Combined WC/washbasin

Our eldest and his family have one. It is very usable and saves space. The family all use it including a now 5 year old and 2.5 year old. Better than having no means to wash your hands?

We had a similar issue with our downstairs loo and to start we had the door changed from opening inwards to opening outwards.
It meant a little more working space inside

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We have the toilet with the integrated bowl and I love it. It is neat, no pipes showing and environmentally friendly. We have space to stand at the side to wash our hands.

This idea has been around a long time, and was first quite popular in Touring caravan tiny bathroom layouts, although the washbasin itself was made of strong composite, lightweight and large enough to easily be reached in the down position over the toilet, but folded up flush with the wall via an hinge mechanism when not in use. It tipped the water out into a back channel and out to the disposal point, but could equily be adapted to use the water to flush a modern toilet. The downside was though that anything that slipped into the drainage channel, or even the back up of soap deposits made them difficult to clean without a major dismantaling job, hence they tend not to be fitted to the latest models of touring caravans today. However, I have seen some tiny corner handbasins that may suit the job, as they take no more than 30cm of wall space into the corner of a cloakroom, and work off one small central tap, and.without the problem of having to lean up against the outside of the toilet pan to use it, not the cleanest of areas even at the best of times, and not idea for someone wearing floatly baggy style clothing!

My daughter and family lived in Japan for 16 years ( just back ) and they had one in both up and downstairs loo. Japan are miles ahead of Uk for this sort of thing, there baths even sing when they reach the right temperature and also keep it there as long as you want. Never found a problem washing my hands as cistern tip seemed to be slightly deeper than normal

That is supposed to be “ top “ ?

What a brilliant idea

My daughter has one in a small en-suite toilet in the spare room. Seems to work well.

What a fantastic invention, i shall be looking into this in the very near future.

Re loo doors opening inwards, my understanding is that opening outwards is safer in case someone should collapse in the loo against the door and so the door cannot be easily opened. ?

Used them in Japan. Many houses especially in cities don't have a lot of space for out standard bathroom set up hence the walk in bath is also standard. The toilet/sink works well. Would suggest if you have room try to be able to stand at the side of the toilet to use the sink. Saves water dripping all over from hands.

My downstairs loo is under the stairs and only 1metre x 80cm but it has a small corner basin so it is possible to get one in a tiny space.

LyWa - thanks for the photo - looks brilliant! Love the fact most of the pipe work is hidden. What model is it please? Our door already opens outwards so that’s another plus. And love the cupboard above.

We’ve got one. It’s really practical for a small space and works really well. The basin is quite small as it’s only the size of the cistern lid but plenty big enough just to wash your hands. We looked round and got one that has a hot and cold water supply to the tap. Some are just a cold water supply. Depends really on what the plumbing is like in the room it’s for. Would recommend for a small space.

I know Plumbworld sell them. Brilliant idea. Just one example. Affine Tivoli Two-In-One Toilet and Basin Combination Unit (Tap & Waste Included). The site has reviews. Good luck.

Googled and just found this one at Victorian Plumbing for £224.90 with delivery.

www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/seattle-combined-two-in-one-wash-basin-toilet?campaign=googlebase&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI97__pZnA6wIVAu7tCh16MgjgEAQYASABEgKyNPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Sorry, Tap and waste not included.

I used to know someone who had a small hand basin as part of the cistern. It worked fine.

It can be very difficult to find a small basin and they are very expensive.

My stepson has one in his downstairs loo in their little cottage in Derbyshire as the room was far to narrow for even a tiny sink. It is brilliant, works well but only uses cold water which is OK for most people.

thanks Farmor15, never ever heard of those.

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Don't know what happened to my post.
Photos and all, gone!

Dotty, we have a very small cloakroom, just 1m x 1.5m., with a door that opens inwards. I managed to find a small washbasin combined with a unit that is approx.
22cms wide x 40.5 cm deep, front to back, and 87 cm high.
It fits neatly behind the door.

A family member has one and likes it. We have a separate loo with no room for a basin so its something I would like to do in there to save the trot to the bathroom, especially in the night!!

Dotty123

LyWa - thanks for the photo - looks brilliant! Love the fact most of the pipe work is hidden. What model is it please? Our door already opens outwards so that’s another plus. And love the cupboard above.

@Dotty123, We bought it online, I’m afraid I can’t remember the company we used. The plumber said it was the first one he’d installed, but it wasn’t a problem. There was already hot water as we’d had a tiny basin in there before, which the grandchildren were forever bumping their heads on, which was one of the main reasons for making the change. We had a brilliant tiler/ carpenter who built the cupboard in above to hide not just the pipe work, but the boiler as well. I really recommend this system, we love it, as you can see from the photo it’s a very narrow room and larger visitors struggled when we had the basin on the wall.

My Aussie son has one in the house they have moved to. I like the idea of re-using the water for flushing. The sink is a little awkward to use, until you get used to it, and is only suitable for hand washing.