Handicap Bathroom Stall

Grab bars in toilet stall requirements.

Handicap bathroom stall.

Installing a handicap shower stall with a level shower floor will make a world of difference for seniors and people with a physical disability. These compartments require 60 depth at a minimum. The toilet should be approachable in a wheelchair from the side or the front. If a toilet is provided at least one toilet must be handicap accessible.

Grab bars are mounted 33 36 inches 840 915 mm above the finish floor. The 48 inches 1220 mm minimum stall shall have a grab bar behind the water closet and one on the side wall next to the water closet. Toilets must be located within 16 18 inches from the centerline of the wall meihls says. If it is in a stall the compartment must be at least 60 inches wide.

In the case of handicapped bathroom stalls all the same pros and cons that we mentioned before are still factors. Handicap accessible showers are easier to get in and out of than conventional showers or bathtubs. 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. More or less than that makes maneuvering difficult.

Grab bars shall be at least 40 inches 1015 mm long or at least 42 inches 1065 mm long for alternate stalls. Horizontal grab bars must be installed behind the toilet and on the nearest wall or partition whichever is closer. Ambulatory compartment stalls are 35 37 width and have a 32 door which is handicap prepped. Toilet seat heights must be 17 to 19 inches above the finished floor.

However they are offset by the additional need to accommodate an individual in a wheelchair. In both alternate stalls the centerline of the water closet is 18 inches 455 mm from a side wall. More or less than that makes maneuvering difficult. Horizontal grab bars must be provided at the back of the toilet and on the nearest wall.

Side wall the side wall grab bar shall be 42 inches 1065 mm long minimum located 12 inches 305 mm maximum from the rear wall and extending 54 inches 1370 mm minimum from the rear wall. The source for the information below is the 2010 ada standards for accessible design. The space can provide forward or parallel access to the bathroom equipment and part of the area can underneath the equipment as long as there is enough clearance for the knees and toes of the person in the wheelchair. The required minimum floor space for a handicapped accessible bathroom is 30 inches by 48 inches.