Broke a piece of the toilet

whellman1030

Hi,

Today as trying to get a tooth brush bumped on a bottle of perfume and boom it hit the toilet and broke a little piece of it.

The toilet is still working so I was thinking in gluing the piece back again with silicone.

Info request 1: I don't want even to think about buying a new one paying to someone and paying a fortune, but I'm wondering how would that cost.

Info request 2: I'll post here later some pictures and you can advice me if is good idea to glue the piece back with silicone.

Thanks

Cerco

Home insurance?

mickdw

whellman1030 wrote: »

Hi,

Today as trying to get a tooth brush bumped on a bottle of perfume and boom it hit the toilet and broke a little piece of it.

The toilet is still working so I was thinking in gluing the piece back again with silicone.

Info request 1: I don't want even to think about buying a new one paying to someone and paying a fortune, but I'm wondering how would that cost.

Info request 2: I'll post here later some pictures and you can advice me if is good idea to glue the piece back with silicone.

Thanks

If it's the toilet bowl you cracked, you might be best change it.
Imagine if that chip was a weak point and the bowl went in bits next time its sat on

Raytown Rocks

If gluing, Don't use silicone, get a proper hard setting glue.
Fit for purpose I should have added

antoinolachtnai

If a pretty standard toilet will fit it, it will cost maybe 80 or 100 euros to buy at most. If the plumbing matches up more or less it isn't desperately expensive to fit either. What makes the cost higher is the 'making good', that is any repairs to liking or finishes around the toilet, especially if it isn't an exact match.

whellman1030

Here are the first 5 pictures attached.

whellman1030

And the last 2:

whellman1030

And any cheap shops/plumbers?

johnayo

I would definitely have it replaced. Would say it would be very difficult to get a good repair on that.

Armchair Andy

I'd be replacing that. What part of the country are you in? I'm doing up my own NetSuite and have that toilet for sale if interested. Dunno how much labour would cost though.

Outkast_IRE

Replace that , the hairline cracks that are running from the damage area could result in the entire bowl giving way while you are on it, could result in a slow leak under the bowl also.

Honestly that is not repairable in any cost effective way, source a new bowl immediately and try to avoid using it as much as possible.

Sleeper12

You can get a basic toilet and cistern for around 100 Euro.

LIFFY FISHING

Worked for both Armitage Shanks & Shires and once saw the pictures from the A&E of someone who sat on a cracked wc pan....bite the bullet & get it replaced.
You dont want the details !

colm_mcm

Jaysus, I was expecting a little chip gone out of it!

whellman1030

Armchair Andy wrote: »

I'd be replacing that. What part of the country are you in? I'm doing up my own NetSuite and have that toilet for sale if interested. Dunno how much labour would cost though.

I'm in Dublin. Send me a PM with details.

whellman1030

And any suggestion where should I buy it?

Found ebay.uk with good prices, but wondering for someone to install it or someone to sell it and install it in Dublin.

Damien360

whellman1030 wrote: »

And any suggestion where should I buy it?

Found ebay.uk with good prices, but wondering for someone to install it or someone to sell it and install it in Dublin.

A trip to chadwicks or B&Q to buy a toilet. It is not a difficult job for a plumber at all. Any plumber could do this. Once you have toilet, ring one and ask for total cost to fit. An hour labour should be about right.

aujopimur

Be very care handling broken sanitary ware, it's easy to get a cut which could lead to a nasty infection or septis.

_Brian

I'd be running to the back garden rather than sit on that throne

Needs changing without doubt. Bad luck but nothing else for it !!

whellman1030

Tks.

And what measures I need to know to go to the shop and make sure the toilet fits?

Also I only wanted to buy the base, since the tank is inside the wall and I don't want to replace the tank.

Robbie.G

whellman1030 wrote: »

Tks.

And what measures I need to know to go to the shop and make sure the toilet fits?

Also I only wanted to buy the base, since the tank is inside the wall and I don't want to replace the tank.

It's a back to wall pan