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Commercial Restroom Partition Resources

Answer-first guides for commercial restroom partitions, bathroom stall layouts, materials, ADA planning, cleaning, hardware, and quote preparation from Partition Plus.

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Measuring & Layout

Field-friendly guides for dimensions, drawings, stall layouts, and the details needed before a quote.

How to Measure for a New Bathroom Title in front of Brown Pedestal Mounted Bathroom Stalls

Measuring and Installation

How to Measure Dimensions for a New Bathroom

Building a bathroom takes a lot of planning. You will need toilets, stalls, sinks, and so much more. But how many toilets, what types of stalls, and how much is all of it going to cost? A...

Measuring and Installation

How Do I Measure for Toilet Partitions?

How to measure for toilet partitions is easy, measure the length of the room and multiply that by the width, the total is the area, if you have stalls, just write down each piece and meas...

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Measuring and Installation

Measurements & Drawings – What Do We Look For?

To provide an accurate quote, we need a few pieces of information about the bathroom where you plan to install the toilet partitions. Typically, we require the following: Layout Style (an...

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Measuring and Installation

How Wide is a Bathroom Stall?

How wide is a bathroom stall? Industry standard bathroom stalls are 36 inches wide. To comply with ADA requirements, stalls must be 60 inches wide. There is more to this question than tho...

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Materials

Compare partition materials, privacy options, finishes, durability, and where each choice tends to fit best.

Measuring and Installation

What is a Toilet Partition?

A toilet partition is the enclosure that surrounds most toilets in public bathrooms. It’s function is to provide privacy for the person using the bathroom stall. They can come in many dif...

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High Privacy Partitions: Two Sides of the Story

There is a predominant trend towards higher privacy toilet partitions. This trend is nothing new. For many years, end users complained about big gaps between doors and pilasters, as well...

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ADA & Code

Planning notes for accessibility, fire standards, clearances, and code-aware restroom decisions.

Ultimate guide to an ADA compliant bathroom

Measuring and Installation

Ultimate Guide to an ADA Compliant Bathroom

So, you’re building a commercial bathroom. You’ve picked out the materials for your partitions, the colors, everything right down to the toilet paper dispenser. But now you have to decide...

Design Tips

ASTM/NFPA Fire Standards: For Toilet Partitions

Toilet partitions will always serve a primary functional purpose in public locations, given that it is a requirement in international building code to have them exist. Some owners spend a...

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Measuring and Installation

How Wide is a Bathroom Stall?

How wide is a bathroom stall? Industry standard bathroom stalls are 36 inches wide. To comply with ADA requirements, stalls must be 60 inches wide. There is more to this question than tho...

How to Measure for a New Bathroom Title in front of Brown Pedestal Mounted Bathroom Stalls

Measuring and Installation

How to Measure Dimensions for a New Bathroom

Building a bathroom takes a lot of planning. You will need toilets, stalls, sinks, and so much more. But how many toilets, what types of stalls, and how much is all of it going to cost? A...

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Cleaning & Maintenance

Cleaning methods, repair guidance, replacement hardware, and long-term care by material type.

Cleaning Partitions An Ultimate Guide

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cleaning Partitions: An Ultimate Guide

So you’ve bought a brand new set of toilet partitions and have them installed in your bathroom. Now you just want to keep them as perfect as the day you bought them. Regularly cleaning pa...

Cleaning & Maintenance

What Cleaners Can I Use for Different Toilet Partitions?

Buying toilet partitions can be the tough part, but what many toilet partitions suppliers don’t mention is the aftercare once you’ve installed these bathroom partitions. What types of cle...

Remove Scratches

Cleaning & Maintenance

How to Repair Scratched Toilet Partitions

Over time, even the most carefully maintained toilet compartments will begin to accumulate scratches and light wear. While regular cleaning and sanitizing will significantly improve the a...

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Cleaning & Maintenance

Replacement Hardware, a Quick Upgrade

Partition Plus can supply replacement hardware parts for your existing toilet partition installation. Do you have stalls that look fine, but are operating poorly? If so, replacement hardw...

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Installation & Hardware

Installation details, blocking, accessory mounting, doors, hinges, pilasters, and project handoff tips.

Measuring and Installation

Shakespeare’s Guide to Installing Bathroom Accessories

Accessories are a crucial part of any bathroom. They lend style and functionality alike and come in a wide variety of price points making them accessible to any customer. But what happens...

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Measuring and Installation

“What’s blocking? Why do I need it?”

Initially, toilet partitions might seem confusing. While we do our best to put customers at ease, this viewpoint is understandable. Despite being in the vast majority of restrooms, the ge...

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Measuring and Installation

Partition Components 101

If you’ve spoken with our friendly, knowledgeable sales representatives, you’ve likely heard them refer to pilasters, brackets, panels, headrail, doors, and other bathroom stall component...

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Partition Plus

Here’s What Happens After You Place Your Order

Waiting for delivery after placing an order is never fun. Whether you’re expecting a major purchase or just a pizza, the clock seems to slow down more and more as the ETA approaches. When...

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Accessories & Lockers

Washroom accessories, lockers, benches, vanities, and specialty products that support the restroom package.

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Washroom Accessories

Let’s Learn Locker Lingo

Whether it was 30 years ago in school, or earlier this week at the gym, almost everyone has used a commercial locker. You know the basic parts: the combination lock, the lift-to-open leve...

Washroom Accessories

Hand Dryers vs. Paper Towels

“What options do I have for hand drying after I have washed my hands, and which is the best/most sanitary? Which method is the most efficient, and which is the fastest method? Are there c...

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Partition Plus Now Offers Hawa Sliding Door Hardware

Hawa is known around the globe for designing the finest sliding door hardware available. Smooth and quiet operation are hallmarks of the Hawa brand. Ingenious engineering and characterist...

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Company & Product Updates

New product notes, process updates, real project observations, and Partition Plus announcements.

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Measuring and Installation

How Drones Are Transforming the Construction Industry

The construction industry has always evolved alongside technology—from hand drafting to CAD, from manual surveying to GPS-guided equipment. Today, one of the most impactful advancements r...

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Our New Partition Design Tool

We’re very excited about the recent launch of the Partition Design Tool. Why are we so enthusiastic about it? Because it is already saving time, informing customers, and reducing miscommu...

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Recent Posts

The newest published articles from the WordPress source, rendered here through the native Partition Plus blog.

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Measuring and Installation

How Drones Are Transforming the Construction Industry

The construction industry has always evolved alongside technology—from hand drafting to CAD, from manual surveying to GPS-guided equipment. Today, one of the most impactful advancements r...

Measuring and Installation

Shakespeare’s Guide to Installing Bathroom Accessories

Accessories are a crucial part of any bathroom. They lend style and functionality alike and come in a wide variety of price points making them accessible to any customer. But what happens...

How to Measure for a New Bathroom Title in front of Brown Pedestal Mounted Bathroom Stalls

Measuring and Installation

How to Measure Dimensions for a New Bathroom

Building a bathroom takes a lot of planning. You will need toilets, stalls, sinks, and so much more. But how many toilets, what types of stalls, and how much is all of it going to cost? A...

Cleaning Partitions An Ultimate Guide

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cleaning Partitions: An Ultimate Guide

So you’ve bought a brand new set of toilet partitions and have them installed in your bathroom. Now you just want to keep them as perfect as the day you bought them. Regularly cleaning pa...

Ultimate guide to an ADA compliant bathroom

Measuring and Installation

Ultimate Guide to an ADA Compliant Bathroom

So, you’re building a commercial bathroom. You’ve picked out the materials for your partitions, the colors, everything right down to the toilet paper dispenser. But now you have to decide...

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Miscellaneous

Are Public Restrooms Key to Containing COVID-19?

Toilet partitions for public restrooms are our primary area of concern at Partition Plus. Every day, we help customers find the best stalls and washroom accessories for their project and...

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Hadrian Elite Plus “in Real Life”

Even though Hadrian’s Elite Plus toilet partitions are no longer king when it comes to privacy (Hadrian’s newly introduced Elite Max stalls have stolen the crown), they remain an excellen...

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Additional Resources

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A Range of Product Offerings from Partition Plus

Toilet partitions are just one of several product areas in which Partition Plus regularly works. On this website, we also sell washroom accessories, lockers, and Hawa sliding door hardwar...

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An Exciting Concept(a)

We’ve recently expanded the Hawa sliding door hardware section of our website. Previously, visitors could learn about the most popular Hawa systems by reading technical information, brows...

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Aria, from Scranton Products, for Unisex Bathrooms

Scranton Products Aria series of full height toilet cubicles are an ideal solution for unisex bathrooms. Aria partitions provide extreme privacy, as well as design advantages and unique f...

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cleaning Toilet Partitions

There are a variety of acceptable toilet partition cleaning methods. This strategy is practically universal: Prepare a mixture of warm water and a mild all-purpose bathroom cleaner in a b...

Design Tips

Custom Toilet Partitions

If you read through this site, you’ll notice that when we explain our partition products we frequently mention how we can deliver bathroom stalls tailored to fit any restroom space – or s...

Washroom Accessories

Duralife HDPE vs. Metal School Lockers

A practical comparison of Duralife HDPE and traditional metal school lockers for durability, moisture, cleaning, noise, and project fit.

Design Tips

In Defense of Livable Public Restrooms

Given the purpose of our website – to inform shoppers about Partition Plus and the toilet partition products we sell – this blog rarely features topical content. No doubt, being timely an...

Measuring and Installation

Installation Services Available

Did you know that Partition Plus not only sells toilet partitions but installs them as well? Yes, it’s true! If you live in the area surrounding Baltimore, Maryland, we can deliver and in...

Washroom Accessories

Knocked-Down vs. Assembled Metal Lockers

The practical tradeoffs between knocked-down and factory-assembled metal lockers, from freight and receiving to field labor and schedule.

Washroom Accessories

Let’s Learn Locker Lingo, Lesson II

First, we discussed basic terms associated with purchasing lockers. Those terms help us understand how individual storage compartments constitute tiers, that are part of frames, that are...

Design Tips

On the Virtues of Stainless Steel

While stainless steel has been popular in the building specialties industry for a long time, it hasn’t always been a popular finish for products like restroom accessories and toilet parti...

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Toilet Partition Quick Ship Options

At Partition Plus, we understand that short lead times, fast shipping, and reliable delivery are important to all our customers. For shoppers in especially urgent situations, we are happy...

Washroom Accessories

With Bobrick, Soap Dispensing is Automagic!

Automatic soap dispensers help patrons avoid contact with potentially contaminated bathroom surfaces. With growing concern about bathroom articles, such as hand dryers, harboring and spre...