Anyone know the standard height for towell rods, toilet paper holders, robe hooks, etc? Also how far out from the back wall the toilet paper holder should be??
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I have got the suggested locations for those items somewhere in my huge collection of reading material, but I can not find it right now. I would mount the toilet paper holder about 3 feet from the back wall and about 2 feet from the floor. Just sit on the toilet and the paper holder should be about 8 inches or so above your knee and located slightly off center in front of your knee. The towel holders should be around 4 feet from the floor. This depends on what it is by and if the towel will be able to hang from it freely. The robe hooks should be from 5 to 6 feet off the floor, depends on how tall you are and what is comfortable for you to reach. Also think about the little ones if they will be using this bathroom. Will they be able to reach the different stuff? Might be a good idea to install extra stuff for them. Anyway that is my thoughts.
"Life is what happens when you are making other plans." - John Lennon
I always thought toilet paper was 24" and 24", towel bar was 54", been a long time since I installed any of these so these numbers may be off.
Doug
There's no standard. You should install for the comfort of the owner.
Just sit there with your eyes closed and pretend it's dark. Reach out in the most natural, comfortable, uncontorted direction where you would expect to find it. Mount it there.
hang 'em for the comfort of the owner?
HA! LOL
...how about install them where they want. Then go back and remove and reinstall them where they really want them. Then repaint the whole bathroom because the paint won't touch up well.
I remember one where I had, just had to, move one up one inch because the towel she picked out, hit the toilet tank when it hung on the bar.
Edited 5/12/2004 8:24 pm ET by panama red
How about those free standing toilet paper holders? They come in tall wood boxes and all kinds of metal.
I think dan nailed it pretty good
towel bars 48"
Toilet paper 24" High and 24" forward from the hole in the floor
I've always set adult robe hooks 65"to 68"... kids 48"
Another one is a towel rod over a soaker tub 32" above the tub rim
Gord
Turtleneck, Dan, et al. Thanks for the advice. Will be attacking three baths this evening armed with screw gun, torpedo level and a variety of anchors!
"Turtleneck, Dan, et al. Thanks for the advice. Will be attacking three baths this evening armed with screw gun, torpedo level and a variety of anchors!"
I've had very good luck with the screw in type anchors.
Metal or plastic : both work, and the plastic are generaly cheaper to buy but the metal ones are much easier to install. I use a #8 screw to pre drill a hole before installation. That way the anchors go where you want them and if you happen to hit a stud, the screw itself will work just fine.
Good luck
Gord
Edited 5/13/2004 8:13 am ET by Turtleneck
You're right about the screw in auger type anchors. The metal ones will even work in plaster if you pre-drill a 1/4" hole. Adding a small dab of Liquid Nails on the back of the mounting plate keeps things from coming loose over time.
I hope you didn't find my bit on anchors facetious. I thought you may have been a rookie, obviously I was mistaken.
Good tip on the liquid nails. I've never tried it on the plate, but I have used it on loose screw anchors.
Gord
Edited 5/13/2004 6:57 pm ET by Turtleneck
No offence taken - comes from my background in commercial work where bath room accessories need to be literally bolted to the wall. In commerical we always used fire rated plywood blocking between the studs, so no anchors were needed, except on the occasion where the blocking was missed before close-in. Even with in-wall blocking, a dab of PL-200 or Liquid Nails helps to keep backer plates or the accessory itself from coming loose.
My ADA chart shows the paper with 36" max for distance out, and no lower than 19" AFF, with 24" AFF recommended.
A towel rod can be a low as half-towel-length + 6". For busy bathrooms, this can let you "stack" a pair of rods, one at, say, 39" and another at 75" AFF. (In case that sounds high, the shower rod is usually around 78-80" AFF, and towels wind up over that all the time.)
My favoraite, all-time, not where-you'd-expect-it, paper location was in a relative-of-a-relative's house. It was about 36" AFF, dead center over the tank. Not an ideal location by any measure.