Advantages of Off The Floor Water Closets Over Floor Mounted

Design- The complete line of fittings available offers great latitude to architects and engineers when laying out the spacing, piping diagrams and wall space requirements for plumbing fixtures. The Smith system offers the engineer an option of designing a plumbing drainage system which is compact, yet extremely functional. The architect is assured that the system uses a minimum of floor space, with all the necessary components included.

Installation- Off the floor water closet systems can be installed more economically than conventional floor mounted systems. This comparison is particularly obvious in multi-story buildings which have batteries of water closets on each floor. The contractor is assured a simple, fast and efficient installation. Off the floor systems reduce costs for the following reasons:

Less sleeving. In most cases only one sleeve is required to take care of the vertical inlet fitting at the start of the horizontal run.
Since all the roughing is done on the floor and not in the ceiling below, no scaffolding, ladders or similar supports are required (Fig. 1).
The installer works on the floor (Fig. 2) and not in the ceiling below; thus, time is saved since working conditions are more favorable.
Because all the rough-in piping is on the floor above, “dropped ceilings” are not required; thus, ceiling space is saved. This enables building ceiling height to be lower, effectively saving overall construction costs.

Sanitation- After the building is turned over to the owners, cost for cleaning in the area under the “off the floor” water closets is considerably less than in similar areas which have floor mounted fixtures. A mop is easily passed under off the floor fixtures thoroughly cleaning the floor beneath as compared to the very difficult task of cleaning around and in back of floor mounted water closets. Cleaning costs are reduced, and the toilet room is maintained in a more sanitary condition.

ADVANTAGES OF “OFF THE FLOOR” WATER CLOSETS OVER FLOOR MOUNTED
Design- The complete line of fittings available offers great latitude to architects and engineers when laying out the spacing, piping diagrams and wall space requirements for plumbing fixtures. The Smith system offers the engineer an option of designing a plumbing drainage system which is compact, yet extremely functional. The architect is assured that the system uses a minimum of floor space, with all the necessary components included. Installation- Off the floor water closet systems can be installed more economically than conventional floor mounted systems. This comparison is particularly obvious in multi-story buildings which have batteries of water closets on each floor. The contractor is assured a simple, fast and efficient installation. Off the floor systems reduce costs for the following reasons: Less sleeving. In most cases only one sleeve is required to take care of the vertical inlet fitting at the start of the horizontal run. Since all the roughing is done on the floor and not in the ceiling below, no scaffolding, ladders or similar supports are required (Fig. 1). The installer works on the floor (Fig. 2) and not in the ceiling below; thus, time is saved since working conditions are more favorable. Because all the rough-in piping is on the floor above, “dropped ceilings” are not required; thus, ceiling space is saved. This enables building ceiling height to be lower, effectively saving overall construction costs. Sanitation- After the building is turned over to the owners, cost for cleaning in the area under the “off the floor” water closets is considerably less than in similar areas which have floor mounted fixtures. A mop is easily passed under off the floor fixtures thoroughly cleaning the floor beneath as compared to the very difficult task of cleaning around and in back of floor mounted water closets. Cleaning costs are reduced, and the toilet room is maintained in a more sanitary condition.		Fig. 1 Installing for Floor Mounted Fixtures Fig. 2 Installing Piping for "Off The Floor" Fixtures