[Access] grab bars, etc at church

[Ken Ross]

Folks,

Well, I did the measurements in our main-floor restrooms, and I used 
the ADA Bathroom Guidelines to see what would work best for us.

1.  West restroom, furthest from front door, with non-ADA-compliant 
toilet.  The horizontal bar is 31" above the floor, which is 
reasonable for the non-ADA-compliant toilet.  In theory, it should be 
moved 8" back (to the left), but in fact it's a short grab bar and 
that would make things worse, in my opinion.  My recommendation is to 
leave the bars where they are, but move the toilet paper dispenser to 
below the horizontal grab bar, and while we're at it, move it 5-6" to 
the right (away from the toilet).  Then the toilet paper would be 
about 20" from the floor, which seems okay to me and not unusually 
low (I stopped at Market of Choice on the way home).  I have stuck a 
piece of masking tape to indicate where the toilet roll would go, if 
my recommendation were followed.

2.  East restroom, nearest to the front door, with ADA-compliant 
toilet.  The horizontal grab bar is indeed too low, and needs to be 
raised about 6".  The toilet paper dispenser should then be placed 
below the horizonal grab bar and moved 10-12" to the left (away from 
the toilet).  The net effect would be to lower it about 13", leaving 
it 26-30" from the floor (I forgot to do the last measurement).  I 
have stuck a piece of masking tape to indicate where the toilet roll 
would go, if these changes were made.

If you're greatly interested in this project, please look to see 
where the toilet paper rolls would be after the alterations and let 
me know if you see any problem, by next Monday if possible.

Ken
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Ken Ross
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home phone:  541-686-1549
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