My bathroom is pretty small. I'm having a remodel done which will involve ripping 1950s Pepto Bismol pink tiles off all the walls and replacing the tub, toilet, and sink.
The contractor has suggested removing the 1-1/2" of baseboard and replacing it with a short tile backslash matching the new floor tile which would then extend out only about 1/4" from the wall. I'm not sold yet on that idea, but if the existing baseboard stays, it will extend out 1-1/2" from the wall (sans tile), which seems like it would make it impossible to get a Toto in there because they seem to sit much closer to the wall at the bottom than my current old AS Cadet (which has a good 3" of space from the existing baseboard to the bottom of the toilet at floor level).
I don't want the toilet to extend beyond 28" from the wall because of limited space (would prefer closer to 27"). So I am looking at compact elongated or round seats.
Given all that, I'm thinking about the following:
I'm also confused about the rough-in. As near as I can tell, my rough-in is 11" from the wall surface (9-1/4" from center bolt to baseboard plus 1-1/2" baseboard plus 1/4" wall tile that is going to be removed). All the toilets I look at seem to have 12" rough-ins.
So -- I'd sure appreciate any feedback on whether any of these will work with the shorter rough-in, as well as thoughts about the fit against the wall -- I'm open to suggestions for other toilets too!
Thanks.
The contractor has suggested removing the 1-1/2" of baseboard and replacing it with a short tile backslash matching the new floor tile which would then extend out only about 1/4" from the wall. I'm not sold yet on that idea, but if the existing baseboard stays, it will extend out 1-1/2" from the wall (sans tile), which seems like it would make it impossible to get a Toto in there because they seem to sit much closer to the wall at the bottom than my current old AS Cadet (which has a good 3" of space from the existing baseboard to the bottom of the toilet at floor level).
I don't want the toilet to extend beyond 28" from the wall because of limited space (would prefer closer to 27"). So I am looking at compact elongated or round seats.
Given all that, I'm thinking about the following:
- Aquia II CST416M
- Entrada CST243EF
- Ultramax MS853113S
I'm also confused about the rough-in. As near as I can tell, my rough-in is 11" from the wall surface (9-1/4" from center bolt to baseboard plus 1-1/2" baseboard plus 1/4" wall tile that is going to be removed). All the toilets I look at seem to have 12" rough-ins.
So -- I'd sure appreciate any feedback on whether any of these will work with the shorter rough-in, as well as thoughts about the fit against the wall -- I'm open to suggestions for other toilets too!
Thanks.