Installing urinal in domestic bathroom

[Whiskey]

I'm building a new house, and am considering installing a Urinal in the main bathroom.

For the average male with a height of over 100cm, the traditional WC in every bathroom is not well designed for spending a penny, going to water the plants, or whatever euphamism one uses for this human necessity. It's quite difficult to avoid creating a little mess every time.

The Urinal is a brilliant solution to this problem, I never see them in domestic houses though.

Any thoughts about where they can be sourced ? Are there any negative points to installing one ? Do they need special plumbing ? Are they costly, I assume there may be a problem getting one as part of a standard bathroom suite ?

Would it be considered an eccentric addition to a domestic bathroom if friends were calling around ? My wife thinks its unnecessary and eccentric.

 

[mathepac]

Brilliant - I think its the coolest idea since well, eh, indoor plumbing maybe.

If you can source them, the American flushable type is great, I find or the German / Spanish ones with the sensor that auto-flush after "Elvis leaves the building".

I suppose suppliers to the bar / restaurant trade could be a source.

Can I take a test-drive?

 

[Brendan Burgess]

Why not get a women's urinal for the bathroom instead?

Brendan

 

[wishbone]

Why not get a women's urinal for the bathroom instead?

Brendan

cos it's rotten lookin'???
I like the idea of a man's urinal though as it's more neat, rather than the trough for the woman's urinal...you might as well go for one of those Turkish loos they have in France!

 

[sam h]

A friend did the same when building her house (abroad so can't offer any providers), but she reckons it's fantastic...she has a load of boys & got sick of the mess!

 

[truthseeker]

Thats a fantastic idea - Id be very interested to hear where you source it from and a rough idea of price.

If I were you Id contact the trade suppliers - they should be able to give you some options.

 

[Leo]

Try the larger suppliers who have trade business such as Heatmerchants, Chadwicks etc. They will have access to these through their regular supply chains. Use the [broken link removed] to get product codes. Covers products in the Ideal range of brands.
Leo

 

[builder ed]

Chadwicks plumbing centres stock them. Our Club purchased one there recently after some vandals damaged the public toilets.

 

[Caveat]

FWIW I think it's a good practical idea, sure, but I can understand your wife's reservations. It might be considered a bit ... I dunno ... uncouth or something? Too much of an association with public toilets maybe.

 

[tosullivan]

I considered one a few years ago, but could never really find the space for one. You could just fit a cistern on the wall above it with an electric timer wired into a solenoid valve that does an automatic flush every hour or so during the day or at peak times

 

[wishbone]

with an electric timer wired into a solenoid valve that does an automatic flush every hour or so during the day or at peak times

What's this??? Not only can men not aim properly, or put the loo seat down - now they can't even flush the bloody toilet???

 

[pc7]

If I was house hunting again I know it would put me off buying a house! yuck!

 

[Madangan]

Whiskey,

this would seriously put me off if it was,as you say, in the main bathroom. Presumably you will probably have a second toilet somewhere so why not use that to put in a urinal?

Alternatively just be a little careful lots of men manage not to make a mess just as lots of men are quite capable of putting down the toilet seat after proper training!

 

[truthseeker]

If I was house hunting again I know it would put me off buying a house! yuck!

why is that? Is it not a more hygenic alternative for a man than 'creating a little mess' using a standard loo?

 

[sse]

I think Villeroy and Boch do one of these, has a little lid, concealed flush, everything. They're (relatively) common on the Continent, a friend of mine has one in France next to their normal toilet.

Expensive though.

SSE

 

[Caveat]

lots of men manage not to make a mess

Exactly - it's not hard. And if you do make a mess - clean up. Basic stuff really.

just as lots of men are quite capable of putting down the toilet seat after proper training!

Ah, but you do know the only reason men leave the seat up don't you?

Because it's easier.

After all, women leave it down don't they?

 

[MrMan]

TBH when you go into mens rooms in pubs there is rarely a dry floor to be seen, so I don't know if urinals are the solution. For asthetics it would look better as the toilet off a games rooms or something like that otherwise I do think it would negatively impact on the house.

 

[Guest117]

cos it's rotten lookin'???
...you might as well go for one of those Turkish loos they have in France!

Or one of thos French loos they have in Turkey

 

[pc7]

hey truthseeker, I would just feel like I'm living in a bar and god forbid you put blue blocks in it! Its just personal perference, I think especially when you are house hunting the slightest thing can turn you off. In saying that I've bought two shacks twice and have gutted them! So if I did see an urinal I'd likely take it out. oh has good aim but never puts the seat down!

 

[truthseeker]

hey truthseeker, I would just feel like I'm living in a bar and god forbid you put blue blocks in it! Its just personal perference, I think especially when you are house hunting the slightest thing can turn you off. In saying that I've bought two shacks twice and have gutted them! So if I did see an urinal I'd likely take it out. oh has good aim but never puts the seat down!

I dont understand the blue blocks reference....
I know what you mean - I was thinking more along the lines of a Men Only under the stairs loo - which would then give me liberty to ban the OH from the main loo altogether based on the fact that he had his own specialised one