Chad Fabry Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 This winter I'm finally going to update my master bathroom. In the past, while my wife and I were in the bathroom at the same time, using the commode was less than private. I'd like to install the reading chair in a "cubby" but it'll be only 32 inches wide. I thought I remembered a code saying that the walls had to be 18 inches from the center of the toilet, making the minimum width 36 inches. Is that true? There'll be no door on the toilet area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Hi Chad, I think you're okay. New York adopted the IRC last year, right? I'm looking at my Code Check and seeing: Bathroom, Toilet & Bidet, 30in. wide clearance, 21 in. at front IRC 2705.1. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Code sez what it sez. What you want is >30". The average toilet needs 28", you build to 30" and you got the space, but no elbow room. If you can find 36", go 36". Install FanTech fan system to ventilate same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted November 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Thanks guys, I'm torn between having the aisle between the shower and toilet 4 inches narrower making it 36" or the cubby @ 32 inches. I may just make the cubby walls two inches thick..that'd solve the problem. Glue up some plywood or use some solid surfacing material. Already decided on the fan tech. There'll be two bathrooms back to back and it's the perfect solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusty Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 There is a clearance issue between the separation wall and the tub/shower if I am reading this right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted November 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 With a 30' wide stall the aisle between the wall and the sgower will be 40 inches.. I'd like to keep it that wide. I'll see if I can post a plan from my cheap cad program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Sounds like you need an architect [:-bouncy] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted November 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Careful Steven, I may email YOU the cheap cad drawing and ask your advice. We're all buddies here...right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Hmmm, In the Army we had a saying - "Buddy is only half a word." [:-censore OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 The plan we bought (and revised) for our house had a WC already in the master bath. I don't think it would have even occured to me, since I had never co-habitated. I love it, one of the few places in the house where one can be alone (no one comes in range when I'm in there). [:-crazy] Brian G. Underestimate My Range at Your Own Risk [:-sick] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 I believe it is a minimum 16" of clear floor space on either side of the centerline of a toilet to walls or other fixtures. I think the 18" from centerline is for a lavatory. If it is in the original old part of your home, I wouldn't worry about it anyway. Since most homes I see weren't built with indoor plumbing, bathrooms are often created in spaces smaller than most modern closets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Originally posted by Chad Fabry Careful Steven, I may email YOU the cheap cad drawing and ask your advice. We're all buddies here...right? No problem. You can't scare me. I love to critique other people's work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted November 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Make the corrections in red so I can understand them. Be brutal, show me how inferior I really am.. make yours so good that I'll consider suicide. Boy, that'll show me. (Don't forget a materials list just to rub it in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted November 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Here Steven, make me feel humble. Download Attachment: bath1.JPG 62.9 KB Download Attachment: master1.JPG 71.69 KB Either bathroom door can be moved on the wall they're installed on. The door to the master bath is a doorway, not a door. The funky little rectangle is a chimney. There are no interior walls in the room yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Chad, Submit your consult fee to The Inspectors Journal aka. Kenmore Residential Services LLC., Kenmore, WA and payable to M. O'Handley. I'll see to it that Steven gets his cut.[:-dev3] ONE TEAM - ONE BITE!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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