Minimum space requirements for your bathroom

When remodeling your bathroom, make sure to put "spacing" as one of your top prioroties. A few inches really does make a difference between feeling cramped or comfortable in your bathroom.

The minimum spacing guidelines given in this article have been set by the kitchen and bathroom Association. I personally feel though that you should always be a little above the minimum when designing your bathroom. However, don't go overboard! You don't want your bathroom to feel like a cathederal!

So let's get started:

The shower stall:

• the minimum reservation space for a shower stall should be at least 34 is inches square.
• Allow at least a minimum of 30 inches of clearance space in front of the shower stall.
• The height of the shower head depends on the height of the person using it. A 5'10" person will have a shower head installed 78 inches above. A 5'4" person would have a shower head installed 72 inches above.
  

The bath tub:

• The bath tub should have a space of 30 to 32 inches wide and around 60 or 72 inches long.
  
• There should be a clearance space of 30 inches in front of the bath tub.

Toilet:

• there should be a clearance of around 36 times 36 inches in front of the toilet.
• There should be 16 inches from the centre of the fixture to an adjacent wall or fixture.
• Make sure that the enclosure for the toilet measures at least 36 inches wide and 66 inches deep.

Sink:

• There should be at least 30 times 48 inches of clearence space in front of the sink.
• There should be 15 inches on the centre of the think to an adjacent wall of fixture.