One of the earlier decisions that must be made with a new home are what fixtures we will be using. The "rough-in" in the foundation must be determined before the foundation gets poured, which obviously, is in the beginning stages of the house.
After searching for modern bathtubs, toilets and showers, we identified a great buy for our one piece (looks more modern), dual flush (environmentally friendly) affordable (under the budgeted $250 per toilet) toilet at Home Depot. The problem is, they are discountinued, not available in Dallas or online. The nearest location with the five we needed? Waco, TX. David Koresh country.
Question: How much does a toilet weigh?
Answer: 80 lbs.
Question: How many toilets can you fit in a BMW 3 series convertible or an Infiniti G37 sport coupe?
Answer: 0
So we reserve a pick-up truck to rent for the day for our little field trip to Waco. We get to the car rental location, and... no pick-up truck. Instead, they give us a Chevy Traverse. After getting the seats down, we take the gamble and drive down.
Question: How many toilets can a Chevy Traverse hold in storage?
Answer: 4 (reminder, we need and bought five)
25 minutes later of lifting toilets in and out of the SUV, rearranging seats and moving the front seats to little person positions, by some miracle, we managed to get five in. The boxes are bigger than one may think, and by the fifth toilet, 80 lbs starts to feel more like 100.
Today, there are five pristine boxed toilets in our garage waiting to be installed.
