A Guide to Better Public To
ilet Design and Maintenance
Third Edition 2013
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encourages more care and respons
ibility from the users.
The provision of emergency illumination devic
es is also necessary to illuminate the
path of egress for occupants to exit the toilet safely.
Please refer to section 1.13 for more details on security and vandalism measures on
lighting.
1.3 Materials
Materials used should be durable and resi
stant to vandalism
and neglect. Applied
finishes such as paint should be avoided. For
all wall finishes, it shall be of materials
which are impervious, durable such as ceramic tiles and phenolic panels etc which
can facilitate cleaning and resource conservation (such as minimising the use of
water and cleaning agents). This also applies
to floors, which shall be constructed
of waterproof non slip surfaces like cerami
c tiles, natural stone,
homogeneous tiles,
terrazzo or other impervious materials,
so as to facilitate cleaning and resource
conservation.
Examples of good materials: -
(a) Floor
Non-slip ceramic tiles, natural
stone, homogeneous tiles, terrazzo.
(b) Wall
Ceramic tiles, natural
stone, homogeneous tiles, stai
nless steel, enamelled
steel panels, glass block, al
uminium panels, phenolic cladding.
(c) Ceiling
Mineral fibre board, fibrous plaste
r board, Aluminium panels or strips
Carefully selected and durable material
s reduce the need for maintenance and
prevent misuse. It is highly desirable that
painted finishes are av
oided, together with
any materials, which are affected by mois
ture or corrosion (e.g. woodchip products
and ferrous metals).