Wall mounted toilets

Do you mean a urinal?

Many coops will not permit them because addressing leaks is very difficult when the tank and innards are buried inside a sealed wall. Also, if the wall is shared with the apt nextdoor, the noise of the toilet operation can sometimes be heard too loudly nextdoor. However, if permitted and you want to risk the inside-the-wall repair issues (toilets don't really need repair too commonly so I don't know if the risk is all that substantial), then the toilets themselves are quite stylish and do save space in small NYC bathrooms. If you can afford one of these you probably don't clean your own toilet anyway, so maybe the housekeeper will benefit but I don't think the cleaning issue is what should guide the decision. It is more an aesthetic choice and/or space saving choice.

See for example Toto's Aqua Toilet: http://www.totousa.com/Press/Photography/Toilets.aspx

I have never had a board turning down this request. The system is such that the "carrier" is in the wall. I posted this on my blog
http://www.primerenovationsnyc.com/2011/01/gerberit-carrier-this-is-what-is-used-for-a-wall-hung-toilet-with-no-tank/

It does keep the floor cleaner that is for sure

Wall mounted toilets remind me too much of public bathrooms and prison cells. Are you going for the bus terminal bathroom look?

Depends how high up the wall you mount the toilet. If you mount it flush with the
ceiling it might be hard to use.

I thought this might have been another negative end of the world thread posted by apt23 regarding her idol Nouriel Roubini and his wall vaginas.

My last place had one. Worked fine for years, never had to be opened up. No preference either way for me.

is it easier to add a bathroom in maybe where a kitchen was when joining two apts because of the water lines with a wall mounted toilet as opposed to a floor mounted one? The water lines for a kitchen are in the wall not the floor. Is it also easier to get approval for it?

Skippy,

Yes.

So pissed off. My condo refuses to approve an in-wall toilet and am giving me a hard time about it. Because they also won't allow me to drill into the concrete subfloor, this means my entire bathroom needs to be elevated by 9 inches onto a platform. That is insane - I could very well trip and break my neck at night stumbling to use the restroom.

Do condos seriously have this much power? What if I told them to f off or sued them? They even want me to use their "approved" air conditioner brand (which sucks) and their "approved" technician (which wants to rob us).