{"id":5199,"date":"2019-03-29T09:14:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T09:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lanservicesltd.co.uk\/?p=5199"},"modified":"2022-12-15T14:57:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T13:57:35","slug":"disabled-toilet-dimensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lanservicesltd.co.uk\/news\/disabled-toilet-dimensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideal Dimensions of a Disabled Toilet Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5723 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lanservicesltd.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Untitled-design-6.png\" alt=\"Ideal Dimensions of a Disabled Toilet Room\" width=\"1200\" height=\"500\"><\/h3>\n<h3>A common question in the industry is what the ideal size of a disabled toilet room should be. The following article sets out to explore these dimensions.<\/h3>\n<p>The provision of a wheelchair-accessible unisex toilet is required in all venues. Document M (Doc M) of the UK building regulations states that wheelchair users should be able to comfortably approach, transfer to and use the sanitary facilities provided.<\/p>\n<p>The recommended dimensions of a disabled toilet room are;&nbsp;<strong>at least 2200mm deep x 1500 wide.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rooms that are larger than this will provide a larger turning circle for use by wheelchair users, which will provide additional comfort and ease.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;minimum dimensions for a disabled toilet room are to exclude any items that are not required or mandated as part of a document M compliant disabled toilet room. This includes radiators (heat emitters) and baby changing tables which requires the measurements to be taken excluding these items.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other design considerations for a disabled toilet room include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doors should be outward opening and fitted with a horizontal closing bar fixed to the inside face.<\/li>\n<li>An emergency assistance alarm system should be provided.<\/li>\n<li>Mixer taps with an easy to grip lever should be installed to assist users with limited dexterity.<\/li>\n<li>Colour contrasting grab rails, preferably in blue, should be installed against white background walls for the visually impaired.<\/li>\n<li>Toilet pans and hand wash basins specially designed for use in a disabled toilet room should be installed.<\/li>\n<li>The correct size, number of and positioning of grab rails should be installed within the room.<\/li>\n<li>Toilet flush handles should be of a paddle type design to assist users with limited dexterity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Further information on the size and layout requirements of a disabled toilet room can be found at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/441786\/BR_PDF_AD_M2_2015.pdf\">HM Government&#8217;s Document M of the building regulations.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>As always, our team are at the end of the telephone for all your queries. We have a wealth of knowledge that we&#8217;re always happy to share with you.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>So if you need some guidance, give us a call on&nbsp;01202 650901.<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A common question in the industry is what the ideal size of a disabled toilet room should be. The following article sets out to explore these dimensions. The provision of a wheelchair-accessible unisex toilet is required in all venues. Document M (Doc M) of the UK building regulations states that wheelchair users should be able to comfortably approach, transfer to and use the sanitary facilities provided. The recommended dimensions of a disabled toilet room are;&nbsp;at least 2200mm deep x 1500 wide. Rooms that are larger than this will provide a larger turning circle for use by wheelchair users, which will provide additional comfort and ease. The&nbsp;minimum dimensions for a disabled toilet room are to exclude any items that are not required or mandated as part of a document M compliant disabled toilet room. This includes radiators (heat emitters) and baby &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanservicesltd.co.uk\/news\/disabled-toilet-dimensions\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6489,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,42,40,43,46],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Disabled Toilet Cubile: Ideal Dimensions | Lan Services Ltd Ltd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A common question in the industry is what the ideal size of a disabled toilet room should be. 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