Materials and finishes
Telling good sanitaryware from cheap sanitaryware
How it performs
- Rimless pans clean more easily and avoid
- the scale-clogged rim channel that plagues older designs.
- Spare parts availability matters more than brand prestige
- a cistern mechanism you cannot replace shortens the fitting's life.

Before you commit
Rimless pans clean more easily and avoid the scale-clogged rim channel that plagues older designs.
Your questions answered
Is expensive sanitaryware always better?
Not always, but glaze quality and part availability usually correlate with price.
Are budget suites a false economy?
They can be where seals, seats and flush mechanisms fail early.
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Add sanitaryware quality to a wider project?
Plenty of this work happens alongside other jobs in the house. Tell us the whole picture and the sequencing gets easier.