Dear All,

I am contemplating installing new bathroom vanity unit and an adjacent concealed WC unit in the bathroom. I would like a granite worktop to go over the two units.

The commercial WC units are have seen have a (~ 200mm ) detachable access board in the top of the unit. This seems to be the sole means of access to the cistern, should it need repair/maintenance. I'm not sure I could get to the flush mechanism and inspect it, let alone dismantle it if I needed to.

Should I be concerned? I have never lived in a house where the cistern/flush did not need fixing at some point. If anyone has thought through or worked around this situation I would be interested to hear.

I suppose, if I had flexible soil pipe coupling, I could pull away the toilet and remove the whole cabinet front panel, but that seems draconian. In addition, I think the front panels are slotted in vertically. If I had an overhanging work top it might be difficult to even do that.

Another thought was to have the worktop cut into sections, so that the piece over the WC could be removed for vertical access. But that would make inroads into the main advantage of a single smooth worktop.

Or maybe I'm missing something?

Cheers.

Chris