Before you buy
When a swap isnot a swap.
Four things decide whether an installation is simple or needs extra work.
01
The waste sits at a different height
Every fixture has its waste outlet at a set height. If the new toilet takes a floor outlet and yours is in the wall, or the other way round, the installation means changing the waste and not just connecting it.
02
The unit hangs on the wall
A wall hung toilet or basin is not held by tiling. Each needs a steel frame fixed into the wall behind the finish to carry the whole load, and that is decided before the tiling, not after it.
03
The new unit is a different size
A new basin may cover the old fixing holes or fall short of them, and a new toilet may be longer and stand away from the wall. Checking the dimensions before buying saves a trip back to the shop.
04
There is no valve for it
A fixture installed with no angle valve of its own means any later repair stops water to the house. A proper installation includes a valve on each supply arriving at it.
In short
The fitting work.
Service
Sanitary fixture installation and connection
The fixtures
Basins, toilets, kitchen sinks, bidet sprays, utility sinks
Included
Fixing, water and waste connection, angle valve, silicone
The old units
Removed and taken out of the way before fitting
Hours
Daily, 6:00 in the morning to 12:00 midnight
How we fit it
From measuringto running it.
The order here saves breaking, which is why we do not rush it.
We measure waste and supply
The height of the waste outlet and the positions of the supply pipes are measured against the new unit's own dimensions, before anything old comes off.
We remove and prepare
The old unit comes off, the old silicone is removed completely and the surface cleaned, because any residue stops new silicone bonding properly.
We fix and level it
The unit is fixed and levelled first, and connected second. Connecting before fixing means any later adjustment pulls on the joints and they start weeping later.
We connect, test and seal
Water and waste are connected, the unit is run, and every joint is checked under pressure. The silicone bead goes on last, once everything is proven dry.
The detail
Three dimensionsdecide it all.
A successful installation rests on three dimensions: where it fixes, where the water arrives, and how high the waste outlet sits. Any fixture goes in easily when all three match between the old and the new. Trouble does not come from the unit itself, it comes when one of the three differs and nobody looked before buying.
The waste outlet is the hardest of the three. A toilet here takes its outlet either through the floor or through the wall behind it, and the difference between them is not always absorbed by a flexible connector, because waste needs proper fall to run. Moving that outlet even a short distance can mean opening the floor, which is worth knowing before the purchase rather than after it.
Fixing depends on the wall. Block and concrete hold a plug very well, and a conventional basin goes onto them without complication. A wall hung toilet or basin, however, puts its whole load into the wall, so each needs a steel frame fixed into the structure itself, and fitting a frame after the tiling means breaking it.
One last thing changes the finished result: silicone goes on after the test, not before it. People rush and seal first, then a joint weeps and the bead has to be cut out and redone. The right order is connect, run, dry, and then seal once with a bead that lasts.
External links for referenceMinistry of Electricity and Water (the public water network in Kuwait)
Questions
Asked aboutinstallation.
Yes, and that is the normal arrangement. You choose the style, the colour and the brand, and we install. Tell us the type on the call, because a wall hung toilet needs different preparation from a floor standing one.
It depends on the waste outlet, not on the shape of the pan. If the new outlet is in the same place and direction, the fit is straightforward whatever the styling. If it takes a floor outlet where yours is in the wall, the waste itself has to be altered.
It can be done. It needs the water run extended to the new position and the waste taken to the nearest point with proper fall. The distance and direction decide whether the work stays in the wall or needs part of the floor opened.
Yes. A wall hung toilet needs a steel frame fixed into the wall to take the weight, and tiling carries nothing. If the bathroom is already finished and there is no frame, fitting one means opening part of the wall, and we tell you that before we start.
We remove the old units and set them aside ready to be taken out. Tell us on the call how many old pieces there are, so we come prepared and leave the space clean afterwards.