There are plenty of guides and commentaries for ADAAG that explain and illustrate the allowable overlaps and encroachments between various floor space requirements in a commercial washroom: turning area, clear floor space, fixture clearance, door swing, etc. I can't find similar guides and illustrations for that topic in ANSI 117.1. ANSI 117.1 itself is not very helpful in this regard. If someone has bought ANSI 117.1 Standard and Commentary, I'd appreciate a quick review. Is it worth paying extra to get the commentary? Is there commentary specific to the topic of floor space overlaps?
poop876
Sep 27, 16 6:29 pm
To me ANSI is pretty clear. Never needed an interpretation or had the need to call ICC
gruen
Sep 27, 16 8:29 pm
Usually you can overlap the clearances. Pretty sure this is covered in ANSI A117.
Josh Mings
Sep 28, 16 5:01 pm
Yep - it's in there. It tells you when and when you can't have them overlap.
cadomestique
Sep 29, 16 4:28 pm
There's no graphics showing the allowable overlaps. Your are going to have to read descriptions.
vwahaszee
Aug 29, 19 12:18 pm
We have it in our office. It's proven useful on a few occasions in the past month or so we've used it. There are clarifications that can answer questions you may still have after reading ANSI.
There are plenty of guides and commentaries for ADAAG that explain and illustrate the allowable overlaps and encroachments between various floor space requirements in a commercial washroom: turning area, clear floor space, fixture clearance, door swing, etc. I can't find similar guides and illustrations for that topic in ANSI 117.1. ANSI 117.1 itself is not very helpful in this regard. If someone has bought ANSI 117.1 Standard and Commentary, I'd appreciate a quick review. Is it worth paying extra to get the commentary? Is there commentary specific to the topic of floor space overlaps?
To me ANSI is pretty clear. Never needed an interpretation or had the need to call ICC
Usually you can overlap the clearances. Pretty sure this is covered in ANSI A117.
Yep - it's in there. It tells you when and when you can't have them overlap.
There's no graphics showing the allowable overlaps. Your are going to have to read descriptions.
We have it in our office. It's proven useful on a few occasions in the past month or so we've used it. There are clarifications that can answer questions you may still have after reading ANSI.