Function and Aesthetics
The room should meet the NEC requirements and work for the client.
Bathrooms
| Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter Protection All 120 volt bathroom receptacles must have GFCI protection. |
Lighting Multiple levels of lighting enhance a rooms atmosphere. Recessed, ceiling, sconces, and track lighting are all valid options. Dimmer switches, and color rendering are important here. |
| Receptacles At least one is required within three feet of the outside edge of each basin.. |
Electric Heat Often used in the bathroom to bump up the comfort level under floor heat tape and electric wall and ceiling heaters are popular options to consider. |
| Exhaust Fan Required if no windows, a nice option to reduce humidity. It's important to size cfm flow properly, have a good duct and consider noise level, |
Circuit Load The NEC has several rules regarding the bath circuit and lighting or feed through to another bath or powder room. Check the Code before wiring. |