HOUSES

We’ve been dealing with commercial-type space, but let’s switch over to houses. There are times when plumbers are the ones who must figure the min­imum requirements for houses. This is especially true in very rural areas. Fig­ure 9.5 provides the information needed to compute the fixture requirements for a typical, single-family home. The same table can be used to figure the fix­ture requirements for an apartment building. Check back to Figure 9.2 for ex­planations of the numbers noted in the headings of the table. There is no big secret to this table. Each home is required to have a minimum of one toilet, one lavatory, one bathing unit, one kitchen sink, and one connection for a washing machine.

if you look at the table closely, you will see that the basic minimums are required for each dwelling or dwelling unit. This means that each apartment

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40 sq ft Restaurants617 per person Persons (total) Male Female 1-50 1 1 51-100 2 2 101-200 3 3 201-300 4 4 For each additional 200 persons over 300 add 1 2

Persons (total) Male Female Comply with board of health requirements 1-150 1 1 151-200 2 2 201-400 3 3 For each additional 200 persons over 400 add 1 1

FIGURE 9.4 ■ Minimum fixtures for restaurants. (Courtesy of Standard Plumbing Code)

FIGURE 9.5 ■ Minimum fixtures for homes and apartments. (Courtesy of Standard Plumbing Code)

in a building must be equipped with the same minimum requirements that would be found in a home. Of course, local codes may offer a different ruling, so always check your local code requirements before designing or installing plumbing systems.