Slimmest cloakroom basin

[Yoffel]

Just wondering if anyone has found an ultra slim basin for a cloakroom? Having issues due to width of room. The slimmest one I’ve found so far is 18cm in depth - not sure they could come any slimmer than that?

I don’t think any smaller than that would actually be usable. Have you consisted corner or over the toilet?

I found a very small rectangular one, so it goes in the corner. Will see if I can find it again.

Have previously had the corner-shaped ones with a round front. Like a corner of a circle. The rectangular one looked more modern.

A basin in a corner needs a small tap that will not hit the walls.

Thanks PigletJohn.

My plumber is not recommending a sink over toilet combo as they cause problems with the plumbing of the sink sitting in the cistern water so it may be a lot of call out charges to maintain it. Has anyone else had this issue?

Think about ergonomics. A sink on a cistern is going to be comfortable to use? Do you really have enough space for a loo?

We have a slim basin but it is so slim it is pointless as water goes everywhere. Everyone emerges from the toilet with water all over their crotch
Corner one sounds like a much better idea.

couldn't find one smaller that 400x360mm at plumbworld

but this one is 370 x 180 mm

and I think the smallest practicable.

you'll need a soap dish or holder on the wall, or a shelf.

if you suffer from crotch moistness, try an aerator or water-saver nozzle. Taps are made so that a nozzle screws into the spout.

Victoria plumb has small basins. Ours is 365mm x 180mm. It is small and you need to be careful when hand washing (turn water on slowly!) but we have a small space and it looks good and works as expected.

We’ve just bought the Ideal Standard Concept small cloakroom basin, 450mm x250mm. It also fits into a small unit, handy for storage.
What I liked was the space on the basin for the soap. Often missing on small basins.

Ours is 190mm deep with the tap on the end (and yes, space for soap!). It has a tap that runs quite slowly and thus avoids crotch embarrassment. It works well; I was so pleased to get one in the space

The width of the room is only 80cm. At the moment it only has a loo in there, and no basin. Next door is the bathroom but it’s out main bathroom (all downstairs) and want to keep visitors out if it for washing their hands afterwards.

Not enough room for a corner sink I don’t think. Other option would be to semi recess the sink as the adjoining wall is brick. Plumber thinks we’d only gain about 7cm, although with an 18cm depth sink that’s getting on for 40% of the sink.

No solution is ideal because the space is too narrow it’s going to be a compromise. I think options are:

• no sink (no)
• knock wall down (this is a hard no for me).
• recessed sink (expensive)
• slim 18cm depth sink (will leave about 50cm width to get to loo once door opened)
• integrated sink with basin on top (bit fiddly to use, might have ongoing plumbing problems).

What would you do?

I did a quick search on building regs for small cloakrooms and this diagram came up. Is this like your space, as it’s 80 cms wide?

In that picture, you have to squeeze between the WC and the basin. Some people will haul themselves upright on the basin.

You can mitigate that with a very small basin on the wall opposite the door (not facing the WC) and a Short Projection Pan which sits closer to the wall.

Put a chrome grab rail on the wall opposite the WC, disguised as a towel rail, with a small handtowel on it.

You can put shallow shelves on the wall above the cistern.

It is quite difficult to put heating in such a small room. A tubular heater can be fitted at skirting level on the wall opposite the door, where it will not get kicked. Available floor space is insufficient for UFH.

It must have a good extractor fan.

p.s.

I think the pic shows 800mm because it is the minimum width of a staircase.

PigletJohn* I agree with you. I just picked that diagram from a building regs. site to help the OP. As you said, a fan must be included.

Our downstairs loo is not a large room.

The basin is 500mm by 210mm, fits on a cupboard provided by a brilliant company. I'm looking for their contact details now

Here you go

https://www.paramountbathrooms.co.uk

Do you have a window ledge it could sit on to reduce projection?

Our loo is narrow. 760mm. We used a bathstore basin, euro range with tap to side. 225mm depth. It's fine to get past and is big enough to wash hands. Avoid the square edged designs due to pointy corners.

Thank you for the responses. Unfortunately the door is in the wrong place to pinch that design :(

The room measures 80cm by 2metres. It has taken all of my graphic design capability to produce the attached drawing!

For heating we used a towel rail fitted on the wall above the loo. And the door opens out into the hall.

Thanks roller coaster - is your door in the same place as mine? This reduces some of the width to get past the sink I think.

Good point about pointy corners.

@Yoffel

Thank you for the responses. Unfortunately the door is in the wrong place to pinch that design :(

The room measures 80cm by 2metres. It has taken all of my graphic design capability to produce the attached drawing!

Is there any way you can re hang the door so it opens outwards?

Two metres long is actually quite generous.

You can put a slim heater and towel rings behind the door

Have the door opening outwards, it makes a huge difference.