The Architect's Portable Handbook: First-Step Rules of Thumb for Building Design, Third Edition

By Pat Guthrie

Part 10: Specialties

NOTES

A TOILET PARTITIONS ( ^[4])

Typical widths: 2 ?6 ?, 2 ?8 ?, 2 ?10 ? (most-used), and 3 ?0 ?
Typical depths:
1. Open front: 2 ?6 ? to 4 ?0 ?
2. Closed front (door): 4 ?6 ? to 4 ?9 ?
Typical doors: 1 ?8 ?, I'lO ?, 2 ?0 ?, 2 ?4 ?, and 2 ?6 ?
Typical pilasters: 3, 4.5, 6, 8, or 10 inches
For HC-accessible, see pp. 524-526.

Costs: $600 to $900/each compartment

Ceiling-mounted partitions, with plastic-laminate finish, are the least expensive.

Typical Opening Sizes (see drawings below):

W

H

D

S

2 ?

1.5 ? to 1.75 ?

1.33 ? to 1.5 ?

3 ?

2 ?

1.67 ?

6 3 ?

4 ?

2.12 ?

1.75 ?

6 ?

5 ?

2.5 ? to 2.75 ?

2 ? to 2.17 ?

9 ?

6 ?

2.75 ? to 3 ?

2.17 ? to 2.33 ?

9 ?
For energy conservation, provide:
1. Outside combustion air ducted to firebox
2. Glass doors
3. Blower
Per IBC:
1. Hearth extension to front must be 16 ? (or 20 ? if opening greater than 6 SF).
2. Hearth extension to side must be 8 ? (or 12 ? if opening greater than 6 SF).
3. Thickness of...