Need input Thinking of adding a urinal.

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So adding a toilet and a sink in my bathroom. They just started digging and running water and sewer pipe. Decided it might be a good idea to add a urinal. 
How hard is it to install?

What have you installed?

Do I want the kind that I need to flush or I think it’s called gravity fed. 
 

Is a PTrap needed?

Should I say eff it and just have the toilet. 

 
do you have boys?

our good friend is a builder and they did this in their house, had 3 boys, said it was the best thing they ever did lol.

 
GF said no. She said it will look like a public restroom 🤣🤣🤣🤣. 
 

I have 2 boys and garage restroom would be used for gatherings. 
 

I think it’s a great idea.  GF thinks other wise. 

 
P trap is always needed to keep sewer gases from entering the home. 

If I had a barn/garage or outdoor bathroom setup. I'd have one installed. 

 
DO NOT PUT THE WATERLESS ones in.....they are HORRIBLE..... 

Find one of these vintage ones...Made for women....with dresses....

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Outside pool or garage bathroom?

No brainer...DO IT.

I want one in my garage...

 
My buddy the plumber put one in his shop, his girlfriend/ now wife thought it was the greatest thing ever.

No more greasy hands or feet from the shop in the house, toilet seat position no longer an issue.  I agree with her though if you put it in the restroom where guests will be using it that will make it look like a public restroom.  So either keep it in the boys bathroom or in the garage/ shop.  If you do put it in the boys restroom make it so the toilet has a seperate room for the toilet. 

 
Not making a new room for restroom. Using what I have. Did some measuring and adding a urinal although small makes everything cramped up. Would have to make door smaller or move it which consists of breaking / adding stucco. Gonna have to make more measurements tonight. 

 
Building myself a new house, I added one in the garage next to the garage sink just because why not. I can’t see it costing more then $1,000 said and done.444308D1-EB83-413F-9E2B-87238DFE23F2.jpeg

 
If its a garage bathroom I say send it, would be way more convenient. Inside bathroom, yeah seems kinda trashy. 

 
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I've roughed in and installed several urinals in residential homes over the years. Providing you have a 2" sanitary sewer line nearby and at least a 3/4" cold water line available, its not all that difficult. Like others are suggesting, stay away from waterless. 

My suggestion would be to go with a Sloan 186 1 pint flush valve and a Kohler 5024 urinal. The trap will be exposed below so you have options on how to rough, rather than being concealed. (Assuming you're installing in a garage). There's also Keg urinals out there. Something a little different and cool for a garage. 

Plenty of YouTube stuff out there if you're a do it yourself kinda guy

 
This will be in a bathroom in a garage. Not a stand alone urinal. GF said it would look ugly. She would be for it if the restroom was bigger and can have a place for it behind a wall or something. 
 

Did some measurements last night and the space I’m using a very very small so a urinal although not to wide would take up space. 
 

I would rather have a nice looking restroom then a urinal. I did ask my plumber to cap off a water line and a sewer line at a wall the the other side is outside. I can place urinal here and make some sort of room. This is better then inside the bathroom as now both can be used. 
 

Thanks everyone for your input. 
 

 
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