I'm also 5'4" and I love the comfort height toilets as much as I love the heated floors! All of our toilets are comfort height and I'm getting really spoiled.

Of course, I must add this disclaimer: I am 61 years old! However, before you say "well, of course, SHE needs all the help she can get", I run 5 miles almost every day and I also strength train every other day (including squats and lunges)..so...I guess what I'm trying to say, I'm an old person who doesn't NEED comfort height but really, really loves it.

So, I would highly recommened comfort height even for you youngies...maybe you could just get it for the MB and save $100 by getting regular height for the guest bath.

Hope your remodel is going well. I know based upon your kitchen and your taste, it will be gorgeous!!

I'm 5'4" and bought my first comfort height toilet last year when I purchased a Toto Aquia for our previous home. At first, it seemed tall for me in bare feet, but my husband is 6'5", so it was the least I could do for the poor guy.

In our current home, we have one tall toilet (Toto Aquia) and one standard (Toto EcoDrake) and I definitely prefer the taller one because it's just more comfortable. I didn't think that I'd ever get used to it, but I obviously have.

I can't wait for my comfort height toilets! I never gave any of this a thought when I was younger, but now that I'm turning 55 this month and have really bad arthritis in my knees it's become a major issue. I've also had to deal with those awful "really old person" toilet seats at my mom's house. I guess if you're young and not planning to stay in this house for the long haul I might not spring for the extra height. But, considering how long toilets last, if this is a "forever" home, I'd definitely start planning for the future. Unfortunately, it will be here before you know it!!!

This is our forever home...and we're in our early thirties. So I think we'll go for the comfort height. I think the extra $100 will be marginal in the long run. Thanks everyone!!

We have had our comfort height toilets for about 3 months. At a restaurant the other day I sat on one that was not comfort height and I thought I was falling on the floor. I really like my new ones.

I am 5'2" and DH is 6'2" we had old low flow toilets and they were too low for him we got a regular height Carolina Skirted Toto and he noticed the difference and is happy with it.

As some of you may know, that follow my postings here, I have parkinsons and we changed out our 2 toilets a while back to TOTO Ultramax elongated ADA height with the sanagloss option. Needless to say Im thrilled with them but we actually have guests who routinely comment on the height and comfort including my best friends wife who is 4'11". I feel like a old idiot boasting about my toilets when in the past I would have bragged about my car..LOL but these are great and I would have enjoyed having the height years ago.

In answer to your question: YES.

I'm 52 yo, 5'6", very active and we got the comfort height just for my 6'7 husband who has arthritis and was facing hip replacement. I was worried that I'd feel like I was on an "Edith Ann" chair if you remember Sat night live back in the day! No worries, it is great for all height users.

Another YES vote. 48 y.o., 5'3" with bad knees...no problem at all with it being too tall. The old style ones seem really irritating when I encounter them now, in fact.

(and OT to faucetman, I'm sorry to read about your Parkinsons but I really admire your quality of life, even as evinced by your getting online to brag about toilets :)...my mom had it back about 20 years ago when research and treatment were at what seems like primitive stages compared to now. I send my best wishes for a long, active online and offline life!)

Thanks "flyleft" for the kind words, I run across so many nice people online and Im here to try to give some good advice and to help folks. I read and contribute to over 30 forums per day to help pass my time while I can still type. I am unabashedly unashamed of my "thrones"...LOL

Thank you so much for the background. I think toilets are underrated - they really do add a lot of value, despite their "bad name"!!

Another reason to consider them: if you've ever had to hassle around with those nasty "booster seats" that people who've had knee/hip surgery have to use when they come home, that right there is enough to make one swear never to install another low toilet.

You may not be in your home till the day when you need a hip replacement, but if you have a parent or other relative who does, you'll appreciate having a toilet that's high enough to avoid that problem, at least.

If price is still an issue, both American Standard and Kohler make better rated toilets than Toto for a lot less money.

(((((Faucetman!)))))

Sending you a hug and prayers for a long and active-as-possible future!

People like you are such an inspiration to me.

Faucetman,
Wishing you the best prognosis.

I am not old or particularly infirmed but I do have a bad hip and I love my comfort height toilet. $100 is a small price to pay, defer some other option until later or get less of the expensive tile than you really wanted but you won't regret the comfort height. I am always shocked when I go to other people's home that comfort height is not a standard. I also love my washlet but you probably don't need any more recommendations for products that cost money:-)

I have a question -- I can see installing one of these toilets if you need it, but I wonder if the old adage applies here, 'use it or lose it'. If you are a healthy person with no issues of needing a higher toilet, doesn't it exercise your thigh muscles every day to use a lower seat and help keep you fit just that little bit more?

You can make up for it by doing a couple of deep squats for every time you use the toilet. Really, I doubt that much will make a difference in your thigh muscle conditioning.

I understand your view, but I guess to me, it's a case of taking out some thing that is 'automatically' built into your day that you don't have to think about, to give yourself another something to remember, with the deep squats. I garden and that takes care of that, and if I had someone in the house having trouble sitting, of course, I would be grateful for that choice, but to install one, 'in case' doesn't seem like the best choice for everyone.

The only way I could justify it at all, is the fact that you so infrequently replace a toilet, that if you have to replace it, you might as well get the higher seat at that point. It is said though, that short people and children don't find them comfortable.

I haven't tried one in the showroom yet and will have to wait to do that.

I guess where I am coming from, is that my Mom's favorite saying was 'use it or lose it' and she did just that. She was still working at 83 years old, going up three flights of stairs multiple times a day. So I always remember that when I am considering making things easier on myself. [g]

Edit: I just thought of another example. I read somewhere that older people sometimes lose their balance as a result of suddenly becoming more 'careful'. When they are walking, they are looking down at the ground and this throws them off. Your sense of balance is maintained by actually walking and climbing stairs with your head in the upright position looking forward.

I'm 5'5" and I hate ours. It is a ridiculous idea as it totally goes against the way our bodies are meant to function. Sorry to get a bit disgusting here but our bowels are designed for more proper elimination when we are in a squatting position. The lower the toilet, the more natural position you are in, and the less likely you are to experience constipation, hemarhoids (sp?) and other issues. My husband at over 6' likes it but I'm going to demand a low toilet when we do our master bath.

And I agree with Prairiemoon about the use it or lose it issue. Yeah, we should all do more squats, too, but whatever you can incorporate into your normal daily routine is also a good thing.

Thanks, funky camper, you make another good point about the natural position we're supposed to be in. And since your husband is tall, it's nice for him to have what he wants and a really good idea to have a second toilet at the height you want.

Actually, I was in a showroom yesterday and had an opportunity to try the Kohler comfort height toilet. We measured the height and it was 17 inches. I didn't find it uncomfortable as I anticipated, and I'm 5ft 5in too. And so we just measured the toilet we have and it is 16 inches. We have a Kohler that was replaced 15 years ago, so evidently they'd already started raising the height.

So, it seems it is a moot point. One inch is not going to make much difference. Definitely, think that actually measuring your own toilet and measuring those in the showroom you're considering is better than assuming old toilets are one height and new toilets are different.

But, I do think most people have two bathrooms. On the first floor, it makes the most sense to go with the comfort height toilet, and we can put a lower toilet on the second floor. Problem solved.

Prairie Moon, I disagree. We have an Icera Cadence 2 that we like in many ways but it is too tall for me to comfortably use for #2 unless I use a foot riser to change my angle. We are getting ready to remodel and we will be putting in a lower one for me to be able to use.

Ditto about the stool, earthpal. If I had to do it over, I would not have purchased the one "right height" toilet we have. I would simply design a bathroom that allows for bars to be placed to help pull yourself up if you need it.

For those who share a bathroom with someone who need a taller commode, there is a product called a "Squatty Potty" foot rest to get the legs into the proper position for elimination. It slides up around the base of the toilet when not in use.
Squatty Potty

I am 5'4" and my husband is 6' tall, (similar to many couples mentioned in posts) and it stands to reason that a lower toilet seat height to me equals a taller toilet seat height to him regarding comfort. Seems logical, so can someone explain?

I have to adjust his desk chair to sit at his desk and I must use completely separate settings for our vehicle seats. His legs are way longer.

I thought I liked comfort height toilets until I got food poisoning on a trip. They seemed comfortable to sit and rise from when I've used them in the past. The hotel had an ADA height toilet and I found it was hard to hitch a hip in order to wipe. I am 5"1" tall with short legs. Changed my mind about putting them at that height in this house when we finally get those wall-hungs. I may put the master at an inch or so higher for DH but no more.

DD has a squatty potty for little grand daughter to be able to reach the toilet on her own. I hate that thing. It's in the way and awkward. Most adults just put their feet in front of it. I have to move the thing each time. Older people don't want to have climb over a plastic bench to use the toilet.

I am sorry to hear that, watchmelol. It looked like the squatty potty would tuck up close to the base of the toilet and stay out of the way. It's too bad that it does not work that way.

nancyinmich, I have a squatty potty and it does, indeed, nuzzle right up to the toilet base, and out of the way. Very convenient.

I guess I'm in the minority on this thread. I'm 5'3" and DH is almost 6 feet, and we both love the comfort height toilet in our powder room. We'lll be putting them in both our bathroom renovations - master, and upstairs hall.

I am a 5'8" male and I HATE the comfort height toilet I just had put in my master bedroom.. Extremely uncomfortable!!

Do whatever feels right for you and your family. Comfort height toilets are very popular now!