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New loo seat - wooden or plastic?

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redfruitgum · 11/12/2018 10:56

So i'm going into town later to get a new loo seat.

Firstly, do I get a wooden one or a plastic one? Which is 1) most practical, and 2) comfortable?

Secondly, do I get a plain one or a fancy patterned seat? Are patterned loo seats naff looking?

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Heratnumber7 · 11/12/2018 16:40

Ours is stripey. I love it.

WinterfellWench · 11/12/2018 16:44

Defo plastic.

Soft close lid.

£10 to £20. Wilkos are the best for them.

Wooden ones are very dated, and get quite mouldy and manky after a while. Harder to keep clean too.

I reckon people who have wooden toilet seats, and the same ones who have carpet in the bathroom! Grim.

Klobuchar · 11/12/2018 18:02

Wooden toilet seat owner. Easier to keep clean than plastic ones. Not unhygienic at all. No carpet in bathroom. Thanks.

Stompythedinosaur · 11/12/2018 18:14

I love my wooden loo seats. They are much warmer on a cold morning! They are smooth and coated, so no splinters and no wee soaking up.

KnittingSister · 11/12/2018 18:25

Wood has natural antibacterial properties, it's warmer than plastic and you clean it just as you would any other toilet seat.

ginghamstarfish · 11/12/2018 18:37

Enamel?? that would be a bit cold on the bum wouldn't it?

redfruitgum · 12/12/2018 10:00

And here it is Grin its a moulded wooden one with soft close lid. Yay or ney?

New loo seat - wooden or plastic?
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Sparklingbrook · 12/12/2018 10:02

I have a toilet seat that comes off for cleaning. Fantastic.

fussychica · 12/12/2018 10:09

First one that fits your toiletGrin. Our toilet is the modern D shape and quite small, it's been a bastard of a job trying to buy a new one.

redfruitgum · 12/12/2018 10:11

I saw one of those clip on seats but it was £30+

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TheVonTrappFamilySwingers · 12/12/2018 10:12

I am surprised at the naysayers regarding wooden seats. They're not all mahogany Victorian piss sponges you know. We have this one:

www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/chatsworth-grey-toilet-seat

Its lovely, not sucked up a drop of wee and not freezing old to sit on.

TheVonTrappFamilySwingers · 12/12/2018 10:13

*cold

Dowser · 12/12/2018 11:51

I have black resin
It’s good
Get nice solid fixings
Mine was about £30

GummyGoddess · 12/12/2018 20:09

As long as you're happy it's fine Grin That is a nice shade of blue though.

If you're ridiculously anal like me into coordination, could you get a blue bottle of bleach instead of a green one?

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