While everything started OK, eventually a husband and wife in Indiana reached a roadblock when it came to remodeling their master bathroom.
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At first, the wife said she wanted everything white—white walls, countertops, floors, and fixtures—to which the husband, grudgingly, said OK.
As to those floors, the wife wanted them heated. A surprisingly inexpensive luxury, which the husband liked as well. So, the heated floors were agreed upon.
Finally, the wife said she did not want a bathtub. She said she could not even remember the last time she took a bath. Instead, she wanted a large walk-in shower, with a bench no less. The husband, who also could not remember the last time he took a bath, agreed to this as well.
Then the husband had a request. He wanted a home urinal installed in the master bath. It would be white, just like all the other fixtures, so it should fit the décor. However, the wife did not like this idea at all.
“I had to draw the line,” she said. “I’ve never even seen a home urinal before. And because we plan to move in a couple of years, I’m concerned it could make it harder to sell the house.”
This disagreement was going nowhere and was holding up the remodel of the bathroom. To help move things along, they turned to their plumber for answers, who by now assumed the role of marriage saver. Here’s what he had to say
First, he said he’s not taking any sides. “It's not my job to say who is right or wrong. I’m just going to tell you what I know based on my own experience.”
With this disclaimer, he agreed that home urinals were still a rarity, but “I have never heard of anyone saying they would not buy a house because it had a home urinal. I think many people might like a home with its own urinal, because it makes their house different from all the others on the block.”
He added that many “green” home builders are now installing urinals in their homes. “If it’s a waterless urinal, it’ll save thousands of gallons of water per year. That’s a big selling point for people that want an environmentally responsible home.”
The wife was still not enthusiastic. She wanted to know what a home urinal looked like. The marriage saver (aka plumber) said, “many have neutral colors to match just about any bathroom layout. As far as sticking out like a sore thumb, that won’t be an issue.”
Looking a bit more relaxed about the issue, she asked how much it would cost to install a home urinal. The wife figured if it were a significant added expense, that would be “end of discussion.” She would argue the added cost would make it prohibitive.
To her surprise, the marriage saver indicated the urinal would likely cost less than a toilet, and “if it's a waterless urinal, the installation and plumbing costs are negligible.”
She was almost sold, but then one more concern came up: “How do you clean it?” she asked.
Once again, the marriage saver had a quick answer. If a water-using urinal is installed, he said, it would be cleaned just like the toilet. “However, with a waterless urinal, other than changing the cylinder at the base of the urinal every few months, which is a relatively quick and easy thing to do, cleaning a waterless urinal is the same as cleaning a countertop, simply spray and wipe.”
His final comment: “Bottom line: I’m nicely suggesting that you ‘go with the flow’ and install a waterless urinal in your new bathroom.”
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