Ada Toilet Stall Door Swing

Figure 30 a 1 standard stall end of row.

Ada toilet stall door swing.

Most of us are all too familiar with the experience of trying to leave the bathroom stall only to have to squeeze next to the toilet to make room for the door to open. Like any building code ada guidelines are subject to change. Minimum with a floor mounted water closet. Doors cannot swing into required clear floor or ground spaces in these specific instances.

Toilet stall doors including door hardware shall comply with 4 13. Minimum clear inside with a depth of 56in. The commode must be centered 18in. An example of a single ada bathroom layout.

Clear floor space at controls for automatic and power assisted doors and gates 404 3 5 fixture clearances in toilet and bathing facilities except those that are single user where wheelchair space beyond the door swing is provided 603 2 3. 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. Multiple toilet stall layouts. If toilet stall approach is from the latch side of the stall door clearance between the door side of the stall and any obstruction may be reduced to a minimum of 42 in 1065 mm.

Unfortunately most bathroom stalls are designed so that there is barely room for a person to stand in the stall as the door is opening and closing. These common pitfalls can spell trouble for ada compliance not just in restrooms but in the rest of your facility. The compartment door can be located in the side partition that is closer to the water closet when the door opening is beyond the minimum depth of the compartment area. Current guidelines for bathrooms published in 2010 allow the bathroom door to swing inward as long as there.

Minimum inside with a wall mounted water closet and 59in. For commercial bathrooms with multiple toilet stalls and handicap the rules change a little. Door closers often require more than 5 pounds of force to open and the last thing you need if you re in a hurry to get there is to be hindered by a door that s too heavy to open ada compliance misconceptions. Toilet compartment with a lavatory 603 604 8.

The door however must swing out. Figure 30 a standard stall. The door can swing in if it clears the minimum compartment area.