Installation height for toilet

Now I’ll give you an interesting fact: all sorts of GOSTs, construction standards SP, SNiP and other standards regulate the height of sinks, shower trays, bidets and other plumbing fixtures, but the list does not include everyone’s favorite toilets. Why is that? Because there are many other, individual factors that do not allow everything to be brought under the same standards. I propose to look into this in more detail.

What determines the installation height of the installation?

So, the most interesting thing is - what are these factors? And there are quite a lot of them, these are:

• distance to the cross of the sewer riser;
• type of installation and its individual parameters from manufacturers;
• height of the sewer cross pipe on the floor;
• general features of anatomy;
• individual preferences and habits of the user.

The last point is my favorite, because it’s very cool when you have the opportunity to organize your own comfort. I will also add to this that a person’s height, and especially the length of his legs, can also be important. In order not to dangle your legs or, conversely, to avoid propping up your ears with your knees, calculate everything for yourself.

Unfortunately, in typical high-rise buildings there is a common problem of the sewer cross pipes being located too high. Not everyone has the opportunity to convert the entire riser, so you have to hang the toilet above a convenient level.

Reference! In this case, installing a podium will help.

The second, less aesthetic, but less labor-intensive option is connecting the toilet to the sewer using a tee with oblique upper pipes.

Installation height above the floor: norms

Still, there are loose recommendations. If you have a standard height, don’t have any special preferences, and don’t want to rack your brain with calculations, you can follow them.

The installation is divided into frame and block. The height of the first is 1.02-1.4 meters, the second - 0.8-1 meter.

The level above the floor of the sewer pipe to which the toilet is connected is 22 centimeters.

The standard height of the fasteners for the pins on which the toilet will be held is 32 centimeters, but the frame installation is equipped with special adjustable legs, so here you can experiment as you wish.

The distance from one pin to another is 18–23 cm.

If you install the toilet according to all these parameters, in the end there will be 40 cm from the floor to its rim. This height is considered standard and is suitable for most people.

Reference! It is also better to focus on the standards for those who have several people living in the house, especially if there are children among them.

Features of installation of installations from different manufacturers

Do you remember that the list of factors influencing height included individual parameters from manufacturers? The fact is that many of them, wanting to stand out in the installation market, use original technical solutions. Let's look at them using the example of several companies:

1. Grohe. It has one row of holes in height for studs. In addition, the company offers the consumer a choice: he can place the flush button frontally or on top (for example, if the installation is located under a window sill).The legs are vertically adjustable by 20 centimeters.
2. Geberit. Toilet tanks from this company are also equipped with a universal button, which can be located in the front or at the top. The “feet” are adjustable not only vertically, but also horizontally, in the range from 0 to 20 centimeters.
3. Cersanit. Compared to the previous ones, they are more economical, the run-up of the legs takes up to 17 centimeters, however, the difference is insignificant.
4. Tece. Frame structures, studs are adjustable in height, from 0 to 18 centimeters.
5. Viega. Installations from this manufacturer are distinguished by two to four rows of holes for pins.

Geberit decided to focus on variety and a wide range. Thus, she has produced a huge number of installations, their overall height depending on the type of tank that will be attached to them. What’s interesting: when choosing one tank, you will be offered a choice of three installations that differ in height. So, for the Omega model it will be 82, 98 and 112 centimeters, for Sigma - 112.

The same company produces a universal model Geberit Duofix UP320 with a height of 112 cm. If the width of the hanging bowl is from 18 to 23 cm, then absolutely any will suit this installation, so you can choose which one you want and fit it into your interior design.

As you can see, there are a lot of possibilities to adjust the height of a wall-hung toilet to your height. This will not be prevented by either standards (which are more in the nature of recommendations than strict rules), nor by the mistakes of builders who install sewers haphazardly. You can install a podium, you can connect the toilet through a tee, or you can take advantage of the ability to adjust the height provided by many frame installations.