Bathroom Planning Guidelines

With thirty one kitchen guidelines and twenty seven bathroom guidelines this book provides full planning recommendations code references and access standards for today s kitchen and bath design professional.
Bathroom planning guidelines. Bathroom planning guidelines with access standards to provide designers with good planning practices that consider the needs of a range of users including lifestyle and design trends. Bathrooms shall have a minimum floor to ceiling height of 80 over the fixture and at the front clearance area for fixtures. The essential kitchen and bath design reference updated with the latest codes nkba kitchen bathroom planning guidelines with access standards is the industry standard reference written by the national kitchen and bath association and updated with the latest codes and standards. Kitchens and bathrooms are the two most functional rooms in the house and also the most code intensive.
In summary the nkba guidelines are a collection of planning suggestions to aid design professionals in the safe and effective planning design of kitchens and bathroom projects. A shower or tub equipped with a showerhead shall have a minimum floor to ceiling height of 80 above a minimum area 30 x 30 at the showerhead. The nkba planning guidelines are a collection. A minimum distance of 15 inches is required from the centerline of a toilet and or bidet to any bath fixture wall or other obstacle.
There are 27 bathroom guidelines total from the nkba but today i am going to review my top 7 picks that i feel are essential when planning a bathroom remodel. The national kitchen amp. This new second edition features revised guidelines for cooking surface clearance electrical receptacles and. The distance from the centerline of a toilet and or bidet to any bath fixture wall or other obstacle should be at least 18 inches.