Toilet Grab Bar Mounting Height

Generally grab bars should be installed at whatever height is most appropriate for their primary user.

Toilet grab bar mounting height.

However ada standards recommend that rear grab bars be installed at the height of between 33 and 36 inches above the finished floor of the tub shower or bathroom. Rear wall grab bars shall be 36 915 mm long and mounted so 24 610 mm are to the transfer side of the toilet and the other 12 305 mm to the wall side. If toilet paper dispensers are installed above the side wall grab bar the outlet of the toilet paper dispenser must be 48 inches 1220 mm maximum above the finish floor and the top of the gripping surface of the grab bar must be 33 inches 840 mm minimum and 36 inches 915 mm maximum above the finish floor. In most cases studs are located 16 inches apart on center.

It is helpful to use this range as a guide for placement but the most important part is selecting a height that feels comfortable and secure for the person using them. For horizontal grab bars the ada standards require a height between 33 and 36 inches from the finished floor of the bathroom shower or tub. Normally grab bars that are fastened to the wall by a toilet are placed at a height of 33 to 36 inches that s 840 to 915 mm. The toilet paper dispenser shall be mounted below the grab bar at a minimum height of 19 inches 485 mm.

Figure 604 7 dispenser outlet location. My recommendation is if it s possible to test it by simulating it with the elderly person who will be using it. Always attach grab bars to studs or use secure mounting anchors the manufacturer recommends. This is a good starting range.

A 42 inches 1065 mm minimum length grab bar is required on the side wall spaced a maximum of 12 inches 305 mm from the back wall and extending a minimum of 54 inches 1370 mm from the back wall at a height of 33 36 inches 840 915 mm. Generally a 16 in grab bar or a grab bar that is a multiple of 16 16 in 32 in or 48 in works best. Measure up from the floor 34 5 inches and make a mark on the rear wall at this height. The toilet paper dispenser shall be mounted below the grab bar at a minimum height of 19 inches 485 mm.

The rear grab bar can be split or shifted to the open side to accommodate the required location of the flush control valves.