Hello and happy New Year to everyone,
our house handover has now almost been completed, and after the site manager left, I finally used our new toilet... what can I say: I can’t move my right hand "backward" because the toilet is only 13 cm (5 inches) away from the wall, and, for example, my husband with broad shoulders actually touches the wall.
The layout plans did not include measurements for the position of fixtures, and at no point was it clear to us that there might be a minor planning error. In my opinion, the framework for the toilet could certainly have been shifted slightly to the right toward the bidet to create more space from the wall.
It seems that there is no official standard for the distances of fixtures from walls, except for accessible bathrooms.
Is this considered a defect? Or did we just get unlucky?
Does anyone have any knowledge about the legal situation for us?
Thank you very much
our house handover has now almost been completed, and after the site manager left, I finally used our new toilet... what can I say: I can’t move my right hand "backward" because the toilet is only 13 cm (5 inches) away from the wall, and, for example, my husband with broad shoulders actually touches the wall.
The layout plans did not include measurements for the position of fixtures, and at no point was it clear to us that there might be a minor planning error. In my opinion, the framework for the toilet could certainly have been shifted slightly to the right toward the bidet to create more space from the wall.
It seems that there is no official standard for the distances of fixtures from walls, except for accessible bathrooms.
Is this considered a defect? Or did we just get unlucky?
Does anyone have any knowledge about the legal situation for us?
Thank you very much
chand1986 schrieb:
Our toilet paper holders are both on the left. Now what?
Perfect! Tear from the left, wipe from the right. Like an assembly line.K a t j a schrieb:
Perfect! Tear on the left, swipe on the right. Like an assembly line. For right-handed people. We don’t have any holders like that at all. If anything were to decorate our tiled wall, it would be a tiled ashtray 😎 😀
No, seriously: it’s not about toilet paper solutions, but because the man is already bumping his shoulder against the partition wall.
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chand19863 Jan 2024 20:36K a t j a schrieb:
Perfect! Tear left, wipe right. Like an assembly line.No. Tear on the left AND wipe with the left hand. It’s not exactly a fine motor skill challenge ;-)G
Gerddieter3 Jan 2024 20:37I would reconsider the planning, discuss a fair price with the general contractor, treat it as a learning experience, and let it go. Everything is fixable. Otherwise, it would annoy me forever...
jens.knoedel schrieb:
Whenever we’re on vacation, I always make sure the rental apartments have a bidet. My kids like washing their feet in the bidet after a day at the beach. Quick and simple. No need to use the bathtub or shower. I never quite got used to it. We once had a bidet in a rental apartment, but we removed it to save space since we never used it.
I always felt like I was washing my feet in the toilet, which I found really disgusting. I much prefer my walk-in shower any day.
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HilfeHilfe4 Jan 2024 06:07jens.knoedel schrieb:
Clear answer: YES, DEFINITELY!!!
When we’re on vacation, I always make sure the rental places have a bidet. My kids love washing their feet in the bidet after a trip to the beach. Simple and practical. No need to use the bathtub or shower for that. That’s a good point 🙂 My kids would probably ask me what it’s for. I’d say it’s for mom’s private area and dad’s bottom—whether they’d actually wash their feet in it, I’m not so sure^^