Doesn’t matter the layout and whether they are low or high end. Does anyone else find the placements in Taiwanese bathroom really counter intuitive for users of all age and size?
Some things I noticed
-The shower faucet is always absurdly low to the ground. 99% of times intentionally lower than the sinks which are already stupidly low enough. Now I have asked some landlords and they said the standards are the same as in the past where people are tiny, and aunties love to use shower faucet for mopping activities, not to mention the sitting shower culture import from Japan. So with that logic, shouldn’t the mirror and soap trays also be a lot lower aswell? Still what exactly is the draw back from placing the shower faucet higher though? The hose here always dangle from the bottom unlike in my country where everything is the opposite which by the way doesn’t cost a dime more. Extremely short grannies don’t have to be anxious about the hose flapping around their face or accidentally bumping on the sharp faucet since it’s always gonna be way above their heads. All we did when granny came for stay was to put one of those peel and stick shower head holder at her height. Tall younger generation don’t have to break their back every time they want adjust the water or to do anything actually, especially boys… the scrape dick anxiety is real… for both the hose and the faucet.
Man I can’t believe how long that was just about the faucet placement. Sorry about that. But if you’re still reading then oh yes the insistency to always put towel hangers right above the toilet (no matter the space or layout). They also really gotta always make sure it’s low enough as well. So short people can enjoy the sensation of wet towels on their face while sitting while tall people will either have to stress their spline forward to accommodate the hangers. Anyone in between is just kinda in a weird spot of not knowing what posture even is just like in the shower.
Probably not the last but while rare, over head showers here are always just as close to the wall (with the sharp faucet and other craps right below it as well). Say you have a regular shower head and holder that can turn 90 degrees without the hose snapping, ofcourse even if there’s nothing below them, you would be either bending awkwardly to get the water even on your hair let alone your forehead. I wonder why they can’t apply the same logic to overhead showers which by the way are usually the size of an average shower head back home.
Wow you seem really jaded even though you are new here, if you really going to be like this why come here in the first place? Well I’m from the third world, kinda upper middle class. But I really never thought I’d be using critical thinking on the wet space designs here… Especially when it’s really just placements that don’t affect the building costs at all which is the priority here.
I don’t know. When I moved into the current place the shower head is really low too, but a few minutes with a hammer drill fixed it. Peel and stick won’t work, the wet environment will kill adhesives FAST and you will have a peel and not stick shower head holder. Ideally I’d like one of those holders that are height adjustable, but most places don’t have that.
Nope. They’re such surface level observations yet barely anyone talks about it let alone locals no matter how tall they are. I’m only here for studies after all. Gotta love Japanese toilet though, the angle is just right unlike the 90 degrees western toilets that blocks your bowel. Still no room for your pp though unlike Costco toilets.
My home country is humid as well but the peel and stick stayed quite fine. Surface texture aside, I think it’s best I stop trying to ‘go local’ buying from Ayi shops and go to Poya or something. The split between really high cp developed life and cheap yet unaffordable kowloon type life is crazy. I mean, on 591 rent you see the single rooms for 10k per month vs 18k per month feel like gotham vs metropolis. It’s really nice to feel undercharged in high end places but if you can’t afford them, the lower ends are incredibly low CP value as they would say.
Bathroom design is horrible here. Doors that open inward cm or 2 away from thebtoilet and the open fecal bins are probation. Hut electrical stuff can actually kill you. Outlets next to sinks and showers are common and truly dangerous. Any jnsueance company would void the house insurance on that alone. Luckily most people don’t have house insurance here haha.
My suggestion, as a tenant, is instal GFI in all bathrooms, probably kitchens too. It’s not even a given your home has ground wiring… as a home owner, redo the entire damn thing from the get go. Even renting, I install new wiring in every place I rent, and just leave the old in place for when I move.
I wanted to do this at my current place but didn’t.
I plugged in a nightlight in the bathroom(s) but it wouldn’t power in any of them. No idea why but I wonder if electricians regulate the voltage lower to the bathroom for safety.
The voltage is the same in the bathroom. 110(ish) standard, 220 for water heaters…which are hopefully not located within the room using electrical tape as the barrier to [water] entry. I have rented numerous places they are indeed located withing the bathroom, sometimes right in the shower. It’s mind blowing in retarded.
Gfi aren’t perfect, but they are cheap and easy and add at least a small level of defense against death. I don’t even ask landlords anymore. I just do it and pay for it myself. I leave them in place for the next Tennant because I know the landlord gives zero fucks until its too late. I don’t want me, nor my family members, becoming BBQ during a nice phat shat. It’s just bad all around.
I seen one in an apartment at Yingjhuan rd and at least the water heater has ground fault protection built in so it would cut off if you’re being shocked…
Hmm I wonder why the nightlight won’t power in the bathrooms but other outlets no prob.
Our water heater is outside and on 220 I believe. Has whole new circuit from like maybe 10 years ago. In a 40 yr old apt.
We had a place in Hualien that was in a converted hotel that had a huge water heater on the top floor/roof that I think was diesel powered. Eventually they put little electric ones in every unit, in the shower.
I’ve had three places where the hot water was a financial issue. Cheapskates.
I can certainly relate. I build a house so was involved with every aspect. But by the time got to the end (which as installing bathroom fixtures) I was wore out and not paying so much attention to detail. Well with first bathroom placement (by the worker which I knew well)…I was shocked into knowing I had to watch closely. The towel rack was placed so high my wife had trouble reaching it. We had him redo and place lower. Luckly original holes not very noticeable.
In the kitchen a pull out cabinet had the handle placed so low I was shocked. I told him to then place in middle…which he did but just above the previous one. I just did not think he could possibly misunderstand where to place the handle. I gave new instructions about where which he still screwed up. So now I have 3 handles on this cabinet.
Every single fixture needs prior review before installation or no telling what will happen.
Well, when building our house for main structure we had building manager but also hired a building auditor. The building auditor was very good…best money I have every spent. His sole job was to point out what the workers were doing wrong. He was not a popular guy but was usually right.
