You have to install a new sink in your bathroom? More motivated than ever, you simply want to know which height to place it. Standard sink, on a column or for anyone with reduced mobility: we tell you everything!
You now know, several options exist to install a sink in your bathroom. Here are the different standards and standard To remember depending on whether it is a basin furniture, a hanging piece of furniture, a column sink or a PMR sink.
For a sink on a basin furniture
If you prefer a basin With, as its name suggests, the sink integrated into the furniture, or even a basin to put on the furniture, know that the standard height recommended for optimal comfort on a daily basis is between 90 and 92.5 cm For medium -sized adults. This measure will be carried out on the side of the furniture, and it will obviously be necessary to take into account the possible exceeding of the bowl, whose height will be around 12 cm. On most models, you can vary the size thanks to the feet to reach the ideal height for you.
For a hanging sink
If you opt for a hanging sinkin this case it will be necessary to measure the height of your sink from the ground to the drain (evacuation). Know that the European standard is at 83 cmbut this height must obviously be adapted to your size. If your family consists of people larger than the average, you should not hesitate to fix your basin higher to avoid any repeated discomfort, however, ensuring Do not exceed 92 cm.
In the case of the installation of a column sink, you will not have to think if it consists of a single room because it will then have a Standard height. If it is a model made up of a separate column and sink, you will have the opportunity to play a little with the height when you place the sink on the column, always keeping the head European standard 83 cm to be measured between the ground and the drain.
To facilitate access to the sink from a personality with reduced mobility, it is advisable to opt for a Suspended modelless bulky than a basin and therefore easier to approach in a wheelchair, and to place it about 70 cm Above the ground, always taking the drain as a landmark. Little tip: rather bet on a tilting mirrorultra practical, that you will place a few centimeters above the sink.
If it will of course be necessary to take into account your size before Set up the mirror above the sinkknow that it is recommended to leave a space of about 20 cm Between the two. But you will obviously verify that the mirror reflects your face well without you having to bend.
In the case of a wardrobedeeper than a flat mirror, you will have to enhance it until reaching a gap between 30 to 40 cmfor maximum comfort of use of your sink.
Do not hesitate to reassemble your mirror if the height of the tap is particularly important, to avoid too many splashes.
Finally, you will also have to respect the electrical standards and thus take care to respect a distance from 40 to 60 cm Between the sink and the spotlights or a light mirror for example.
(A big thank you to Stéphanie Desplechin, product manager for bathroom at Leroy Merlin, for answering our questions.)
