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Plan it
Kitchens and bathrooms
Game of thrones
There's a lot to know (and love!)
about the new breed of toilets.
Here's the lowdown on loos
hoosing a new toilet?
First, be aware that
Then comes the next step:
"You will need to measure the
toilets connect to
the waste in different to the centre of that outlet
distance from the wall or floor
ways. "If you are renovating
and putting a new toilet in
the same position as the old
one, you will need to know if
your current toilet waste pipe
goes out through the floor or
through the wall," says Regan
Clare, business development
manager for Stein. "If the
plumbing goes out through
the floor you need an S trap
toilet pan, and if it goes out the
wall you need a P trap toilet
pan." (See box over the page.)
pipe," says Regan. "You must
also look at where the water
inlet comes into the toilet
cistern, so you know the
measurements of where that
is currently placed on the wall."
Also consider how the toilet
will fit in the space - make sure
it doesn't block access to doors
or cupboards, and establish
whether there is sufficient
room around it (at least 600mm
in front and 200mm of elbow
room either side).
There is a WC to
suit every style
of bathroom,
from contemporary
to traditional
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Words Louise Tigchelaar. Photography GAP Interiors/Robin Stubbert.
Some photographs feature
ure products from suppliers other than Bunnings.
