Install your toilet paper holder on a wall 8 inches to 12 inches from your toilet bowl. (Use 8 inches to 9 inches for shorter users such as children and 10 inches to 12 inches for average to tall users). The best height for a toilet paper holder is 26 inches from the floor.
Contents
- 1 What is the standard toilet paper holder height?
- 2 What side of the toilet should the toilet paper holder be on?
- 3 Why are toilet paper dispensers so low?
- 4 Where do you hang a toilet paper holder in a small bathroom?
- 5 Are toilet paper holders standard size?
- 6 Where do you position a toilet roll holder?
- 7 Is there a right way to hang toilet paper?
- 8 Where do you throw toilet paper?
- 9 How do you install a toilet paper holder without a side wall?
What is the standard toilet paper holder height?
Use a level to ensure it’s straight, and then tape the template to the wall. A standard rule is that toilet paper holders are set about 26 inches above the floor. It should also be 10 inches in front of or next to the toilet.
What side of the toilet should the toilet paper holder be on?
Most people are right handed so putting it at the right hand side is more handy. Have a seat and see what side/location feels better. Being right handed, if it’s any kind of stretch, I want it on the right side. Otherwise, either side should be fine.
Why are toilet paper dispensers so low?
So they don’t have to have two sets of standards for toilets with and without grab-bars (accessible and non-accessible), builders simply adopted the policy that toilet tissue dispensers will be installed low down. A standard rule is that toilet paper holders are set about 26 inches above the floor.
Where do you hang a toilet paper holder in a small bathroom?
They recommend you install the toilet paper holder 26 inches above the floor and eight to 12 inches away from the toilet, measuring from the very front of the toilet. This gives you both the space to reach out for it and the proximity, so you aren’t trying to reach too far.
Are toilet paper holders standard size?
Are toilet paper holders standard size? Toilet paper holders have a few different ‘sizes’ that can be selected. This allows for different sizes of rolls to be place one the holders. Most residential settings only have one regular sized roll, but there are also some that may require a jumbo size toilet paper holder.
Where do you position a toilet roll holder?
According to the NKBA, a wall-mounted toilet paper holder works best if installed 26 inches above the floor, on center. “On center” means that the center of the holder, as opposed to the bottom or top of it, is 26 inches above the floor.
Is there a right way to hang toilet paper?
According to science, the correct way to hang toilet paper is “over.” Why? Because “under” vastly increases the possibility that food-poisoning bacteria will spread from the restroom to the rest of the workplace.
Where do you throw toilet paper?
There should be a small waste bin next to the toilet, place used paper in there. If there is no waste bin, then use your tissue paper sparingly, put it in the toilet, and flush it vigorously. Then deny all knowledge of the event.
How do you install a toilet paper holder without a side wall?
Without reachable side walls, you can still wall-mount your toilet paper holder on the wall behind the toilet. Mount it about 8 inches higher than the bowl, or about 24 to 26 inches above the floor. If most people in your family are right-handed, mount it on the right side of the tank if wall space allows.
