5 Ways to Upgrade Your Washroom

Are you suffering from a loss of customers or visitors to your premises? Perhaps you’ve noticed an increase in staff and student absences? The problem could be your washroom facilities. 

If your site facilities need to be updated or were poorly constructed in the first instance, it might be time for a washroom refurbishment. Luckily, you don’t need to knock down the whole building and start again. At Bano, we are experts in washroom renovation with over 25 years of experience in various industries, able to transform your space. But what does a good washroom renovation look like?

To help you get excited about the future, here are five ways we can help upgrade your washroom. 

1. Improved Washroom Hygiene 

One of the first objectives you should seek to change with any washroom renovation is the hygiene levels. If the recent pandemic has taught us anything, it is how easily germs can spread and the need for automatic facilities. This means incorporating touch-free washroom facilities throughout your property to maintain a hygienic space people feel safe using. 

But why is it important if, now more than ever, many of us carry hand sanitiser with us? A recent UK-wide survey found that 52% of us are unlikely to return somewhere if the toilets were dirty. This is not surprising when the American Society for Microbiology Journal also discovered that over 77,000 distinct types of bacteria and viruses were found in soap dispensers, toilet seats and floors in just four public bathrooms. 

So the solution? Adding automatic and hands-free facilities to your washrooms will reduce the amount of germ spread and encourage more people to revisit your property. They will instantly feel safer in a cleaner environment. Hands-free soap dispensers, hand dryers, taps, and toilet flushes will limit bacteria in your washroom and add a modern touch everyone can appreciate. 

2. Improved Bathroom Privacy 

For visitors, staff, customers and students, privacy is of the utmost importance when feeling safe in washroom facilities. Of course, it is a basic human right to feel safe, secure and comfortable while visiting public restrooms. 

Have you ever heard of ‘shy bladder syndrome’? This is where people feel unable to relax and do their business in a public washroom without sufficient sound and visual privacy or inadequate locks. Similarly, men can experience discomfort when urinals are positioned too closely together with no privacy screens. 

In the initial build of your property, the privacy of your washroom facilities may not have been considered beyond the basic cubicles. But now is your chance to transform the way you view privacy in your washroom with the consideration of the layout, acoustic control and cubicle design. We can work with you to create a washroom facility that prioritises privacy and visitor comfort. 

3. Convenient Washroom Facilities 

There is not much the avid consumer values more than convenience, so you should consider the facilities you offer to elevate your washroom facilities. It can be as simple as upgraded locks that make visitors feel more secure or even enhanced comfort with vanity units in female changing and shower facilities.

It could also mean the improvement of standard facilities that make the washroom a safer and more comfortable environment. Upgraded baby changing units make parents feel more at ease using the on-site facilities and likely to return with their families. Similarly, adding odour-masking facilities can help your visitors feel more comfortable in the space. It highlights to your entire customer base that you care about your visitors and what matters to them. 

Vanity units in gym showers and locker rooms encourage return customers as you can provide facilities for visitors to make themselves feel presentable again before they leave. Showering in commercial washrooms can put many people off as they don’t have the home comforts they’re used to. You can make comfort and convenience a priority for your visitors with a few simple additions. 

4. Bathroom Accessibility & Inclusivity 

Each passing day sees the world around us becoming more progressive. To support the growing visibility of disabilities, your washrooms should reflect this. Did you know that in the UK, there are 14.6 million disabled individuals? This means that, on average, 22% of your visitors require accessible facilities. 

It’s time to think of the accessibility of your washrooms as more than just a tick-box exercise and look for new, innovative ways in which you can make a difference to your community. Renovating your washrooms with accessibility in mind is also something you should be shouting about from the rooftops, so people know they can come to your property without worrying about facilities to support them. 

Creating a fully accessible washroom should go beyond a few handrails and safety alarms. It‘s time to include privacy screenings, space for multiple carers and easy-to-use taps, handles and bins. Contact us today to learn more about the requirements for a high-quality, accessible washroom. 

5. New Washrooms are Easier to Manage 

Finally, your washroom should be easy to manage. This supports the cleanliness of your washroom to the public as it means cleaning and maintenance are much easier to keep on top of by your team. 

You can create a washroom that is easier to maintain looking spotless by increasing the amount of open space. This decreases the number of nooks and crannies where dust and dirt can collect and means your cleaning team can easily move through the space. Not to mention that this will also make the washroom look and feel much bigger and brighter and less run down. 

To further assist with the ease of cleaning, choose wall-hanging toilets and other appliances for your washroom. This enables the floors to be easily cleaned where they are otherwise most dirty and grimy, without having your team on the floor trying to reach hidden crevices. 

Do You Need a Washroom Refurbishment? 

Is now the time for your washroom refurbishment? We hope our top five ways you can upgrade your washroom have given you the inspiration you need to imagine what your space could become. 

With a free site survey from the team at Bano Washroom, we can help you unlock the potential of your washroom space and give you an idea of how we can help you with the transformation. Plus, our site surveys are free of charge, and we will also give you a no-obligation quote that considers your budget. 

Find out more about us and our services today, and give us a call to get started unlocking your washroom potential.