Floor Mounted Toilet Plumbing Chase

A mop is easily passed under off the floor fixtures thoroughly cleaning the floor beneath as compared to the very difficult task of cleaning around and in back of floor mounted water closets.

Floor mounted toilet plumbing chase.

These elegant commodes hide the plumbing and working parts. 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. Minimum chase requirements for standard wall installation dimensional data inches and mm are subject to manufacturing tolerances and change without notice. 0lqlpxp kdvh 5htxluhphqwv iru 6wdqgdug doo qvwdoodwlrq lphqvlrqdo dwd lqfkhv dqg pp duh 6xemhfw wr 0dqxidfwxulqj 7rohudqfhv dqg kdqjh lwkrxw 1rwlfh.

If your local jurisdiction is under the ipc international plumbing code you ll need at least 21 inches of clearance. In wall toilet carrier in stud wall. Plus the nature of the design a wall mounted toilet doesn t contact the floor makes it a breeze to keep the area around it clean. The two pictures above show the difference between a floor mounted toilet left and a wall hung toilet right.

The pdi has a handy pdf chart of space requirements for plumbing fixture supports. Rough in for a wall hung toilet which requires more wall cavity space to house the carrier system. The plumbing and drainage institute 800 turnpike street suite 300 north andover ma 01845 phone. Here are a few other scenarios where the location of the plumbing walls or chase would be relevant.

Rough in for floor mounted toilet. Which have floor mounted fixtures. Refer to manufacturer information for specific requirements. The distance to set the toilet flange from the back wall.

Water closet supports adjustable carriers. No carrier system is required so the wet wall is a standard 2 x4 stud wall. Construction of an addition if cost is an issue the addition can be designed to use an existing plumbing wall provided the the piping in the wall is of the proper size or attempt to get as close as possible to cut down on additional piping and wall ceiling and floor. Fixed carriers are less common but require less clear space in the wall cavity.

Single water closet in a stud wall. You may be able to use a different toilet rough in to dodge the framing.