Minimum Ada Toilet Room Size

Comparison of single user toilet room layouts.

Minimum ada toilet room size.

Mount your soap dishes nearby your shower controls. Floor space guidelines the required minimum floor space for a handicapped accessible bathroom is 30 inches by 48 inches. Where exceptions for alterations to qualified historic buildings or facilities are permitted by 202 5 no fewer than one toilet room for each sex complying with 603 or one unisex toilet room complying with 213 2 1 shall be provided. The ada americans with disabilities act also dictates the configuration of the fixtures in the room so they can be easily reached by wheelchair bound people.

Multiple toilet stall layouts. The size for a separate toilet compartment should be at least 36x66 inches with a swing out or pocket door. This plan shows a typical example of a single user toilet room that meets the minimum requirements of the 1991 standards. Ansi requires 18 455 mm minimum vertical grab bars in addition to the horizontal bars required in accessible toilet or shower stalls.

The minimum size for a separate toilet compartment is 30x60 inches. Horizontal grab bars must be installed behind the toilet and on the nearest wall or partition whichever is closer. 5 0 x 7 3 36 25 square feet. For the soap dishes use the standard ada bathroom plans.

1991 standards minimum with out swinging door. An example of a single ada bathroom layout. In a corner handicap stalls require a minimum of 60 x 60 compartment and is required with a minimum door size of 32 and the maximum size and more common is the 36 door. Accessible toilet stalls or compartments must have a minimum width of 60 inches and sufficient space to accommodate a wheelchair to the sides of the toilet or in front of it.

For commercial bathrooms with multiple toilet stalls and handicap the rules change a little. They cannot swing into the clearance required at plumbing fixtures except in single user toilet rooms where clear floor space 30 minimum by 48 minimum is provided in the room beyond the arc of the door swing 603 2 3 ex. Shower controls must require less.