It’s important to remember that the framing must accommodate plumbing, heating, and electrical features. Talk to the subcontractors before you even start on the floor. Show them your plans and find out what you can do when it comes time to frame walls so that they can do their work without having to remodel your structure.
You can start by asking the plumber whether there’s anything you can do while laying out the bathroom to make it easier to install the pipes. The plate layout for a typical bathroom is shown in the illustration below. Code requires a minimum of 31 in. from sidewall to sidewall for a toilet. The wall behind a toilet
is usuallv 12: in. from the center of the waste
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drain. Standard bathtubs are usuallv 30 in. wide and 60 in. long. If building on a slab, you may need a 12-in. bv 12-in. access hole in the
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wall so the plumber can hook up or repair the
