Buyer's Guide
Choosing Sanitary Ware for a Housing Project
Buying sanitary ware for one bathroom and for a 200-unit block are different problems. On a project, consistency and replacement cost matter as much as the fitting itself.
Start with the drainage
Before choosing models, know how the waste leaves each bathroom. Floor exit means an S-trap WC; wall exit means a P-trap. Getting this wrong on a single bathroom is an afternoon's work; getting it wrong on a container of 300 pans is a shipping problem. Confirm the rough-in distance too — the centre of the outlet to the finished wall.
WC: one-piece vs two-piece
Two-piece (a floor pan with a coupled cistern) is the project default. Lower unit cost, more units per container, and if a cistern cracks in transit it's a cheap part to replace. One-piece has the cleaner look and no joint to clean, and suits penthouses, show flats and hospitality — at a higher price and with heavier packing.
Basins: pedestal, half-pedestal or wall-hung
Full pedestal is the standard project basin — a bowl on a floor-standing column that hides the pipework. Half pedestal covers only the trap and needs solid wall fixing. Wall-hung needs a concealed carrier frame and suits fit-outs where the wall build allows it. Pick one and stick to it across the project for consistent plumbing and installation.
Colour and sets
Order the WC, basin and pedestal as matched sets from one firing batch. White varies between kiln runs, and on a large block mixed batches show. Ask for the cartons to be marked as sets so the yard keeps them together.
Quantities and spares
Add a small percentage of spares to the order — a WC damaged during fit-out on a project six months after the container landed is much cheaper to have on the shelf than to air-freight.
Eternal Overseas supplies project quantities as matched sets from Morbi — see the sanitary ware range or send your model list for a quote.
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Frequently asked questions
One-piece or two-piece for a housing project?
Two-piece is the usual choice — cheaper per unit, cheaper to ship, and a cracked cistern in transit is a low-cost replacement rather than a whole unit written off. One-piece goes into higher-spec units and show flats.
How do I keep the white consistent across a large order?
Order the WCs, basins and pedestals as matched sets from the same firing batch. White shifts slightly kiln to kiln, and across a large block that difference is visible if pieces come from different runs.
S-trap or P-trap?
It depends on whether the waste exits through the floor (S-trap) or the wall (P-trap). Confirm which your drainage layout uses before ordering — it's a common and expensive mistake to get wrong at scale.