom sink which is on a pedestal is 60cm to the top of the plug and 76cm high to the rim. This is way too low even for average sized person and when I install my new bathroom I will be putting them higher so will be interested on the comments on this thread.
Cheers
Rob

iwilldoitthistime

Im hoping its not set for children (even though I have one small one) - Im only 5ft 3 and I feel like I need to stoop to reach it, so no idea how anyone over 6ft (and I have a lot of friends and family who are over 6ft) will feel!

I will measure my existing one, then take a tape down when I visit the house on wednesday and measure it. Definately no-one has asked me about the heights of the various sinks - I didnt even give it a thought!

gfplux

Hello iwilldoitthistime,
Don't forget the height of the kitchen. Ours, including the worktop is 90cm. By the way when I say tall I mean I am 6 foot and my wife is 5 foot 8.

ormus

36 inches or 900mm is about average.
but ive seen them both lower and higher.