Dean Smith, the coaching innovator who won two national championships at North Carolina, an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and induction into basketball's Hall of Fame more than a decade before he left the bench, has died. He was 83.
Placements for towel bars, toilet roll holders and robe hooks need to be considered during the concept design stage of a bathroom project and should not be installed as after thoughts. Towel bars should be mounted 42 inches above the floor and should be sized to maximize the available space.
The following is a subset of ADA grab bar guidelines: 1  The diameter of grab bars should be 1Â¼ to 1Â½ inch (30â40 mm) (or the shape shall provide an equivalent gripping surface) 2  There shall be a 1Â½ inch (40 mm) clearance from the wall. 3  Grab bars should not rotate in their fittings. The required mounting height is universally 33 to 36 inches (840â910 mm) from top of gripping surface of the grab bar to the finish floor. DOJ 2010 ADA standards 609.4. ADA-style grab bars and their mounting devices should withstand more than 250 pounds (1112 N) of force.