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Browse our blog archive for expert advice, detailed guides, and the latest trends in commercial restroom partitions. Enhance your projects with Ironwood’s insights.

  • This article explains why there are gaps between walls and commercial bathroom stalls.

    Mark Nielson

    Mark Nielson

    April 7, 2023
    Toilet partition with wall gap.
  • This article explains why there are floor and ceiling gaps in commercial bathroom stalls, including the influence of some ADA compliance issues.

    Mark Nielson

    Mark Nielson

    March 31, 2023
    Rustic toilet partition emphasizing floor gap.
  • This article covers federal ADA bathroom requirements, focusing on dimensional ADA compliance for children’s toilet partitions.

    Mark Nielson

    Mark Nielson

    March 25, 2023
    Children's ADA toilet partition floorplan view
  • This article covers federal ADA bathroom requirements, focusing on dimensional ADA compliance for adult toilet partitions.

    Mark Nielson

    Mark Nielson

    March 25, 2023
    Adult ADA toilet partition floorplan view
  • European style toilet partitions in commercial restrooms are partitions which feature: A “clean” or “single plane” look, including flush surfaces

    Mark Nielson

    Mark Nielson

    March 17, 2023
    Solid surface high-privacy European bathroom stalls with headrail bracing, pedestals, and full length door pools in a commercial restroom.
  • Dog in the Night

    Industry Insights

    When I was a teenager my bedroom door never quite latched shut, which meant anybody could enter by simply pushing on the door. That was

    Mark Nielson

    Mark Nielson

    December 23, 2021
    Picture of a sleeping dog.
  • We understand the impulse. You go on vacation, stand among the most beautiful rock formation you’ve ever witnessed, and are inspired to incorporate that kind

    Mark Nielson

    Mark Nielson

    November 9, 2021
    Image of various materials and patterns used in toilet partition manufacturing.
  • When it comes to layout options for bathroom spaces, designers have four general layout options to consider: in-corner, between wall, free-standing, and alcove. The first

    Mark Nielson

    Mark Nielson

    September 30, 2021
    A photo of restroom partitions with frosted acrylic door lights mounted floor to ceiling with a plant at the lower left of the image.
  • When it comes to design, the saying goes, “form follows function.” But who gets to determine the definitions and nuances that make up function? When

    Mark Nielson

    Mark Nielson

    July 30, 2021
    Picture of a bright orange public restroom partition with a louvered door, mounted ceiling hung.
  • Lessons Learned

    Industry Insights

    Even though we’ve been in the business for more than 40 years, we’ve found there’s always something new to learn, especially when it comes to

    Mark Nielson

    Mark Nielson

    July 30, 2021