Builing regulations - spacing of bath, toilet, shower etc.

[FresnoBob]

Hi there,

Sorry if this is covered elsewhere, I cant seem to find what I'm looking for.

In a normal household bathroom (ie not newbuild or for disabled), is there any specific building regulations regards the spacing and distance between the bath, toilet, shower and basin, or is it simply a case of making sure everything is comfortable?

Cheers

 

[^woody^]

No rules

There was a thread not too long ago specifically to do with spacing around pan in a bathroom, and other distances discussed

 

[FresnoBob]

must have missed it, I shall go search again

 

[AlexaCollinsDesign]

I’m not sure there are any minimums specified as part of regs, it’s really a question of making sure it all works and looks right too.

The minimum I would allow for a loo is about 750mm and that’s pretty tight, but it really all depends on the design of the room and what sanitary-ware you’re putting in.

So if, for example, the loo is going next to the bath, you can happily use “elbow room” above the bath and offset the loo in the gap, making sure you have enough room on the wall side to fit elbows and loo-roll holders etc.

It’s a lot to do with choosing the right fittings and there’s lots of space-saving sanitary-ware out there. I think it’s Ideal Standard who have one at the moment where you fit the loo close up to a wall, but the loo seat angles off to one side ie you don’t sit on it straight which I think is quite clever but haven’t sold anyone on the idea yet!