(Video) Anti-vandal toilets - taps and troughs

Focus Washrooms specialises in the refurbishment of school washrooms in term-time or holidays. In this guide, we're going to take a closer look at how hand wash areas in washrooms can be designed for improved resistance to vandalism.

Using anti-vandal tap sensors and spouts in washroom environments extends the longevity of washroom fixtures and fittings and reduces long term maintenance costs. 

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Taps and spouts

Anti-vandal tap spouts and sensors can be deck mounted in hand wash areas, which limits the ability for any point of leverage as demonstrated in our video. Schools sometimes experience pupils kicking taps, or trying to pull them out, hence low profile and inset taps can be installed to reduce the likelihood of damage.

We undertook a short test on an anti-vandal tap and spout, using products that would typically be available at a school such as scissors, cutlery, a utility knife, flat head screwdriver and also a hammer for a bit of destruction testing. Taps stood up well with the small piece of sample material being the first thing to give way.

Troughs

Vandal resistance is enhanced further when taps are combined with the durable Trovex Smarttrough. Made from a highly robust material, and manufactured using thermoforming technology, the solid surface trough material can withstand many substances such as spray paint and permanent marker if removed with the right cleaning products as you can see in our video.

We attempted tests on solid surface material that is used to create the Trovex Smarttrough. We used board marker, permanent marker and spray paint to create an area of vandalism and left all products to dry for an hour, which we felt would be an appropriate amount of time before major vandalism would be detected in a school. All products came off with household dish soap and for the stronger substances, a bit of scrubbing.

You can see an example of a project we recently completed with anti-vandal taps and troughs here.

If you are experiencing vandalism in toilets or have any further questions about how to make your washroom more vandal-resistant, get in touch.