Have you ever thought about reforming your bathroom? You may not know that there is a regulation that regulates from the minimum dimensions that the toilets should have to, for example, the minimum height required by the space. Each and every one of the spaces of a house has some legal specifications. From Arizona Construction Services we summarize those of the bathrooms.
Bathroom Reform: Minimum Surface
The law establishes that the minimum surface area of a bathroom is 3 m2 and that of a 1.5 m2 toilet. The law also includes that all homes must have space for personal hygiene with the corresponding provision of bathroom. The houses with three or more bedrooms will have an additional space for personal hygiene with the corresponding provision for cleaning.
Bath Conditioners
- The space for physiological evacuation will be located in a compartmentalized enclosure, which may house the personal hygiene area.
- Any enclosure or area of the house in which a bathtub or a shower is located, shall be considered as a humid place for the purposes of the Basic Document HS 3 Interior air quality of the Technical Building Code, and its surface finishes shall comply with the provisions of Article.
- When the house has more than one bedroom, a space for personal hygiene can be accessed from the circulation spaces of the house.
The bathroom and toilet will not be the only step to access another room or enclosure.
Minimum Height
In the house, the minimum free height, according to regulations, is 2.50 m, with pick-ups up to 2.20 m, with floor occupancy of each enclosure of up to 10% of its useful surface. In circulation spaces, bathrooms, toilets and kitchens, the minimum free height will be 2.20 m.
Natural Lighting
It is evident that both if we attend to aesthetic and hygienic conditions, natural lighting is more than recommended in any bathroom.
However, the truth is that the law does not require the existence of natural light in these types of spaces.
Specifically, he says: “the enclosures or areas with the exception of access, bathroom or toilet and storage room, will have glazed openings outside for lighting.”
Indispensable Elements In A Bathroom
The regulations establish that the essential elements in a bathroom are: a washbasin and a shower or bathtub with hot and cold water supply and a toilet with cold water supply. All of them provided with evacuation with hydraulic closure.
Finally, it is necessary to highlight that the regulations approve the design and quality conditions corresponding to the various situations that arise for the construction of a house, whether it is a new construction, containing adapted homes, affecting buildings destined for accommodation or Try a rehab.