Toilet Partition

Toilet partitions (also known as bathroom partitions, restroom partitions, toilet stalls, privacy walls, bathroom dividers and urinal screens) are walls surrounding a toilet or urinal in most public restrooms. Depending on what region you're in, these walls can be from floor to the ceiling (e.g. in the UK) or about a foot off the floor to 2 feet from the ceiling (e.g. in the USA). Toilet partitions are used to separate toilet areas from one another as well to give the occupant some privacy during their use.
Materials
The material the walls are made out of can consist of:
* Powder coated steel - Metal coated with powder (normally to add color or a design to the metal)
* High pressure laminate - Particle boards coated infused with resin for durability.
* Sandwich panels - A special material is made from plastic skins with a hollow core, very strong but also lightweight.
* Solid plastic - Solid plastic panels all the way through, for increased durability and easy to wash.
* Stainless steel - 100% recyclable stainless steel for durability, appearance and added health benefits in regards to cleanliness.
* Solid phenolic - Extremely durable material made with many layers of kraft paper infused with resin under intense pressure.
* Glass - Glass panes either cloudy or colored for privacy, framed up in the same fashion like other partitions.
History
Earlier versions of toilet partitions included curtains, thin tin sheets, marble slabs, wood framed enclosures with wooden doors, cardboard and even crudely nailed wood planks. Toilet partitions are actually not that old of a concept, mainly curtains were used if anything at all. Most bathrooms for more than 3 toilets used 4 foot deep enclosures and bypassed the need for a toilet partition by having basically a mini bathroom inside a bathroom (bathroomception).
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