Detailed
access measurements for Elm Cottage
Entrance door:
- Door bell press button 1050mm high
- French patio door lever handles at 1010mm high
- French patio doors with 1 door open will give clear opening
width of 680mm
- French patio doors with both doors open will give a clear
opening width of 1350mm
- French patio door bolts 130mm high from the bottom and
1900mm high at the top
- French patio door curtain is pulled across by hand, curtain
extends from floor to ceiling
- Rubber doorstep 15mm high leading into the lounge
- Window sills 710mm high each side of the French patio doors
- Window retaining bar 780mm high
- Window lockable handle 1500mm high
Lounge:
- Level access wooden floor from the porch
- Lounge leads to kitchen/dining room, double bedroom and
patio
- Lounge light switch next to entrance door at
1080mm
- 3 pin sockets at 650mm next to double bedroom door
- Storage heater control 690mm high
- Storage heater isolator at 690mm high
- Light switch for kitchen situated above the storage heater
is 1110mm high
- French patio door handles at 1020mm high
- French patio doors with 1 door open will give a clear
opening width of 660mm
- French patio doors with both doors open will give a clear
opening width of 1350mm
- French patio door bolts 130mm high at the bottom and 1850mm
high at the top
- French patio door curtain is pulled across by hand, curtain
extends from floor to ceiling
- Patio light switch on the left hand side of the French
doors at 1120mm high
- TV wall sockets and aerial 670mm high
- TV, freeview and video recorder all operated by handset
controls
- Coffee table 480mm high with top surface at 900mm by 600mm
- Waste bin 300mm high
- Reading lamp on/off switch variable height, can be placed
on coffee table at 480mm high
- Sofa and armchair seats are 470mm high
- Log burner fire guard 750mm high
- Log burner fire guard gate opening lever 700mm high
- Log burner fire guard opening access gate 410mm clear
opening width
- Log burner hearth has a 80mm rise and 250mm depth from the
chimney wall into the room
- Log burner door opening knob 275mm from the edge of the
hearth
- Log burner lower sliding vent knobs 200mm from the top of
the hearth
- Log burner top sliding vent knob 525mm high from the top of
the hearth
- Log burner doors opening area 200mm by 400mm wide
Kitchen/dining area:
- Level access open plan from the lounge with wooden floor
- Fire extinguisher wall mounted at 850mm high
- Worktops 900mm high and 600mm deep
- 3 pin sockets above worktops at 1110mm high with 600mm
depth of reach
- Kitchen sink lever operated taps 1050mm high with 450mm
depth of reach
- Oven door handle 680mm
- Hob unit flush mounted in worktops at 900mm high
- Hob extractor fan switch and lights at 1650mm high
- Hob isolator at 1110mm high with 600mm depth of reach
- Microwave on the worktop at 900mm high
- Kitchen cupboards under worktop, door handles at 720mm
- Kitchen drawer unit under worktop, 4 drawers with handles
at 230, 420, 600 and 780mm high
- Kitchen cupboards above worktop, door handles at 1430mm
- Fridge freezer combined: fridge door handle at 810mm,
freezer door handle at 860mm high
- Dishwasher controls at 760mm high
- Kitchen table 770mm high with top surface at 880mm by 1520mm
- Kitchen table underneath clearance 600mm high
- Kitchen table underneath clearance at one end of the table
at 690mm high
- Kitchen chairs, seat at 460mm high
- Waste bin 550mm high
- Window sill above worktops at 1150mm high
- Window retaining bar 1200mm high with 900mm depth of reach
- Window lockable handle at 1550mm high with 1100mm depth of
reach
Double Bedroom:
- Level access from the lounge with carpeted floor
- Door lever handle at 980mm high
- Doorway 820mm wide with a clear opening width of 790mm
- Light switch at the entrance of the bedroom door 1110mm high
- Double bed with 240mm gap from the floor to the bed base
- 550mm from the floor to the top of the mattress
- Bedside table, one each side of the bed, 600mm high with
top surface of 400mm by 410mm
- Bedside light switches and sockets above each bedside table
at 800mm high
- Storage radiator isolator at 670mm high
- Dressing table 760mm high with top surface 1370mm by 420mm
- Dressing table with underneath clearance of 640mm
- Dressing table drawer handles at 170, 330, 480 and 640mm
high
- Dressing table lamp switch with variable height switch on
the cable from floor to 760mm high
- Dressing table stool 420mm high with top surface of 350mm
by 480mm
- Dressing table wall mirror 875mm to bottom of mirror and
1620mm to top of mirror, 495mm wide
- Wardrobe drawer knobs 280mm high
- Wardrobe door knobs 1110mm high
- Wardrobe hanging rail can be moved between 1350mm or 1460mm
high
- Wardrobe top shelf fixed at 1600mm high
- Window sill at 710mm
- Window retaining bar 780mm high
- Window lower lockable handle at 1475mm high
En-suite shower / wet room:
- Level access from the double bedroom with 'Altro'
waterproof wet room floor surface throughout
- Door handle 980mm high
- Door lock 930mm high
- Door clear opening width of 790mm
- Light switch pull cord from 550mm high from the floor to
the ceiling
- Toilet pan 400mm high
- Toilet pan with seat down 420mm high
- Toilet flushing buttons on top of cistern 810mm high
- Toilet roll 850mm high
- Fixed horizontal handrail on left hand side of toilet 700mm
high and 600mm long
- Horizontal swing down handrail on the right hand side of
toilet 650mm high and 700mm long
- Shaver socket 1250mm high
- Toothbrush and glass holder 1070mm high
- Mirror 1210mm from the floor to the bottom edge, 1810mm to
the top and 450mm wide
- Washbasin 760mm high with 600mm of underneath clearance
- Washbasin lever water tap height from 850mm with 220mm
depth of reach
- Washbasin fixed vertical handrail from 800mm to 1400mm high
- Shower fixed horizontal handrail 700mm high and 600mm long
- Shower controls have a fixed vertical handrail each side
from 800mm to 1400mm high
- Shower on/off and temperature control 1200mm high
- Soap dish 1200mm high
- Shower head variable from 1480mm to 2000mm high
- Shower seat variable height from 400mm to 650mm high
- Fan heater pull cord 1450mm high
- Fan heater isolator at 2050mm high
- Heated towel rail with rungs at 380, 600, 790, 980 and
1140mm high
- Heated towel rail isolator at 650mm
- Extractor fan on/off switch on ceiling at 2330mm (auto shut
off when the light is switched off)
Hall:
- Level access wooden floor from the lounge giving access to
a twin bedroom and bathroom
- Light switch for the hall and lounge lights is on the right
hand side at 1120mm high
Twin bedroom:
- Level access from the hall with carpeted floor
- Door lever handle 980mm high
- Doorway 820mm wide with a clear opening width of 800mm
- Light switch at the entrance of the bedroom door at 1120mm
high
- 2 single beds with 250mm gap from the floor to the bed base
- 540mm from the floor to the top of the mattress
- Bedside table, one next to each bed, 600mm high with top
surface of 400mm by 410mm
- Bedside light switches and sockets each side of each bed at
780mm high
- Storage radiator isolator at 680mm high
- Dressing table 760mm high with top surface 1370mm by 420mm
- Dressing table with underneath clearance of 640mm
- Dressing table drawer handles at 170, 330, 480 and 640mm
high
- Dressing table lamp can be operated from the 3 pin socket
switch at 680mm
- Dressing table stool 420mm high with top surface of 350mm
by 480mm
- Dressing table wall mirror 990mm to bottom of mirror and
1390mm to top of mirror, 750mm wide
- Wardrobe drawer knobs 280mm high
- Wardrobe door knobs 1180mm high
- Wardrobe hanging rail can be moved between 1350mm or 1460mm
high
- Wardrobe top shelf fixed at 1600mm high
- Window sill at 710mm high
- Window retaining bar 780mm high
- Window lockable handle at 1475mm
- Ironing board height is variable between 690mm and 860mm
- Clothes airer has drying rungs at 260, 510, 760 and 1010mm
high
Bathroom:
- Access from the hall with a 20mm sloped rise to a tiled
bathroom floor
- Bathroom door handle 1000mm high
- Bathroom door lock 940mm high
- Bathroom door has a clear opening width of 800mm
- Light switch by using pull cord from 670mm high from the
floor to the ceiling
- Window sill 1100mm high
- Window retaining bar 1150mm high with 400mm depth of reach
- Window lockable handle 1475mm high with 400mm depth of reach
- Window blind cord at 1250mm with 400mm depth of reach
- Toilet pan 400mm high
- Toilet pan with seat down 420mm high
- Toilet flushing buttons on top of cistern 810mm high
- Toilet roll 850mm high
- Shaver socket 1250mm high
- Toothbrush and glass holder 1030mm high
- Mirror 1220mm from the floor to the bottom edge, 1820mm to
the top and 450mm wide
- Pedestal washbasin 800mm high
- Washbasin lever tap height 900mm with 220mm depth of reach
- Hand towel ring holder 900mm high
- Bath 550mm high, 680mm wide and 1670mm long (external
measurements)
- Bath lever taps 640mm high
- Bath horizontal grab rail 700mm high and 600mm long
- Shower 'over bath' on/off temperature control 1250mm high
- Shower head variable from 1580mm to 2200mm high
- Soap dish 1300mm high
- Fixed vertical shower handrail from 1130mm to 1730mm high
- Shower door on the side of the bath and can be swung away,
550mm from floor to 1950mm high
- Airing cupboard door pull handles at 1130mm and 1800mm
- Airing cupboard shelves at 1390mm and 1830mm high
- Fan heater pull cord 1440mm high
- Heated towel rail with rungs at 500, 730, 920, 1110 and
1280mm
- Heated towel rail isolator at 660mm
- Extractor fan on/off switch on ceiling at 2330mm (auto shut
off when the light is switched off)
Patio:
- Level access through the French doors in the lounge with
20mm high rubber door step leading to block paving 2500mm wide, picnic
table, bench seat and level access to the lawn and paddock
- Picnic table 730mm high with bench seats 450mm high
- Bench seat 420mm high