Your Bathroom Renovation: Measured for Perfection

Door openings—entrance, shower, or cabinets—must never interfere with your use of bathroom fixtures or any other door.

Measurements

• Opening width: 32", although 34" is recommended
• Door clearance: 32"

Measurements

• Height in front of the vanity and sanitary fixtures: 80" (middle of the room)
• Height behind the vanity and sanitary fixtures: 60" (along the wall)

GFCI protection (ground fault current interrupter) is required on all outlets in the bathroom

Outlets

• 1 outlet minimum must be located less than 36" from the edge of the sink
• Height: 39" from the floor

Switches

• At least 1 switch at the entrance to the bathroom
• Switches must not be accessible from the shower or bath

Lighting

• Lighting above the bathtub must be vertically at least 8ꞌ above the bathtub rim or horizontally at least 36" away from the bathtub.

Ventilation

• Power or air movement is measured in CFM (cubic feet per minute). The minimum exhaust rate for a bathroom is 50 CFM if there is no central air ventilation system installed in the bathroom.

Measurements

• Bowl height: 15" for standard models (16" seat); 17" to 19" for comfort-height models; 11" for children’s models
• Total height including tank: 30" to 39"
• Tank width: 21" standard, 15" compact
• Total depth: 25" to 29" for round or short models; 28" to 31" for elongated models
• Rough plumbing: 12" from the wall is standard; 10" and 14" also available

Clearances

• Width: 30" to 36"
• Front: 21" minimum, 30" is recommended
• Wall: 4" minimum

Toilet paper holder

• In front of the toilet: 8" to 12"
• Height: 26" to 30"

Side

• Width: 42" minimum
• Depth: 12" maximum from back wall

Back

• Width: 36" minimum

Measurements

• Width: 30" minimum, ideally 36"
• Length: 30" minimum, ideally 36"
• Edge to floor: 3" to 4" is standard, and 4" to 6" wide
• Waterproof wall cladding: 72"

Corner shower: 32" x 32" minimum

Clearances

• Front: 24" minimum, 30" is recommended

Location of the faucet

• Faucet height: 38" to 48" from the shower floor
• Shower head height: 66" to 81" from the shower floor

Safety bar: install 33" to 36" from the floor