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When you renovate your home or are part of a team-building, a brand-new house, you have to start considering things you may never have understood. When installing a vanity, there are many things that you will have to consider before finally affixing the vanity onto its permanent spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The recommended distance that vanity should be from the toilet is at least 18-inches, with the codes around the world allowing for 15-inches at the closest. This is to ensure that the vanity does not create a small space around the toilet that can be uncomfortable when using it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You need to understand many things about bathroom vanities before you start installing them. Most states have specific codes, with many country codes changing drastically as the total amount of available space decreases, with many allowing vanities to be closer than is comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The best way to design your home properly is to understand why there are codes to ensure that the bathroom vanities are a certain distance from the toilet. We always recommend that you understand all the reasons behind creating codes that prevent you from building the vanity on top of the toilet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many people have mistakenly ignored these codes and recommendations, creating a bathroom that is uncomfortable to use. Many people put the vanity in locations that cause the entire bathroom to be uncomfortable or to feel slightly claustrophobic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many people don\u2019t always realize this when initially designing their bathrooms, which causes their bathrooms to become harder to use. The flow of a bathroom refers to where people naturally move and are capable of doing certain things, like washing their hands then drying them off on a towel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the vanity is too close to the toilet, it can cause discomfort while using the toilet and discomfort when using it for other things. When brushing your teeth or just cleaning the bathroom, a vanity that is too close to the toilet can feel uncomfortable or even cause cross-contamination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While you may be comfortable using the toilet when the vanity is nearly on top of the toilet, it can be uncomfortable for many others. Men sit on toilets completely differently than women, and may not sit down on the toilet at all, which means there needs to be space around the toilet to do both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your vanity should be located so that people can easily access the toilet without bumping into other parts of the vanity. The biggest challenge that people face often comes from vanities built so close to the toilet that they have to sit in an odd way to do their business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bathroom vanities are either used to hold items that need to be in the bathroom, or they are used to hold the washbasin. This means that most of the time, the vanity will not have water and other things on it, which means that it is not entirely treated against all the water it may face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your toilet floods or something else goes wrong in the bathroom, the vanity may be the only thing that is permanently damaged if it is too close. This is why it is recommended to keep the vanity in a spot where it will not easily be flooded by water or worse when something does go wrong in the bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If possible, you want everything in the bathroom against its wall, with the toilet against one, the shower and bath against another, and the vanity on its own as well. This means that the middle of the bathroom is open enough to allow for comfortable movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Having the vanity against a wall of its own and away from your toilet will mean that everyone can easily use the bathroom and the toilet without having to squeeze. We recommend keeping this in mind when installing either the toilet or the vanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that we know why your vanity should not be on top of the toilet, we need to look at how to properly determine the length it should be away from your toilet. Many people only go according to regulations, ending up with a vanity that seems out of place with the rest of the toilet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We recommend that you consider the following things when designing and installing all the parts of your bathroom. Especially if you are only renovating a place that may have a few things already installed in it, which can cause you to have to make spacing mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before installing everything, it is best to measure the total amount of space available to work with within your bathroom. If you don\u2019t know how much total space you have available, you may end up buying a vanity that is much too big or even one that is too small for the total space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We recommend removing everything that has to be removed from your bathroom and then measuring everything again. This will tell you exactly how much space you have, which means you can buy everything to the exact measurements that you need or even have someone make a custom vanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The toilet is more important in the bathroom than the vanity, with many small-scale bathrooms not having vanities at all. You need to measure the size of your toilet and decide where it will best fit within the bathroom, taking note that once it is installed, it will take more space than you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many people forget that the pipes and other equipment linked to a toilet will naturally make it take up more space. Further, the toilet needs to be a certain amount of space away from the walls on the side and from the back; this means that the toilet, once installed, may be closer to the vanity than you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are buying a vanity that has been prebuilt, we recommend that you get it before installing everything and measuring the size. This will help you know how the vanity will fit in the bathroom and reveal where you may have to cut off some of the parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This ensures that you can easily get ready for the vanity when it needs to be installed and that you can customize it to fit in your specific bathroom. We have seen many people buy Ikea vanities then customize them to fit perfectly in the space their specific bathroom provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy Do Bathroom Vanities Have To Be A Certain Distance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
To Help With Flow Of The Bathroom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Ensuring Everyone Is Comfortable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Preventing Bathroom Vanity Damage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Creating A More Open Space<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How To Decide How Far A Bathroom Vanity Should Be From A Toilet?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Measure The Total Available Space<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Measure How Much Space The Toilet Uses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Measure How Large The Vanity Is<\/h3>\n\n\n\n