[Access] grab bars, etc at church

[Lucinda Pitcairn]

Ken, As one who has used the grab bars in both bathrooms for 
transferring, both your suggestions sound just right and will be a 
definite improvement. I'll check out your tape markings Saturday. Thanks 
so much for taking the time to do this.  Cindy

Ken Ross wrote:
> 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
>