Posted: 6/23/2015 6:29:10 PM EDT
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Can anybody help me navigate these?
I'm looking to redo my bathroom. Currently I have a 28" wide bathtub, but since those are so hard to find, I was wondering how far a bathtub needs to be from a toilet, to figure out if I could go with a 30" wide bathtub. Thanks. |
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These things can vary from county to county, so if you're going to get a permit you should check with them. IIRC, 21 or 22 inches from the front of the toilet, or 30-34 inches to the center of the flange are the most common numbers. ^^^^^ Here's a copy of the ICC's guide for the entire bath (residential) and it provides the reference number that you can use when you speak to your local code official. LINK The state and some local jurisdictions don't always adopt or will modify the ICC's guideline... In this case I think the state did adopt 100% of that particular section of the code. |
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^^^^^ Here's a copy of the ICC's guide for the entire bath (residential) and it provides the reference number that you can use when you speak to your local code official. LINK The state and some local jurisdictions don't always adopt or will modify the ICC's guideline... In this case I think the state did adopt 100% of that particular section of the code. Quoted:
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These things can vary from county to county, so if you're going to get a permit you should check with them. IIRC, 21 or 22 inches from the front of the toilet, or 30-34 inches to the center of the flange are the most common numbers. ^^^^^ Here's a copy of the ICC's guide for the entire bath (residential) and it provides the reference number that you can use when you speak to your local code official. LINK The state and some local jurisdictions don't always adopt or will modify the ICC's guideline... In this case I think the state did adopt 100% of that particular section of the code. One internet to you Sir! I had been unable to find on my own the information at the link you provided. Now to get a tape measurer out. |
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Maybe a narrower toilet?
This one's 15" wide As narrow as 14 1/4" |
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It's the center point of the toilet fixture that the measurement is taken from. |
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If you're going through all the work to remove the bathtub and since your talking about changing sizes I assume you'll have to work on the floor too; just move the toilet while your at it. Are you pulling a permit? I'm not going to say no one will notice... Right now I'm in the planning stages. The bathroom has some crappy tub/shower surround contraption at the moment. From what I've been contemplating, the best move would be to gut the whole thing, move the toilet a few inches, go with a 24" vanity instead of the 30" vanity that is in there now, and go with a 30" tub because a 32" tub wouldn't fit with where one of the existing doors is. The expense of redoing the floor would be minimal, as it is only a 5x7 or 5x8 bathroom. The floor squeaks right now. I'll be replacing the vinyl floors with tile, so proper floor prep is going to be required. |
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Virginia has a Uniform Statewide Code.
It is it is part of the administrative codes. Mostly I-code based. Localities have not been allowed to formally alter the uniform Code for many years now. http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/index.php/va-building-codes/building-and-fire-codes/regulations/uniform-statewide-building-code-usbc.html |