| Toilets come in a variety of styles and models. Some | | | | fitting a corner toilet. These toilets are not as unusual |
| of which are one-piece models and others two-piece | | | | as they sound - and it's the cistern that fits into the |
| units. There is even the composting model for the | | | | corner, rather than the toilet bowl. Ideal Standard is |
| eco-friendly touch. Models of toilets tend to be | | | | one of the companies that produce a corner toilet |
| categorized, however, by the design of the flush, | | | | for small spaces: the model is one of the Space |
| most of which tend to be reverse trap flush cisterns. | | | | ranges which, although only available in white, |
| A more expensive design is the siphon jet which also | | | | conform to Ideal Standard E7172, E7091, and E7204. |
| has the advantage of being more efficient. There is | | | | It is only sold as a complete set, comprising bowl, |
| also the half-flush system which seems to be more | | | | corner cistern and toilet seat. The actual height of |
| popular in some countries than in others. The cistern | | | | the toilet bowl is 395mm and, because the cistern is |
| isn't the end of the story, of course. When choosing | | | | recessed into an available corner, this model makes |
| a toilet you can decide between a wall-hung design or | | | | the ideal design for a toilet for small spaces. |
| a low level cistern toilet; one of the traditional | | | | Innovative Designs |
| high-level cistern toilets; a low-level cistern toilet that | | | | While solving the problem of providing a toilet for |
| has its back attached to the wall; closed coupled | | | | small spaces calls for innovative thinking, I think the |
| cistern toilet; an increasingly popular option is the | | | | Toto is probably a little too innovative - apart from |
| composting toilet; and then, of course, you can | | | | taking up a bit too much space either side of the |
| always take a visit to Japan to view their fabulous | | | | toilet bowl with its 'all-singing-all-dancing' routines of |
| Toto toilet which can only be purchased in Japan at | | | | taking your blood pressure and analyzing your urine |
| present. | | | | then relaying the resultant information on to your |
| The Traditional Toilet | | | | doctor! However, manufacturers of toilet porcelain |
| The traditional toilet often tends to take up too | | | | do, in fact, make smaller toilets - some far too petite |
| much wall space. Not just with the toilet bowl and | | | | to be a great deal of use. For a toilet for small |
| cistern, but with water inlets being on the side of the | | | | spaces you need to be looking for plumbing that |
| cistern while the overflow may also be on the side. | | | | enters the cistern from below instead of the side, |
| Of the various different models, each has its | | | | with the cistern being no wider than 16 inches. |
| advantages and disadvantages. Perhaps one of the | | | | However, when you do need a toilet for small |
| better choices for a toilet for small spaces would be | | | | spaces, you might consider a round front bowl, |
| the wall hung toilet which can be set at varying | | | | rather than one of the elongated ones. The round |
| heights and due to its absence of appendages, can | | | | toilet bowls are shorter in length by a full 2 inches, |
| create a remarkable feeling of space in a room that | | | | making this choice a particularly useful toilet for small |
| is smaller than average. | | | | spaces - just perfect for when space is at a |
| Corner Cistern Unit | | | | premium. |
| In a confined space, there is nothing to stop you | | | | |