socket and switches hights for disabled

[kfelec]

just want to know the socket and switch hights for disabled in a wheel chair thanks

 

[Adam_151]

Part M says between 450mm and 1200mm from finished floor level to be accessible for disabled folk, also sockets and switches should contrast with the wall colour to enable partially sighted folks to see where they are with ease

 

[kfelec]

im thinking of putting the sockets 600mm to the bottom and the switches 100mm to the top

wont look nice

 

[Paul_C]

The best heights to use are whatever the disabled person who will have to use them finds most comfortable.

 

[Taylortwocities]

just want to know the socket and switch hights for disabled in a wheel chair thanks

What sort of building is this? Is it new?

You may HAVE to comply with the heights given in Building Regs Part M.

If you do that anyways you can't go wrong.

Its all here http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADM_2004.pdf

Section 8, specifically...

 

[flyingsparks]

also sockets and switches should contrast with the wall colour to enable partially sighted folks to see where they are with ease

Well I never knew that.. ?? So your saying you shouldnt use white fittings on a magnolia painted wall? It rediculous the amount of rules they bring in such as this..

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I'd be delighted to read a rational argument from you justifying why disabled people should have their choice of housing stock restricted in order that you should not have to encounter rules which you consider ridiculous.

 

[Paul_C]

You may HAVE to comply with the heights given in Building Regs Part M.

The actual building regs. don't stipulate any specific height. It's the guidance notes in the Approved Document which state that placing them between the listed heights would, in the Secretary of State's view, result in compliance. That doesn't necessarily mean that placing them outside that range would not.

But if this is a dwelling, and is a rewire or extension of a existing building, part M doesn't apply anyway.

Part M says between 450mm and 1200mm from finished floor level to be accessible for disabled folk, also sockets and switches should contrast with the wall colour to enable partially sighted folks to see where they are with ease

The part about a contrasting color can be found in the Approved Document in the section for buildings other than dwellings, so isn't relevant to residential work.

The document also suggests different heights for switches and sockets in non-dwellings - See page 48.