Installing a second toilet

The ethics of putting in a second toilet in a home that only has one occupant are problematic ... except that work people visit me at home, and to use the single toilet currently there, they'd have to go through my living room and see my kitchen, which loses me my privacy. So a second toilet it is....

I want it as small as possible, to be as efficient as possible space-wise, so I'm looking at compact ranges. I also want the washbasin to be one of those corner ones, they look very space saving. Add a hook on the door for a towel, and thats that - I'm not interested in looking at hand driers, for such a low traffic area they're not necessary, and paper towels are ecologically horrendous.

Personal quirks: yep, I have them! I want a washbasin thats hung on the wall, not a pedestal one. That may be my only option if I have a corner basin, in any case, but I loathe pedestals - to me, with the hidey-hole inside them that can't really be reached by anyone except a contortionist, they're heaven sent for spiders. And I want the inside of the toilet to be smooth - the design of the toilet I currently have (sorry to be gross) is not good, it has what amount to corners on the inside, which are extremely difficult to clean. Ease of maintenance implies all sorts of things. Who wants to be cleaning a toilet when they could be sitting in the garden?

Oh, and I really like the sound of a "soft close toilet seat" :)

Equipment once its being used also has to be as green as possible, of course, which means using toilet paper made from recycled materials, and green cleaning materials - not necessarily branded goods, either. I'm going to investigate what people have been writing about white vinegar, for instance. But in case the thing is up and running before I've done that, then yes, branded eco goods it is.

Projects

I've always just moved in before, and got on with it the way it was, but this time I want to make sure the house is the way I want it right from the start.

The first thing is to get the outbuilding re-roofed, since asbestos is currently being used there: cue lots of research.

Next, as the bathroom is downstairs, and there's a trek through the living room to get to it as well, I want a toilet upstairs.

And the other, which I'm more ambivalent about, is having the present multifuel stove taken out, and replaced by a gas fire. I'm sad about it, but I grew up with one, and what I remember is emptying out the ashes early in the morning, and having to go out to the coal shed late at night - not that I ever did it, that was my brother's job. But I have no intention of starting now!

Those are the main ones; others are suggested by the surveyor on the fairly comprehensive survey I had done, and some are my own idea. For instance, the house itself is cavity walled, but the porch is single skin. So putting cavity wall insulation in is going to help, if its the *right* sort, but the porch will always let it down, so I have to research efficient and green ways of insulating that.

This is going to be a great adventure, I'm really looking forward to all of this! The property as a whole is slightly smaller than I have now, so I need to get rid of some stuff, which is very freeing in its own right. And I want to use what I have first, of course, even if it isn't the green option if I was buying it new. I already have it, so it might as well be used. I'm pretty sure that applies to a lot of the loft insulation I have - we'll see.