Updating a Public Restroom
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| Image of an outdated restroom that could easily and affordably be updated. |
Public restrooms get a lot of usage. Depending on the number of customers your business has, these restrooms can be hundreds of times a day. That amount of usage means that fixtures and amenities take a beating and need to be replaced before the entire restroom needs to be remolded or completely updated. These updates are quick and relatively inexpensive and can make the difference in a restroom seeming to look dingy and old to looking inviting and updated. Update your broken or worn soap dispensers, toilet paper dispensers, paper towel dispensers and hand dryers. Consider adding amenities that you may not have had before. Look at your customer base and if you deal with the public directly consider adding a baby changing station to your men's room if you don't already have one. Consider adding a hand dryer in addition to your paper towel dispenser, or get rid of your paper towel dispenser all together and use only hand dryers. This is a great time to review the usage and the people who will be using the facility to determine any upgrades you may want to add to your restroom.
Soap Dispensers
Soap Dispensers get used frequently in a public restroom. Well, at least we hope they are used frequently... When updating your public restroom you may consider upgrading your current soap dispenser. There are several types of soap dispensers a great upgrade would be a touch less foaming soap dispenser. These automatic foaming dispensers don't require any cross contact thus reducing the amount of germs that can be spread. The foaming type of soap dispenser uses air and liquid soap to create a very satisfying clean. These foaming soap dispensers also help save money as they use less soap and require less maintenance. Look at the dispenser you currently have and consider replacing it with a modern more up to date soap dispenser, your customers will appreciate this small but effective step in restroom hygiene.
Hand Dryers
Hand Dryers are a great upgrade from paper towel dispensers. Hand Dryers produce less waste and require less maintenance than paper towels. Many customers like both hand dryers and paper towels so the addition of a hand dryer can help reduce waste and provide a clean place to dry hands. Hand dryers over time cost less than paper towels as they do not require refilling like paper towels. Automatic Paper towels help reduce the spread of germs. American Dryer has patented a "Cold Plasma Clean" Hand dryer that kills germs naturally. This hand dryer actually cleans the surrounding air while drying your hands. Hand dryers are clean and economical addition to you public restroom.
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Toilet Paper Dispensers
There are several types of toilet paper dispensers. Consider your facility and your customers or employees. Do you have a problem with vandalism? Do you want an upscale toilet paper dispenser that will pamper your customers? Or are you looking for a basic partition mounted combination unit? If you are having a problem with vandalism, you might consider a jumbo roll toilet tissue dispenser that has a locking mechanism. The jumbo roll is a different size than most people use at their home, thus reducing the theft of standard roll toilet tissue and the locking mechanism helps reduce theft and vandalism. I you are looking to pamper your customers you might consider a wet/dry system like the Nico system that dispenses wet on one side and dry on the other.
Baby Changing Stations
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| This Baby changing station won't close all of the way because the shock is broken. This can easily be fixed with an inexpensive refresh kit. |
If your business is family friendly you need a baby changing station in both the men's room and the women's restroom. More and more men are on baby changing duty and need a safe and clean place to change the baby's diaper. If you currently have a baby changing station, look at the station, does the latch work properly? Is the sticker still nice and clean? Does it need a new safety strap? If so, save yourself some money with baby changing station replacement parts. Koala offers refresh kits for baby changing stations that help update and clean up your current baby changing station, reducing costs and extending the life of your baby changing table.
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