Necessary Tips on Fixtures and Fittings for Your Bathroom
Proper planning is crucial to anything. It is essential to plan your bathroom layout around your toilet bowl piping and necessary bathroom accessories. Here are a few tips you can use to prepare your bathroom.
Basin
The choice is on your personal decision, preference and budget for the general design and outlook. Take note of the measurements before shopping for the basin. If you have young kids or living with elderly parents, always go for function and safety first.
Basin Taps
Basins typically pose more restrictions due to their size. Homeowners should select the water basin first before buying the taps. The specific characteristics of the basin may also pose requirements for the faucet. It is best to use a touchless faucet if you live with children. It prevents them from wasting water by playing or leaving the tap open.
Shower Mixer
There are two kinds of shower mixer systems – exposed and concealed. Some older buildings do not allow the hiding of water supply piping. Newer BTOs all come with concealed piping within the wall, but homeowners need to check if they can install concealed shower mixers due to waterproofing issues.
Water Closet
A toilet bowl water closet with accessories typically ranges from 500 to 700cm in length. Ceramic bodies should not sit on the hole or block the pipe connection. Some newer designs of toilets feature what we call a back-to-wall design, where the water supply point is within the water closet's ceramic body.
Brands
Duravit, Kohler and TOTO are known as sanitary ware manufacturers. Grohe, Hansgrohe and Crestial are the brands you should go to for sanitary fittings and accessories. Toto is one of the best toilet bowl brands worldwide, especially in Singapore. They also offer different toilet bowl designs and bathroom accessories that will fit any bathroom.
Storage
Get one that can store and organize your items. If you don't have enough storage space in your bathroom, you'll end up adding "stick-on" shelves or crowding out the available surface area.
Keep these tips in mind when designing your dream bathroom. Paying attention to these details will bring a world of difference to the results of your bathroom layout, whether it is adding a touchless faucet or a concealed shower mixer.
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