Tubs without Showerhead

[Francis Vineyard]

Where would you require the ceiling height for tubs without showerheads and would you also require a minimum 5 ft. clearance at the side wall of the tub?

Tub is position length wise against a wall 44 inches AFF; then the ceiling slopes up to 6' 8" outside the opposite side of the tub.

R305.1 Minimum height. Habitable space, hallways, bathrooms, toilet rooms, laundry rooms and portions of basements containing these spaces shall have a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet.

Exceptions:

1. For rooms with sloped ceilings, at least 50 percent of the required floor area of the room must have a ceiling height of at least 7 feet and no portion of the required floor area may have a ceiling height of less than 5 feet.

2. Bathrooms shall have a minimum ceiling height of 6 feet 8 inches at the center of the front clearance area for fixtures as shown in Figure R307.1.

The ceiling height above fixtures shall be such that the fixture is capable of being used for its intended purpose. A shower or tub equipped with a showerhead shall have a minimum ceiling height of 6 feet 8 inches above a minimum area 30 inches by 30 inches at the showerhead.

Francis

 

[Papio Bldg Dept]

If it is not 6'-8" at the entrance to the tub (fixture) then it probably does not meet exception 2.

 

[mark handler]

Where would you require the ceiling height for tubs without showerheads and would you also require a minimum 5 ft. clearance at the side wall of the tub?Tub is position length wise against a wall 44 inches AFF; then the ceiling slopes up to 6' 8" outside the opposite side of the tub.

R305.1 Minimum height. Habitable space, hallways, bathrooms, toilet rooms, laundry rooms and portions of basements containing these spaces shall have a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet.]

Exceptions:

1. For rooms with sloped ceilings, at least 50 percent of the required floor area of the room must have a ceiling height of at least 7 feet and no portion of the required floor area may have a ceiling height of less than 5 feet.

2. Bathrooms shall have a minimum ceiling height of 6 feet 8 inches at the center of the front clearance area for fixtures as shown in Figure R307.1.

The ceiling height above fixtures shall be such that the fixture is capable of being used for its intended purpose. A shower or tub equipped with a showerhead shall have a minimum ceiling height of 6 feet 8 inches above a minimum area 30 inches by 30 inches at the showerhead

A 5 ft. clearance at the side wall of the tub is not required based on the quoted section