Considerations
We recommend the following factors are considered when designing washroom locations:
- what is the anticipated volume usage for the washroom, ie. how many urinals/cubicles/sinks/changing units/lockers are required? This will help establish a design for the room.
- what is the environment of the washroom, ie. will the usage be light/medium/severe, and is the atmosphere dry/moist/wet? This will assist specification of a suitable cubicle system.
When designing the detail layout of the washroom, ensure that the following are clarified:
- are vanitory units, lockers and ducting required? If so, ensure that these details are indicated clearly on your drawings/enquiry and order.
- where ducting panels are required, measure front and back dimensions of the cubicles.
- when designing/measuring for cubicles, always allow for tiles and rendering.
- partitions over 1800mm deep will require floor to ceiling columns. Maximum depth = 3960mm.
- disabled units should have 900mm doors to meet the requirements of Building Regulations Part M.
- on units less than 1450mm deep, check door clears toilet sanitary ware.
- vanitory units can be designed up to 2800mm without joint. Over this, the joint location(s) should be specified to allow for sinks and plumbing.
- for lockers, please supply a plan and elevation drawing.
When planning a washroom, we also recommend that the following factors are considered:
- where possible, actual dimensions are checked on site prior to your order being placed.
- similarly, ensure that the plumbing and electrical installations have been located as the plans.
- what 'extras' are required such as toilet roll holders, benches, etc. Have these been planned in correctly?
- are there any requirements for matching doors into the washroom. If so HILLS may be able to source these.
If in doubt, please call HILLS on 01642 469469.