Construction
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Advantages
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Disadvantages
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Improvements / variations
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Cost / labour
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Twin cement plastered brick sitting blocks
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- More comfortable than it looks!
- Gap makes anal cleansing easy
- Smooth cement plaster easy to clean and more hygienic
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- Might be uncomfortable if gap between blocks is not right for the user
- Blocks less stable than a seat so need careful installation
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- Paint blocks to repel urine and make them easier to clean
- Install blocks at an angle to suit different users
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Low
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Brick seat with a cement screed
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- Narrow drop-hole may be hard to use hygienically by different sized users
- Narrow drop-hole makes inner walls hard to clean
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- Paint the seat to repel urine and make it easier to clean
- A wider drop hole would be easier and more hygienic for most users
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Low to medium
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Cement bowl made with mould
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- Comfortable
- Durable
- Easy to wipe, therefore hygienic
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- Requires a mould and is more difficult to construct
- Heavy, so needs a strong sanplat (sanitation platform)
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Paint the seat to repel urine and make it easier to clean
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High
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