TOTALLY GEEKED!

Short furnishings make the rooms look bigger.

I shouldn't admit this in polite company but if I had my way every bathroom would have a urinal. Better for the people who use it and the people who clean it...

Tinydancer wrote:

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I shouldn't admit this in polite company but if I had my way every bathroom would have a urinal. Better for the people who use it and the people who clean it...

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 Tiny, this is the place where you come to admit all the things you'd never admit in public. 

I prefer comfort height myself. They can reduce the size by going for round as opposed to elongated.

Every place I've ever stayed...toilets were regular size...

flan

Lawyerlady wrote:

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flan327 wrote:

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Every place I've ever stayed...toilets were regular size...

flan

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 You are short, aren't you?

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 Yes, but I thought all toilets were the same size. DH never complains, and he's 6 feet tall.

How "short" is short?

flan

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Average or regular size toilets are below 17 inches.

Comfort and ADA toilets are above 17 inches usually 19.

From floor to the top of the seat.

Those two inches make a HUGE difference.

One main reason I don't want to go stay somewhere else, like on vacation, is because the toilets are so hard to get up and down from. It truly makes me miserable.

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Isn't there an attachment you can get from a medical supply place, that makes the seat higher?

I could swear I've seen them somewhere. 

Fort Worth Mom wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Average or regular size toilets are below 17 inches.

Comfort and ADA toilets are above 17 inches usually 19.

From floor to the top of the seat.

Those two inches make a HUGE difference.

One main reason I don't want to go stay somewhere else, like on vacation, is because the toilets are so hard to get up and down from. It truly makes me miserable.

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Isn't there an attachment you can get from a medical supply place, that makes the seat higher?

I could swear I've seen them somewhere. 

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 After DH's back surgery, I bought a plastic seat that sat on top of the regular toilet. It was not super expensive & added maybe 4 inches?

flan

Yes. I have a lift on my toilet in my bathroom. But I have yet to find one that I can take with me to a hotel or resort on vacation that doesn't have to be attached to the toilet.

I have looked and looked at rooms at different places and even with it saying it is an accessible room, the toilets are still the low ones.

Honestly, if everywhere just used the 2 inch taller toilet I could probably use the regular stalls and a lot of other people could too.

Every hotel has handicapped rooms. They always have lots of grab bars, and the taller toilets. When you're booking a room, specify whether your want a roll-in shower or a tub shower. All should have a hand-held shower head.

The handicapped rooms are often bigger than standard rooms, for the same price.

You can also tell them you want a room close to the elevator, to minimize unnecessary walking.

Generally hotels save their handicapped rooms for people who ask for them, and will turn people away if all their regular rooms are booked, while they will still happily give you a handicapped room if you ask.

 

Roll-in showers usually have a fold-down seat, which I like, but they ALWAYS let the water out so anything you've left on the floor (bathmat, slippers?) will be soaked. But if stepping into a tub is a problem, that can be a big help. Get a few extra towels so you can create a dry pathway on the floor after your shower.

 

(Edit to add:  You knew all this already, didn't you ... )

-- Edited by ed11563 on Saturday 25th of October 2014 10:48:18 AM