Concealed frames – comfort and reliability

Concealed frames are a practical and modern solution that combines style with durability and ease of use in every bathroom.

📌 Table of contents:

• 1. Concealed frames – hygiene and style in your bathroom
• 2. How to choose a concealed frame for your toilet?
• 3. Excellent concealed frames – solutions for your needs
• 4. Concealed frame – not just for the toilet bowl
• 5. Frame accessories that boost everyday comfort

📝 Summary:

• Switching to a wall-hung toilet bowl mounted on a concealed frame gives you more space and a modern, minimalist bathroom look. The hidden structure, lack of visible fixings and rimless flushing make it easier to keep clean.
• Flush buttons are often the only visible part of the system – Excellent offers them in various shapes and finishes: chrome, white, matte black, gold gloss, brushed gold and brushed copper.
• Concealed frames allow the use of ceramics in various sizes and shapes. This makes the system hygienic, attractive and practical.
• A well-chosen concealed frame ensures the stability of the whole structure, a choice of details and years of durability. Excellent stresses the importance of matching every element – from the frame, through the bowl, to the button – to create a coherent and reliable whole.

Concealed frames – hygiene and style in your bathroom

Wall-hung toilet bowls save plenty of valuable bathroom space. This matters especially when you only have a small room to work with. The suspended design and modern solutions such as hidden fixings or a rimless flushing system make cleaning easier. That said, the choice of ceramics also depends on your visual preferences. Excellent's range includes bowls in various sizes and shapes, so everyone can find the right model.

Just as important is the choice of flush button. While the frame hidden behind the wall stays out of sight day to day, you'll use the button every single day, and it becomes a decorative feature in the bathroom. Most concealed frame manufacturers have their own standard for mounting the buttons recommended for use with their products. Colour options, shapes and surface finish are features worth considering before buying. Excellent offers models available in various shapes and six colours: stylish gold gloss along with the increasingly popular brushed finishes: gold and copper. It's also important to match their colour with other products such as fittings, furniture or bathroom accessories.

How to choose a concealed frame for your toilet?

There are many concealed frames available on the market for mounting ceramics. For installation in a light stud wall, frames with a width of between 400 and 500mm are usually chosen, with adjustable height and installation depth. According to the European standard, a wall-hung bowl must be able to bear a load of 400kg.

Contrary to appearances, concealed frames can differ from one another in many features, which is why Excellent's range includes solutions that meet the expectations and needs of a wide range of customers. Choosing a concealed frame and bowl from the same manufacturer makes it easier to match the details that ensure correct flushing (avoiding poor rinsing or water splashing during the flush).

That's why customers often choose a concealed frame combined with a rimless bowl. Thanks to their design, rimless toilet bowls (also called flushless) are an excellent solution for keeping the toilet hygienic. Cleaning a bowl with no nooks or hard-to-reach spots takes far less effort. What's more, the bowl's design flushes water around it in a circular motion, which helps rinse the ceramic thoroughly and reduces the risk of bacteria build-up.

It pays to choose proven products that guarantee reliable performance for years to come. Excellent concealed frames come with a 10-year manufacturer's warranty, and the availability of spare parts means you can rest easy.

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Excellent concealed frames – solutions for your needs

Shiro 2.0 is a popular frame series with a Slim cistern only 80mm deep, giving a total installation depth from as little as 120mm. Installation is made easy with the Easy-Click 360° mounting system, adjustable feet with a brake, and an adjustable outlet elbow. The frame's cistern has noise class I (<20dB). The recommended Aurro, Platto and Ringo buttons offer a 3-litre flush in eco mode and a 6-litre flush in full mode (adjustable down to 3 / 4.5l).

Shiro Premium combines most of the Shiro 2.0's features with extra capabilities that even the most demanding users will appreciate. One major advantage is the Pure Power system – a small reservoir for refreshing liquid that is dosed together with the water at every flush. The second feature is the Washlet Ready option, which makes it easier to install a shower toilet or bidet later on. Thanks to the built-in connection in the concealed frame, you can prepare the water supply and fit a shower toilet even during a future renovation, without breaking open the wall or removing the frame.

Flaro Expert is a more economical solution – a narrow concealed frame with a 425mm frame width compared to 500mm for the Shiro series. The deep cistern, which can be connected to the water supply in two places, allows for convenient installation and maintenance in case of any fault. Inside is a quiet fill valve with a class I noise-reducing silencer and a flush valve with a Water-stop function. For this frame we recommend the Tivo and Nest button series, which flush at 3 / 6l (adjustable down to 2 / 4l).

All Excellent frames feature additional vertical frame supports, which allow low toilet bowls (e.g. the Doto series) to be mounted safely.

Concealed frame – not just for the toilet bowl

More and more people, with a little extra bathroom space to spare, are choosing to install a bidet or a shower toilet. Besides its range of features, the shower toilet has the undeniable advantage of performing 2 functions – a toilet bowl and a bidet in one fixture. Some users, however, prefer a traditional bidet. Mounting this ceramic fixture on a plasterboard wall also requires a concealed frame. The frame for a bidet is much simpler in design than one for a toilet bowl, mainly because it doesn't need a built-in water cistern. It's worth paying attention to the installation depth, though, so that you can fit a concealed frame for the toilet bowl and one for the bidet on the same wall, side by side.

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Excellent's range also includes shower seats. This is a great solution, not just for older people who need extra support while bathing, but also for anyone who wants to relax after a hard day and enjoy a comfortable shower in the enclosure. For this kind of product, too, reinforcing the wall with a concealed frame can prove useful. For this we recommend the Trago frames, which do the job wherever the wall isn't sturdy enough on its own to support the seat.

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Frame accessories that boost everyday comfort

We usually renovate a bathroom once every few or a dozen or so years, and we live with the results every day for years afterwards. Beyond choosing the basic products, then, it's worth making use of the available – and often less obvious – solutions that improve the comfort of using the toilet.

A simple accessory worth remembering is the acoustic pad. This special foam pad fitted between the bowl or bidet and the tiles protects them from damage, muffles the sound of water filling and flushing, and stops dirt and moisture settling around the bowl.

For Shiro Premium frames we recommend the Pure Power refreshing liquid, which prevents limescale build-up, freshens the toilet and eliminates unpleasant odours. Anyone who wants to combine a frame with a bidet or shower toilet will also appreciate the Washlet Fix set, which makes the connection easier without running an extra water supply line.

Meanwhile, owners of the Flaro Expert frame will be pleased with the Fresh Box dispenser for refreshing blocks. It lets you conveniently dose refreshing blocks, making it easier to keep the toilet hygienic.

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