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6a.3 Dwellings - entrance level toilets

A toilet should be provided in the entrance storey of the dwelling and should be located so that there is no need to negotiate a stair to reach it from the habitable rooms in that storey. The toilet compartment should provide a clear space for wheelchair users to access the toilet. The washbasin should be positioned so that it does not impede this access.

Design Criteria

The Code of Practice recommends:

The clear usable space between the front of the toilet bowl and the opposite wall/door should be 1100mm (750mm minimum standard Part M)
The toilet door should open outwards
The distance from the edge of the toilet bowl to the wall should be 700mm (minimum 450mm from central line of the cistern and the adjoining wall)
Where oblique access is provided, there should be a minimum of 250mm space alongside the leading edge of the door
Where possible the drainage provision for a future shower should be located within the toilet. The space at the side of the toilet bowl required to allow side transfer from a wheelchair can be used for this
Walls in bathrooms and toilets should be capable of taking adaptations such as handrails. In non load bearing walls plywood reinforcements on 25x50mm noggins on 100x50mm studs should be located between 300 and 1500mm from the floor to enable secure fitting of handrails and other load bearing fittings.

Plan showing side entrance layout for toilet

Plan showing front entrance layout for toilet with shower

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