You only have to look at the "designer" houses, the catalogs of the bathroom brands or simply our special bathrooms to realize that toilets and suspended bidets are in fashion . Of course, not without reason, they are lighter visually, they pass more unnoticed and even have a point of magic, having hidden the cistern.
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However, normal in the homes of mortals are conventional toilets and bidets - waiting for the toilet of the future - more or less beautiful, resting firmly on the floor, with its cistern on its back and its imposing presence, especially the toilets, which make it the center point of the bathroom.
I am sure that many of us have been tempted by the toilets and hanging bidets, in fact I would be very happy to put them to reform the bathroom, but perhaps due to ignorance of its advantages and disadvantages , we have stayed with the conventional.
Advantages of toilets and suspended bidets
Not that I want to convince you how wonderful toilets and suspended bidets are when you talk to them first about their advantages , but I think it is best to start there to shed some light on why they attract us so much.
Toilets and suspended bidets - advantages
1. Visual lightness
The suspended bathroom pieces are very light visually because they seem to levitate on the floor. In addition, having hidden the cistern, are smaller, and their relative presence in the bathroom decreases considerably, going more unnoticed.
2. Most beautiful proportions
By being able to dispense with the support on the floor, the toilets and suspended bidets can recover a more beautiful and elongated proportions , in addition to a cleaner geometry, away from the compositional hulk that are the traditional toilets, even the most elegant ones.
3. A mystical charm
Like the cantilevered terraces, the great bridges and other impossible structures, the hanging toilets call our attention , because they pose a challenge to the laws of gravity, especially considering that they must support our buttocks to feel the call of nature .
Also, having the cistern hidden, they also have some magic , as if the water emerged from a mystical spring hidden in the walls of the house. A little exaggerated, yes, but part of our brain is dazzled by these things.
4. Easier cleaning
Some of the advantages should be pragmatic, and the greater ease of cleaning , to be able to pass the mop under the pieces and avoid those grimy and inaccessible corners of traditional toilets, is a compelling reason from the practical point of view. Sure that these types of toilets help us a lot in the daily routine to keep the bathroom clean
Disadvantages of toilets and suspended bidets
Now that we have seen the advantages, let's see what inconveniences have the toilets and suspended bidets that do not everyone opts for them when decorating your bathroom.
Toilets and suspended bidets - disadvantages one
1. Loss of space
As I always say, space is neither created nor destroyed , there is what there is. And if the cistern is to be hidden, it must be somewhere, and that is none other than the partition behind the toilet.
Saying that, it seems that we have gained space, put the cistern on the wall, and here peace and then glory. But is that the wall tanks, even the thinnest and thin, do not occupy less than 8 centimeters, to which we add the fittings for the toilet to support our weight, which leads us to not worth any partition for our intentions, and less the usual brick partitions of the seven or a single line of plasterboard stiles.
Therefore, in order to install the suspended toilets, it is necessary to have a wider wall at your back, which will lead to a loss of centimeters of bathroom space, something that can not always be allowed in the design and distribution , on all with increasingly smaller bathrooms.
2. Greater complexity of installation
The toilets and bidets of a lifetime are quite easy to install and uninstall. It's little more than connecting everything and fixing them to the ground. On the other hand, hanging a toilet is not a turkey mousse , and installing the cistern also takes a little more time, especially in partitions - on plasterboard, it's easier - which brings us to the next point.
Toilets and suspended bidets - disadvantages
3. Higher cost
Given the complexity of its installation, as well as the need for specific pieces - hangers, cisterns ... - placing toilets and suspended bidets is significantly more expensive than installing the bathroom parts of a lifetime. If we are managing a modest budget, it is very difficult to get them to fit in, both for the price of the materials and the price of the installation.
4. More complex maintenance
Although once installed, the tank can be accessed from the button, we all know how cumbersome it is to deal with them when they break down -something that happens frequently- so no matter how much the manufacturer assures that this will not happen, and that in that case can be solved by that small gap, I do not even want to imagine the cost of having to change a built-in cistern .
Conclusions
The toilets and suspended bidets are a great option for those who have moderately large bathrooms, or that by arrangement does not suppose any problem a thickening of the wall. The disadvantages of these practically only appear during the design phases -except maintenance- and the rest are practically all advantages.