Roca and outlet types
Roca is a Spanish maker of bathroom ceramics. The range includes close-coupled floor toilets, back-to-wall pans and wall-hung pans for a concealed frame, rimless versions among them. They look different, but when it comes to fitting, the outlet is what matters.
A floor-standing toilet has either a horizontal outlet into the wall or a vertical one into the floor. In many Warsaw blocks the pipe comes out of the wall, but after renovations anything goes. Before buying, look behind the old toilet and measure how far the socket is from the wall and how high it sits. The Roca product description lists the outlet type and dimensions.
With a back-to-wall pan, the distance from the wall to the centre of the outlet matters too. There’s very little slack: if the pipe is too close, the pan won’t reach the wall and you’re left with an ugly gap.
If the outlet still doesn’t match, a fitter can use a flexible connector or a bend, but it’s a compromise. A flexible connector sags over time and collects dirt, so it’s better to choose the right model from the start.
Where the problems come from
- A toilet bought without checking the outlet, and on the day there’s no bend or adapter.
- An old, hard seal in the soil socket. The new toilet leaks from day one.
- Drilling floor tiles for the fixings with the wrong bit. The tile cracks at the hole.
- Silicone run all the way round with no gap at the back, so a leak only shows once the water has ruined the screed.
Checklist before the visit
- Measure the soil pipe and compare it with the model spec.
- Check that the valve before the cistern works.
- Photograph the old toilet from the side and back.
- Buy a socket seal and a cistern hose if the set doesn’t include them.
The water is turned off before the old toilet is disconnected.
Choosing a fitter
- Describe the job in the app: the Roca model, the outlet type, whether the old toilet has to come out. Add photos so a tradesperson can size it up before coming.
- Fitters in Warsaw send bids with their own price and date. You look at price, ratings and reviews, pick one, and only then are the phone number and address shared.
- You pay him directly after the job and he issues the invoice.
Fixings are usually included. Seals, bends, silicone, taking the old toilet away and carrying materials in are extra. The fitter answers for his own work and redoes it if it leaks. An old soil stack or an uneven screed are not on him.
Order in the app
Describe the job, add photos and the address. Tradespeople send their own prices and dates — you pick.
Open the app