I'm looking for an airbnb and I found one that under extra amenities listed this:
Accessible-height toilet The toilet seat is no higher than 17-19 inches from the floor
Huh? Is that an issue, toilet seats that are too high? For short people?
I think the standard height is 17".
They sell extensions for toilet seats to make them higher, for people who have a hard time sitting down, I guess.
Is it transferring from a wheel chair that is hard if the seat is higher?
A lot of men over 50 are 12 months pregnant and it's hard for them stand up from the seated position. The extra 3 inches helps.
Standard height is 15. Comfort height is 18. If you have back or knee problems, it makes a huge difference.
When I remodeled the bathrooms a few years ago I put the comfort height in both. Makes life much better for my wife, but I like it too.
I'm considering moving and we looked at model homes yesterday. First thing I'd change on the specs is comfort height.
Oh, it also makes it easier to transfer to and from a wheelchair.
Does that include the seat?
If it's 18"? What if it's higher than 19? More comfort? Lower legs fall asleep? Worse for wheel chairs?
I thought it would be a joke, but it's not.
And for those who are used to squatting over a hole in the floor, there is this:
or this
Yes, to the top of the seat.
More than 19 would be too high for most of us.
Our cleaning lady at work could not understand why the seat sometime had footprints. We had some oriental women, usualy short that did it that way.
14.5 to 15 is standard. 17 is "accessible"
Try to find them over 17.5 Pretty difficult.
Oh. I was thinking diving board.
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