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Bathrooms are a very important part of a house and are mostly used rooms in the household. For many bathrooms are a reflection of their personality. And Inside a bathroom the basin area is the space where people do majority of their daily chores. Starting from brushing teeth, to washing hand and face to grooming activities like shaving, applying cosmetics, skin care regime- all these activities take place in and around the basin area. It is hence important to construct the basin area in a manner that it eases and gives sufficient space to do these daily activities. The basin area comprises of 5 Categories of products – Basin, Faucet (Tap), Mirror, Cabinet, Accessories, and a counter for Basin in some cases. Cabinets are needed to de-clutter the washing space of Basin and store grooming products, cosmetics, towels etc under the counter. Many people like to keep some of the daily utility products like brush, toothpaste, shaving products, comb etc. in the mirror cabinet to utilize the vertical space above the counter. Mirror is the most essential product to conduct all grooming activities with easy access to water through faucet (tap). The basin area can extend anywhere from 400 mm to 1000 mm or even more. In case of compact bathroom, it is preferred to use a Wall-Mount basin with or without a Half pedestal or Full Pedestal. Whenever the space exceeds 600mm, it is always advised to create a counter to get additional horizontal space. Keeping average human height in mind, basins are mostly kept at a height of 800 to 850 mm from the floor to give a fulfilling washing and grooming experience. Cabinets under the counter should not touch the floor for ease of cleanability of the floor. Once the counter has been chosen basis the over-all scheme of color of tile and floor, it’s time to select the correct configuration of the basin. Basins can be Under the counter or over the counter. While under counter basin is a very practical solution keeping cleanability and maintenance in consideration, over counter upgrades the over-all aesthetics of the bathroom. Over counter can be with deck or without deck basis your design sensibilities. Faucet (Tap) that goes with Basin can be in 3 configurations-Tall body, Short body & Wall-mount. Each of these Faucets (Tap) can be compatible for Cold only water output or a mixer of Hot & cold-water output. Accessories like Towel ring, soap dispenser, soap dish holder help increase the utility of the space while utilizing the vertical space. The must orders that are needed with the basin are Grid Drain, Bottle trap to avoid backflow of odor through sewage pipe and angle valve to give water connection to the faucet.