Originally posted by BurtonRW: I’m not talking about orientation. Everybody knows that the paper comes over the top of the roll. If you are one of the behind the roll people, you can stop reading now. Because you are wrong.
What I’m asking about is where the toilet paper belongs on the wall next to the toilet. Forward of the bowl? Next to your arm? Above the seat? Level with the seat? That kind of thing. I did a little bit of googling and came up with the ADA specs on roll positioning, but that doesn’t quite seem satisfactory in the small bathrooms Mrs.BurtonRW and I have recently remodeled.
Unfortunately, the rental we are in is quite old and put together in questionable ways, so we feel that it is an unreliable model.
Thanks in advance for any helpful thoughts or comments.
– Rob
P.S. - Mrs.BurtonRW welcomes any pictures of cats playing with toilet paper.
You answered the question about orientation with the last line. Cats like it over the top and down the front. They will unroll every freaking inch. I don't leave antifreeze or a box of chocolates out near dogs, either. : )
Put the roll where you can reach it sitting. I guarantee that will be good enough. PS if it's too close and becomes a grab handle, oh well. It will get ripped out of the wall unless there was a piece of 1/2" ply or bracing behind it between the studs. One of those finesse points that are highly desireable when you are picking up the dispenser that fell on your foot.
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February 06, 2022, 11:01 AM
Warhorse
A thread about where to put your shit paper in the bathroom? Ya gotta be shittin' me!!
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February 06, 2022, 11:05 AM
Johnny 3eagles
End of discussion.....
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February 06, 2022, 01:30 PM
kz1000
Because of my cat, TP kept in bathroom closet.
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February 08, 2022, 03:46 PM
Z06
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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles: End of discussion.....
Don't know about that...
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February 08, 2022, 03:50 PM
Z06
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Originally posted by kz1000: Because of my cat, TP kept in bathroom closet.
I had a wiener dog that could unroll a brand new TP roll without ever breaking it apart. Our cats just used to shred it. All critters just did it for fun.
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February 08, 2022, 04:37 PM
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February 08, 2022, 06:39 PM
cas
It's on the counter, where it's been for the last 45 years.
Hanging it up somewhere is just silly. Besides, it removes the ability to do some really good two handed wrapping action.
February 08, 2022, 06:52 PM
SigFan
So many butts, so many opinions…. Seriously, though over the top is obviously correct. As for mounting, our last home had a tiny water closet where the roll was mounter exactly where my knee would hit it/rest on it while I sat there. So I removed it completely and went with a free-standing model. (As an aside, I also installed a tiny ceiling fan in place of the light fixture which helped with comfort as well…)
I’ve stayed in several hotels where they put the holder in an impossible-to-reach place (old fat guy with back problems) so I would just take it off and put it on the counter during my stay. Then the maid would put it back; sort of a game we played.
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February 08, 2022, 07:04 PM
flashguy
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Originally posted by Flash-LB: My guess is that the OP has never owned a cat.
I have 5 cats, which is why the bathroom door is always closed when I'm not in it.
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