I am doing an addition with an unfinished space for later use. I want to leave my options open for a possible future bath but don’t want to pre plumb the slab. Are there wall mount toilets suitable for residential use??
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There is for guys! Urinal. You would be part of a new trend. Just saw an article that urinals are coming into style.
now if you have wimmin you may need to look around. LOL
Client of mine put a urinal in the bathroom off the garage (read manspace).
There is easy access from the back yard and deck for the parties.
i think the urinal and or wall hung toilet is slick.
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Seems like if you have gravity access to the sewer/septic system, now would be the time to think about future needs and put the plumbing in your slab. You're talking about small bucks to stub off drains and supplies for a bathroom. I guess my other question is, wall-mounted or not, how would you plan to access the sewer in the future, after the slab is poured? Maybe I'm not visualizing the situation right, but it seems like you'd either put the plumbing in first, or be ready to jackhammer up your slab for a retrofit.
Thre are other systems that chop and pump the sewage uphill for basement applications. The ones i've seen work fine, but I'd be a little nervous about relying on an electric motor to make the doo-doo go away.
You know, my cousins just bought a house with wall mounted toilets. But it was built in the 60s, and hasn't been remodeled. I think they look funny, but seem to work fine.
I'd also suggest roughing the plumbing into the slab. Around here they make a 24" square box and fill it with gravel in situation like this. (Top of the box and gravel flush with the top of the slab)
The drain and supply lines are brought in beneath the gravel and capped off. When they eventually want to put in the bathroom, the gravel area gives them some "wiggle room" to get in there and hook up the pipes.
I just returned from Rome, and noticed that the toilet was free standing.I believe gravity did the flushing.
my neighbor put in wall mount toilet.
house on a crawl space. looks nice
We thought of doing the same thing. But what finally caused us not to go the with a wall-mount....
...what happens if really, really BIG people come to visit?
BruceM
Re: "...what happens if really, really BIG people come to visit?"Used to work in a hospital. They had, almost exclusively, wall hung toilets. These were rated at something like 400 pounds.Of course, given the prevalence of really hefty folks, particularly in some locations like the bariatric clinics, this rating was seen to be lacking. The solution was a device that the manufacturers provided. The carpenters, in coalition with the plumbers, came up with a interim solution until the manufacturers design became available of a simple wooded wedge with a rubber pad to protect the porcelain. This was wedged under the toilet trap to reinforce the unit. Essentially a purpose made jack that fit between the floor and the bottom of the porcelain bowl. This increased the rating to something like 700 pounds.The idea being that anyone heavier than that would likely not be moving around to use a toilet.For normal use the wall hung units, assuming they are professionally installed, are ore than adequate. A jack could be purchased from the manufacturer and kept on hand in case 'Aunt Bertha' comes to visit.I like wall hung units as they greatly speed and improve sanitation and make for a neat installation.
Rufus: About 10 years ago I put in a residential (i.e., with a flush tank) wall-mounted toilet. After some discussion, I got some steel channel and reinforced the studs that held the "spider" that the toilet bolted to. I also added some stout steel angle to hold the studs to the floor and ceiling. It has worked well for all this time, and there have been some "tons-o-fun" sitting on it.
You can get them from Kohler or American Standard or probably any other large company.
I have even seen some that have the water tank small enough to fit between the studs, if you are really cramped for space.
An alternative is what I used in my upstairs bathroom. There I used a floor-mounted, back-flush toilet. In these units the sewer connection is on the back of the toilet, and the flange is mounted there. The toilet simply sits on the floor. In my case this saved having to put a soffit on the floor below.
There is a nuisance with these also. The elbows are too long, and the toilet must sit about 4 inches from the wall. I solved this by simply adding a small bumpout behind the toilet. It is only slightly higher than the toilet, and makes an excellent counter.