(1)

If wood wall studs or sheet steel wall studs enclose the main bathroom in a dwelling unit, reinforcement shall be installed to permit the future installation of the following:

(a)

for a water closet, a grab bar described in Clauses 3.8.3.8.(3)(a) and a grab bar described in Clause 3.8.3.8.(3)(c),

(b)

for a shower, grab bars described in Clause 3.8.3.13.(2)(g), and

(c)

for a bathtub, grab bars described in Clause 3.8.3.13.(7)(e). (See Note A-3.3.4.9.(1))