Hello,
New to the board. I apologize if this has been covered before. I have searched and did not find anything that addressed my specific situation. The bath in the second floor apartment of my house is unusually small. Built in 1930, appears to have not been remodeled since. The space allotted for the toilet is only 38" x 31.5". Rough in dimensions from finished wall is either 12.75" or 15.25"/ The current toilet is a 12" rough in model mounted on the 15.25" wall (bowl towards the sink in the attached drawing). This option leaves very little head room between the john and the tiny 15" x 18" lav (I have the bumps to prove this). I'm thinking of getting a Kohler Rialto and mounting on the 12.75" wall. This option would alleviate the head room problem, but only leave 6" or so between the front of the bowl and the tub. Two other options I'm considering: 1) Installing a flushometer toilet like Crane's model 3195-1.25. - For various reasons it would be easier to open a wall and install a new 1" supply than it would be to open the floor to move the waste line. 2) Install an offset flange toward the 15.25" wall and mount a corner toilet - the trouble here is that the existing flange is 70 years old and I'm not sure I can get it off without breaking the old cast iron pipe. I can't imagine what was installed here previously, though I know it was on the 12.75" rough because the tiled in TP holder is on the wall to the right of that. I'm guessing a high tank with a very short distance from the drain center to the front of the bowl. Whatever it was, I'm sure it's not manufactured any more as I've researched it extensively and come up empty.
Here's a drawing illustrating my dilemma. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
New to the board. I apologize if this has been covered before. I have searched and did not find anything that addressed my specific situation. The bath in the second floor apartment of my house is unusually small. Built in 1930, appears to have not been remodeled since. The space allotted for the toilet is only 38" x 31.5". Rough in dimensions from finished wall is either 12.75" or 15.25"/ The current toilet is a 12" rough in model mounted on the 15.25" wall (bowl towards the sink in the attached drawing). This option leaves very little head room between the john and the tiny 15" x 18" lav (I have the bumps to prove this). I'm thinking of getting a Kohler Rialto and mounting on the 12.75" wall. This option would alleviate the head room problem, but only leave 6" or so between the front of the bowl and the tub. Two other options I'm considering: 1) Installing a flushometer toilet like Crane's model 3195-1.25. - For various reasons it would be easier to open a wall and install a new 1" supply than it would be to open the floor to move the waste line. 2) Install an offset flange toward the 15.25" wall and mount a corner toilet - the trouble here is that the existing flange is 70 years old and I'm not sure I can get it off without breaking the old cast iron pipe. I can't imagine what was installed here previously, though I know it was on the 12.75" rough because the tiled in TP holder is on the wall to the right of that. I'm guessing a high tank with a very short distance from the drain center to the front of the bowl. Whatever it was, I'm sure it's not manufactured any more as I've researched it extensively and come up empty.
Here's a drawing illustrating my dilemma. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!