Sliding Door Landing Code
R311 7 6 landings for stairways.
Sliding door landing code. Step down on the interior and up to two steps down to the landing on the exterior regardless of which way the door swings it can only swing over one step. All exterior doors shall have a landing immediately on the exterior side. If the door swings out over the landing this dimension is 1 inch maximum. The exterior landing or floor shall not be more than 7 inches below the top of the threshold provided the door does not swing over the landing or floor.
These landings shall be as wide as the door and a minimum of 36 inches in the direction of travel. This allowance provides some design flexibility. The landing or floor on the exterior side shall be not more than 7 3 4 inches 196 mm below the top of the threshold provided the door does not swing over the landing or floor. There shall be a floor or landing at the top and bottom of.
Title 24 part 2 section 2 3303 i 1 and i 2. Landing requirements for all other exterior doors for all non egress exterior doors the 2003 code update allows a 7 3 4 in. Building codes for exterior doors. Regardless of the occupant load there shall be a floor or landing on each side of a door.
Landings or finished floors at the required egress door shall be not more than 1 1 2 inches 38 mm lower than the top of the threshold. Exterior doors in homes and businesses not only provide security but they also serve as a vital means of egress during a fire or other emergency.