Is your office bathroom dated and dilapidated? It could be time to make a few upgrades. Installing a fresh and modern bathroom could greatly improve employee morale. If clients regularly visit your office and use your restroom, it could also help to create a good impression. Below are just a few examples of upgrades that could be worth making to your office bathroom.
Pull Up Old Flooring
Start by considering the state of your office restroom floor. Is it all scuffed up? Are there stains and marks that won’t shift? Pulling up the floor and adding new flooring could dramatically improve the look and feel of your restroom. Opt for a robust flooring solution that is easy to keep clean. Luxury vinyl and ceramic tile are two great options that are durable and easy to maintain.
Tap into Touchless Technology
Touchless taps have many benefits of over manually operated taps. They can help stop the spread of germs in an office, because people don’t have to touch them. They can also help to conserve water. Look for a sophisticated faucet style that will also elevate the appearance of your bathroom. A commercial plumbing company like Bluefrog Plumbing can install these taps for you.
Improve Privacy
Some people get anxious about using the bathroom at work – especially if the bathroom stalls don’t offer a great amount of privacy. Consider opting for floor to ceiling cubicles with minimal gaps in doors. If doors have broken locks, consider fixing these locks, or install new locks. You could also consider playing music in your bathroom to help disguise the sound of people using the toilet. Relaxing music may even help those who have escaped to the bathroom temporarily to destress.
Revamp the Ventilation
A bathroom needs to have good ventilation, not just to get rid of any unwanted odors, but to discourage mold growth. Make sure that your office bathroom has an extraction fan and consider triggering this to automatically come on whenever the bathroom light is on. If you have individual enclosed stalls, you will need to make sure that each of these stalls is ventilated with a separate extractor fan. You could also help to provide ventilation by linking up your bathroom to your office HVAC if it is not already part of it.
Consider These Bright Lighting Ideas
Many office bathrooms install motion-sensing lighting to help conserve power – and, as already mentioned, this can be set up to also trigger the extractor fan. When choosing where to place lighting, consider opting for more than just a single overhead light. Bathrooms can be gloomy spaces, so it could be worth adding lighting across the ceiling. This will not only brighten the room, but make it feel larger and fresher. Adding lighting around mirrors is also recommended as it can allow employees to check their appearance – which could include re-doing make-up or making sure their outfit is presentable. Using LED lights instead of incandescent lights, as these will last longer and save you energy in the long run.
