Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … an old bathroom suite?

By: Bad Monkey

Bad Monkey — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:30:37 +0000

Why not use the old bath as giant sled, last winter saw gang of brave kids hurtling down the hillside in an old bath! great fun, and the guy at the rear, stuck a sturdy stick thru the plughole as a brake.or if you want to be sensible salvage reclamtion yards will often take them off you.

By: E

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:49:51 +0000

There are lots of charities that take usable household items and use them to furnish homes for those who need help in doing this. You could google them for your area or contact your local council. Also Shelter may do a similar thing.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:39:28 +0000

A lady I know once put toilets on her pond. She filled the bowl with dirt and kept worms in that part, put the seat down and used it as a seat while fishing, and put beer and ice in the tank on the back. Her neighbors were already angry after she bought the property and hads topped the uninvited fishermen from surrounding properties from using her pond. So she rimmed the top of pond with toilets, so they could stare as they passed down the road.

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By: ben

ben — Mon, 28 May 2007 16:43:51 +0000

I fogot to mention that you need to build a wooden floor, backrest and cover. (the floor and backrest keeps you from burning and the cover helps the water heat faster.)

By: ben

ben — Mon, 28 May 2007 16:42:36 +0000

If you have yard space and your tub is a metal one you could create an outdoor wood fired tub. Basically you use stone or brick to build a climbing channel and attach a stove pipe to the high end. Put the tub on top and seal all of the holes and cracks in with mud / cement. The lower end should be open to the air and this is where you build the fire after filling the tub with an inch or so of water. When it gets going really well push it backwards and add more wood. when the water is hot add more and continue adding wood. When there is enough water climb in and add cold water if it is too hot.

It is amazingly relaxing to have a hot bath in the shade of a large tree or under the stars.

By: Ian H

Ian H — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:01:58 +0000

Bathtubs are used on our local allotments for water storage – filled by rain or a hose from the tap. Saves walking up and down the allotment with a watering can if yours is not near the tap. A neighbour really has made a garden feature of the wc complete – without the lid it does make an attractive plant bowl – the cistern just makes it look amusing. It’s against a garden wall!

By: karen

karen — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:49:51 +0000

Maybe you could take the toilet tank lid, turn it upside down, and use it as a tray. Maybe on a long dining room table with some pillar candles marched down the center and some frou frou stuff like pine cones or shells or sand thrown in there? I’d probably do a mosaic number on it or at least spray paint it. Ooh or it could hold a mini zen garden.

By: samala

samala — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:31:14 +0000

my nieghbor buried a tub halfway up and put a virgin mary statue in it, it keeps it dry i geuss, i dont liek it but you might

By: thrash56

thrash56 — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:57:43 +0000

Another suggestion would be to use the tank of the toilet to work as a plant watering reservoir. Simply hook up a hose and “flush” when you want to water plants, of course, you will have to build the irrigation system.

Bathtubs can make a nice little watery area as well. That was already stated above.

And as for the commode, I don’t know.

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:01:54 +0000

If you can, cut your bathtub in half, lengthwise, maybe paint it, stick in some cushions and use it as a sofa a la “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”

By: Blambo

Blambo — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:31:27 +0000

This past summer, me and my grandpa used an old jacuzzi to keep catfish in until we sold them. Worked pretty good.

By: Robin Beirne

Robin Beirne — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:43:13 +0000

smash ‘em up real small and make a mosaic thingy, mabey to comemerate your old bathroom :D

By: Bayou

Bayou — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:37:39 +0000

My Buddy made a herb garden out of his toilet and bathtub.

By: streaker003

streaker003 — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:11:06 +0000

you could make a soap box derby car out of the bath tub and ride it down hills. or maybe some sort of miniature tank to play paintball out of.

By: RaVeN

RaVeN — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:16:34 +0000

My dad sunk an old bath-tub into the ground and used it as a pond. With the plug in and sealed, obviously!

By: Cadan ap Tomos

Cadan ap Tomos — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:29:34 +0000

The loo can be used as a very unusual plant pot, and you can paint it in unusual colours! P.S. Louisa, please answer my e-mails! I have loads of suggestions on them!

By: SuZ

SuZ — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:18:27 +0000

You could turn the bathrub into a sofa as seen here:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/01/bathtub_chair.php

By: Philly

Philly — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:04:20 +0000

You could turn your toilet into a water feature using the cistern as a resevoir. Block the flush pipe outlet and seal with a small pipe for the return.You could power a 12v pump by a small car/bike battery charged by a solar panel.If you paint it with yoghurt it will attract lichen/moss, or just paint it with stone effect paint. Mad i know, but with a little engineering you`ll have a very bespoke water feature.

I sunk my old bath tub in the ground and filled it with earth to create a bog garden.

By: fishcake_random

fishcake_random — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:37:38 +0000

How about using them to plant flowers in for an unusual display.

dig a hole and put the bathtub in it up to the rim. and you have a ready made pond just make sure you put the plug in lol.

or you could use the bath to grow potatoes. if you had no space for them.