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Anderson shelters were normally buried, or at least half buried.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?2
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And then covered in a layer of concrete. The wriggly tin is just there as a former to pour the concrete over. I can't imagine an above ground Anderson shelter without any concrete would have done much good if a bomb had actually landed?GDB2222 said:Anderson shelters were normally buried, or at least half buried.
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TOTO are the best, but they are very expensive in the UK. Then again, for something you use every day and that will last, the cost can be justified.Ditzy_Mitzy said:
What do you suggest? I'm intrigued...[Deleted User] said:
It's better than a latrine, but that doesn't mean it can't be improved on.Tahlullah.H said:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. They have been making toilets in the same way for over 100 years because they work.[Deleted User] said:
It's not the colour, it's that it's basically the same as toilets from over 100 years ago.Ditzy_Mitzy said:
They aren't rubbish. In recent times a certain amount of prejudice has built up about coloured bathroom suites, but it's misguided. The coloured stuff is much better built than anything you can buy on the mass market today. They used thicker ceramic in those days and heavier weight fittings. The fact that so much remains in existence today is testament to the quality.[Deleted User] said:
Who would pay £640 for a cheap, rubbish toilet that looks like it's made of yellowed plastic that's been left in the sun for too long?hjd said:
For that kind of money I'd expect at least a decent toilet, even if I didn't agree with the colour scheme. It looks like the kind of thing you find in public conveniences.
And actually it is broken. The standard design wastes a lot of water. The low flow ones leak and waste water, and don't clear very well.
You could also look for something similar to a TOTO toilet, where it accelerates the water around the bowl for better cleaning, and has a decent flush mechanism. Then fit a washlet seat to it, which depending on the brand and features will be around £100-300. You need to make sure the two fit together.
At the moment it's hard to buy anything decent due to supply chain problems, and that will probably remain so for the foreseeable future. It's not a great time to need a new toilet.0 -
No, no use at all. But I'm guessing that this one was perhaps surplus stock used as a garden shed after the war, rathrethan having ever been used as a shelter.ProDave said:
And then covered in a layer of concrete. The wriggly tin is just there as a former to pour the concrete over. I can't imagine an above ground Anderson shelter without any concrete would have done much good if a bomb had actually landed?GDB2222 said:Anderson shelters were normally buried, or at least half buried.All posts are my personal opinion, not formal advice Always get proper, professional advice (particularly about anything legal!)1 -
They were better when Bobby Kimball was the singer[Deleted User] said:
TOTO are the best, but they are very expensive in the UK. Then again, for something you use every day and that will last, the cost can be justified.Ditzy_Mitzy said:
What do you suggest? I'm intrigued...[Deleted User] said:
It's better than a latrine, but that doesn't mean it can't be improved on.Tahlullah.H said:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. They have been making toilets in the same way for over 100 years because they work.[Deleted User] said:
It's not the colour, it's that it's basically the same as toilets from over 100 years ago.Ditzy_Mitzy said:
They aren't rubbish. In recent times a certain amount of prejudice has built up about coloured bathroom suites, but it's misguided. The coloured stuff is much better built than anything you can buy on the mass market today. They used thicker ceramic in those days and heavier weight fittings. The fact that so much remains in existence today is testament to the quality.[Deleted User] said:
Who would pay £640 for a cheap, rubbish toilet that looks like it's made of yellowed plastic that's been left in the sun for too long?hjd said:
For that kind of money I'd expect at least a decent toilet, even if I didn't agree with the colour scheme. It looks like the kind of thing you find in public conveniences.
And actually it is broken. The standard design wastes a lot of water. The low flow ones leak and waste water, and don't clear very well.
You could also look for something similar to a TOTO toilet, where it accelerates the water around the bowl for better cleaning, and has a decent flush mechanism. Then fit a washlet seat to it, which depending on the brand and features will be around £100-300. You need to make sure the two fit together.
At the moment it's hard to buy anything decent due to supply chain problems, and that will probably remain so for the foreseeable future. It's not a great time to need a new toilet.
On topic: I've checked and the top Johnny TOTO toilet is just shy of ten grand! It'd be cheaper to buy a return ticket to Tokyo and have a wee there.
On a serious note: TOTO models might be better than a European toilet in terms of how well the flush works, but they use more water at just over a gallon a flush. A European low flush type uses somewhat less than a gallon, although it's swings and roundabouts as water saving toilets often have to be flushed more than once.8 -
snowdrop99 said:You don't see many houses where the Anderson shelter gets a photo and a mention in the particulars! https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/117668552#/?channel=RES_BUY
I do love an Anderson shelter. Our previous garden shed was made with the remains of the old Anderson shelter.
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A must for any aspiring property mogul.RelievedSheff said:0 -
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