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Commercial Restroom Sign Guide
Find the right restroom signs for your facility easily with our Commercial Restroom Sign Guide. We carry a wide variety of options that vary in material, color, thickness, shape, with braille, without braille, and more. Women’s restroom signs, men’s restroom signs, boy’s restroom signs, girl’s restroom signs, and all gender restroom signs can all be purchased from us. Many of both our wall and door restroom signs are in stock and ready to ship. No matter what restroom signs you need for your facility, you can get them through Equiparts. We work with many sign manufacturers so we can find virtually any sign you need. We can also work with our manufacturers to create custom signs if you would like anything personalized or very specific.
Within this article, you will find a selection of our most popular restroom signs, along with some other related signs like handicap signs, aluminum parking signs, and out of order and restroom clean items, too. We also share information about ADA restroom sign compliancy, as well as California restroom sign specifications. Use the links below to jump to the section you are most interested in, or simply read through the article to see all of the options we have, tips for buying and installing your signs, and more!
Section in this article:
• Sign Purchasing Tips and Installation Information
• Blue Restroom Signs
• Black Restroom Signs
• Satin Finish Restroom Signs
• Cast Bronze Restroom Signs
• ADA Restroom Sign Information
• California Restroom Sign Information
• Additional Commercial Signs
• Specialty Commercial Sign Items
Commercial Restroom Signage Purchasing Tips
• Signs that contain a vertical line in between the ‘woman | man’ images designates that the sign should be used as directions to the women’s and men’s rooms. A sign without a line in between the ‘woman man’ images designates that the sign is to be used in front of a single stall restroom that can be used by both genders.
• Signs that have ‘T-24’ in the product title are compliant with California’s restroom sign requirements when installed according to their requirements.
• Be sure to mention to the sales rep you work with that you need all of your signs to match if purchasing multiple signs in different styles. This is most important for the blue signs, which are sourced from different companies. You will want to purchase all of your signs from the same provider to ensure they are all the exact same shade of blue.
Sign Installation Information
• Before attaching the sign with the adhesive strips, make sure wall or door surface is clean and dry.
• Signs should be hung on latch side of door.
• Signs should be hung 60″ from floor to center of sign and 8-12″ from door frame to center of sign.
• People reading the sign should be able to stand within 3-inches of the sign without hitting anything or being in the swing path of the door.
Blue Restroom Signs
Title 24 ADA Door Signs
Material: High-Impact Polyethylene, UV stable, scratch, crack, fade, and impact resistant, matte finish, and 1/4″ thick.
Characters: 1/32″ high, shatter proof and mar resistant, double-back tape fastening.
ADA Wall Signs
Material and Characteristics are the same as above, but the thickness of the sign is 1/8″ with Grade 2 braille.
#1 – #12000 – T-24 ADA Door Sign for Men’s Restroom with Chair – 12″
#2 – #03543 – ADA Wall Sign for Men’s Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 9″
#3 – #12001 – T-24 ADA Door Sign for Boy’s Restroom with Chair – 12″
#4 – #12002 – ADA Wall Sign for Boy’s Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 9″
#5 – #12003 – T-24 ADA Door Sign for Women’s Restroom with Chair – 12″
#6 – #03544 – ADA Wall Sign for Women’s Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 9″
#7 – #12004 – T-24 ADA Door Sign for Girl’s Restroom with Chair – 12″
#8 – #12005 – ADA Wall Sign for Girl’s Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 9″
#9 – #12006 – T-24 ADA Door Sign Restroom with Chair – 12″
#10 – #12007 – ADA Wall Sign Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 9″
#11 – #12008 – ADA Wall Sign Accessible – 6″ x 9″
#12 – #16641 – ADA All Gender Sign with Chair – 8″ x 8″
Black Restroom Signs
Title 24 ADA Door Signs
Material: High-Impact Polyethylene, UV stable, scratch, crack, fade, and impact resistant, matte finish, and 1/4″ thick.
Characters: 1/32″ high, shatter proof and mar resistant, double-back tape fastening.
ADA Wall Signs
Material and Characteristics are the same as above, but the thickness of the sign is 1/8″ with Grade 2 braille.
#1 – #12000BL – T-24 ADA Door Sign for Men’s Restroom with Chair – 12″
#2 – #03543BL – ADA Wall Sign for Men’s Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 9″
#3 – #12009BL – Door Sign for Men’s Restroom with Small Chair – 12″ (Made in the USA)
#4 – #11970 – Wall Sign for Men’s Restroom with Chair – 8″ x 8″ (Made in the USA)
#5 – #12003BL – T-24 ADA Door Sign for Women’s Restroom with Chair – 12″
#6 – #03544BL – ADA Wall Sign for Women’s Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 9″
#7 – #12009 – Door Sign for Women’s Restroom with Small Chair – 12″ (Made in the USA)
#8 – #11971 – Wall Sign for Women’s Restroom with Chair – 8″ x 8″ (Made in the USA)
#9 – #12006BL – T-24 ADA Door Sign for Restroom with Chair – 12″
#10 – #12007BL – ADA Wall Sign for Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 9″
#11 – #12010 – Door Sign for Restroom with Chair (*Note: Sign has changed slightly. Men and Women characters are less round in shape; more angular. Also Handicap mark is outside of the triangle.) – 12″ (Made in the USA)
#12 – #12011 – Wall Sign for Restroom with Chair – 8″ x 8″ (Made in the USA)
Satin Finish Restroom Signs
Characteristics: Satin finish, base is 1/4″ acrylic in clear on door sign and 1/8″ on wall sign, brushed aluminum sheet (22 gauge) laminated on face, text is in raised black in 1/32″ as per ADA requirements.
#1 – #12012 – ADA Door Sign for Men’s Restroom with Chair – 12″
#2 – #12013 – ADA Wall Sign for Men’s Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 9″
#3 – #12014 – ADA Door Sign for Women’s Restroom with Chair – 12″
#4 – #12015 – ADA Wall Sign for Women’s Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 9″
#5 – #12016 – ADA Door Sign for Restroom with Chair – 12″
#6 – #12017 – ADA Wall Sign for Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 9″
Cast Bronze Restroom Signs
Characteristics: Non-glare, clear lacquer protection, satin-finished raised graphics and borders with standard background colors, vandal-resistant, blind stud mounting is included, ADA compliant typefaces and copy sizes.
#1 – #12028 – ADA Sign for Men’s Restroom with Chair – 12″
#2 – #12029 – ADA Sign for Men’s Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 8″
#3 – #12030 – ADA Sign for Women’s Restroom with Chair – 12″
#4 – #12031 – ADA Sign for Women’s Restroom with Chair – 6″ x 8″
ADA Restroom Signs Information
Public facilities are required to abide by specific ADA requirements set forth by the federal government for persons with physical and sensory limitations. Below are the general sign requirements cited in the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design PDF. The information below is taken directly from section 213 ‘Toilet Facilities and Bathing Facilities’ standards section of the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design PDF.
It is worth mentioning that certain places have different requirements and specifications. This includes airports, places of lodging, social service center establishments, medical facilities, detention and correctional facilities, along with a variety of other ‘specialty’ facilities.
If you have more questions about sign requirements or other ADA requirements, you can contact the Americans with Disabilities Act via phone, through their website, or via mail on the ADA Contact Page.
“216.2 Designations. Interior and exterior signs identifying permanent rooms and spaces shall comply with 703.1, 703.2, and 703.5. Where pictograms are provided as designations of permanent interior rooms and spaces, the pictograms shall comply with 703.6 and shall have text descriptors complying with 703.2 and 703.5.
Tactile text descriptors are required for pictograms that are provided to label or identify a permanent room or space. Pictograms that provide information about a room or space, such as “no smoking,” occupant logos, and the International Symbol of Accessibility, are not required to have text descriptors.
216.8 Toilet Rooms and Bathing Rooms. Where existing toilet rooms or bathing rooms do not comply with 603, directional signs indicating the location of the nearest toilet room or bathing room complying with 603 within the facility shall be provided. Signs shall comply with 703.5 and shall include the International Symbol of Accessibility complying with 703.7.2.1. Where existing toilet rooms or bathing rooms do not comply with 603, the toilet rooms or bathing rooms complying with 603 shall be identified by the International Symbol of Accessibility complying with 703.7.2.1. Where clustered single user toilet rooms or bathing facilities are permitted to use exceptions to 213.2, toilet rooms or bathing facilities complying with 603 shall be identified by the International Symbol of Accessibility complying with 703.7.2.1 unless all toilet rooms and bathing facilities comply with 603.”
California Restroom Sign Regulations
California’s regulations abide by federal standards as well as its own California state statutes. California’s Equal Restroom Access Act (California AB 1732) and Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations describe the sign requirements for facility restrooms found in the Golden State. We recommend reviewing the materials found on the California Building Commission website and also the California Legislative Information website.
In this article, signs that comply with California’s restroom sign requirements include ‘T-24’ in the item title listed below each sign group’s image.
Some broad differences between California requirements versus federal ADA requirements:
- ADA requires only one sign per restroom. California requires two per restroom.
- California requires all doors leading to public restrooms to be clearly identified with a symbol. The symbols and shapes (for example, a triangular sign signifies a men’s room) must have specific thicknesses and colors.
- Single occupancy restrooms are required to be accessible to everyone regardless of gender. Specific sign shape, thickness, braille translation, and text apply.
- Mounting requirement differences (height and location).
Additional Commercial Signs
Signs below with a ‘*’ by the part number are made of High Impact Polyethylene, and are UV stable, scratch, crack, fade, and mar resistant.
#1 – #12032* – Men Sign Strip – Blue with White Letters – 6″ x 1-3/4″ (Made in the USA)
#2 – #12033* – Women Sign Strip – Blue with White Letters – 6″ x 1-3/4″ (Made in the USA)
#3 – #12034* – Restroom Sign Strip – Blue with White Letters – 6″ x 1-3/4″ (Made in the USA)
#4 – #12035* – Exit Sign with Braille – Blue with White Letters – 6″ x 6″
#5 – #12036 – Blue/White Reflective One-Sided Handicap Stick-on Decal – 6″ x 6″ (Made in the USA)
#6 – #12037 – Blue/White Two-Sided Handicap Decal for Window – 6″ x 6″ (Made in the USA)
#7 – #12038 – Blue Stick-on Handicap Decal 4″ x 4″
#8 – #12039* – Exit Route with Braille – Blue with White Letters – 6″ x 6″
#9 – #12040 – Black/White ‘These Doors to Remain Unlocked’ Decal – 2 per Decal (Made in the USA)
#10 – #12041 – Black/White ‘This Door to Remain Unlocked’ Decal – 2 per Decal (Made in the USA)
Aluminum Parking Signs
Characteristics: Silk screened on rigid, rust-free aluminum, fully reflective, predrilled with holes for easy mounting.
#1 – #12018 – Disabled Parking Only – 12″ x 18″
#2 – #12019 – Reserved For Persons of Disability – 12″ x 18″
#3 – #12020 – Van Accessible with Chair – 12″ x 18″
#4 – #12021 – Arrow Pointing Right with Chair – 12″ x 18″
#5 – #12022 – Handicap Symbol – 12″ x 12″
#6 – #12023 – Arrow Pointing Left with Chair – 12″ x 18″
#7 – #12024 – Disabled Permit Parking Only – 12″ x 18″
#8 – #12025 – Arrow Pointing Left – 6″ x 12″
#9 – #12027 – Van Accessible – 6″ x 12″
#10 – #12026 – Arrow Pointing Right – 6″ x 12″
Specialty Commercial Sign Items
We also carry other commercial grade signs for different means than just designating restrooms.
Magnetic Door Barriers
#1 – #38554 – “Closed For Maintenance” – Orange – 42″
#2 – #38558 – “Closed For Cleaning” – Yellow – 42″
#3 – #38559 – “Closed For Maintenance” Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish) – Yellow – 54″
#4 – #38560 – “STOP ~ DO NOT ENTER” – Red – 42″
#5 – #39008 – “STOP ~ DO NOT ENTER” – Red – 54″
#6 – #39009 – “Cleaning in Progress” – Yellow – 54″
#7 – #39013 – “This Room Has Been Cleaned & Disinfected ~ Just For You!” – White – 54″
Learn more about our Magnetic Door Barriers in the Magnetic Door Barrier Blog Post.
Projecting Signs
#1 – #12458 – 3-Point View Men’s Sign – Red on White – 6″ x 9″
#2 – #12459 – 3-Point View Women’s Sign – Red on White – 6″ x 9″
#3 – #12457 – 3-Point View Fire Extinguisher Sign – Red on White – 6″ x 9″
Social-Distancing Signs
Read our Social Distancing Signs Blog Post to find a variety of social-distancing signs available to help keep your facility safe during the pandemic.
Restroom Stall Block-Aide
#16764
This restroom stall block-aide is used to slide over a stationary stall front panel and the door panel. This locks the door and prevents patrons from entering the stall. The message on the block-aide is polite and lets the patron know that the stall is currently out of service. This tool slides easily between the two panels. It is made of ABS resin which protects it from chipping or cracking if dropped. It fits most doors. Learn more about the block-aide in our Block-Aide Blog Article.
National Marker Company
We carry signs for all different situations and needs from National Marker Company. We also can have custom signs made and ordered from them as well. So if there is not a sign that fits your need, be sure to give us a call!
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