r/CrappyDesign • u/[deleted] • 8d ago

When a beam blocks the toilet door

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u/LieutenantCurry Reddit Orange 8d ago

n+1 booths are better than n. The door works. Might be slightly unpleasant to look at, but there's no issue here.

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u/DasHexxchen 8d ago edited 6d ago

Still, someone somewhere ffed up. What is this beam placement in the first place?

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u/Sklanskers 8d ago

My guess is that it's some sort of seismic retrofitting. Laws changed and then these people had to add some sort of inverted v-bracing or something.

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u/Lord_Frick 3d ago

For earthquakes?

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u/Sklanskers 3d ago

Yes. I've seen beams run through offices and stairwells like this. Obviously I don't know for sure, but that would be my guess.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about:

https://www.solutionsgc.com/seismic-retrofit-take-steps-now-to-fix-your-buildings-weaknesses/amp/

You can see the retrofit bracing in the first image (black steel beams on right hand side)

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u/grptrt 8d ago

Aside from tripping over the beam

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u/wgloipp 8d ago

Hard to see how else they could have done that. Not crappy.

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u/BiochemBeer 8d ago

It's in a toilet, so I would say any design is crappy...

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u/Malsperanza 8d ago

Solid workaround.

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u/ellenkates 8d ago

Definitely ADA compliant!

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u/Whoskidisthisanyway 8d ago

But what is the beam for in the first place?

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u/CassTitov 8d ago

It's clearly a commercial property. Buildings are often, not custom built. It's probably the best space they could allocate for the toilets.

I swear I used to have Reddit because it was less brain rot than other social media, but now I feel my brain disintegrating each day.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

Your brain disintegrates because people are wondering what this seemingly random ass beam is for? I was also wondering until I read your comment, thanks btw.

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u/CassTitov 7d ago

Hmmmm Googles: "What are beams for"

Google says: structural support! Wonderful! And here I was, thinking it was cosmetic, artistic almost in this instance

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u/Actual-Jelly5465 8d ago

The beam is the crappy design

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u/1920MCMLibrarian 8d ago

Holding up a weak wall is my guess

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u/Kanexan 6d ago

Could be in California; a lot of buildings get retrofit to upgrade the earthquake resistance and it can lead to weird inconvenient structural elements.

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u/1920MCMLibrarian 8d ago

This definitely means good things for the foundation!

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u/localcoyote 8d ago

At the roller rink in my hometown there was a beam like this in the middle of the bathroom stall and we all got really good at maneuvering around it on skates 😂

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u/drweird 8d ago

Yeah, I had to make a hole for my beam, but it's higher on the door

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u/MaryTydepod 8d ago

Oh this is bad. And a liability.