Bathroom fixtures

Choosing bathroom fixtures, especially for your home's main bathroom, can prove to be a challenge. Bathroom fixtures, like other household furnishings, can be combined in order to create different styles. It's impressive to see the many choices that are available to today's consumer when it comes to bathtubs, lavatories and waterclosets. It would seem simple to decide that you want something in a contemporary, classical, modern or antique style. However, because of the many choices at your disposal, things may get a little complicated when you start shopping.

To be sure, you'll need to plan according to the space and budget that is available to you. Please keep in mind when it comes to construction and renovation, it's easy to get carried away.
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The toilet
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Faucets

The toilet

Most of the models available today are of the conventional tank-and-bowl type. However, bathroom fixture designers display much originality in creating interesting tanks and bowls. Each offers different features, leaving consumers with a wide choice of stunning styles suited to every taste and every budget. Now that tanks are smaller, you'll need less space in which to install your toilet, thus maximizing the usable area in the bathroom.
Some manufacturers offer monobloc (one-piece) toilets that minimise the risk of leaks, simplify the cleaning process and are easier to install than two-piece models. Keep in mind however that they are also heavier, making them somewhat difficult to move. For modern bathrooms, there are models with contoured lines and even models where the tank is hidden behind the wall.

One of the reasons for tanks becoming smaller is our collective concern with the evironment and, particularly, with saving water. Indeed, more and more tanks are fitted with a flushing mechanism especially designed to save water. If it’s standard for the old models to use twenty litres for each flush, new toilets do the same job with less than six litres! So, if you need to change your toilet, why don't you consider installing a low flush watercloset?

Recently, another innovative option has found its way onto the marketplace: dual flush toilets. These models allow you to select the amount of water required for each flush: a smaller (or half) volume for liquid waste, and a standard (or full) volume for solid waste. This type of system can help save a significant amount of water, which may be greatly appreciated by those concerned with the environment as well as by those concerned with their bank accounts - if they happen to live in a municipality with water meters.

There are several manufacturers that offer silent-flush toilets, and still others who market assisted-flush models to ensure proper flushing in low-lying applications (such as basement bathrooms) while reducing water consumption. Keep in mind that these units are obviously more expensive than standard models.

For more information, consult our buyer’s guide on “Toilets”.
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