Though I would not normally consider building a deck higher than the finished floor, the area in question is protected from the elements enough that I have never seen rain or snow reach the doorway, other than a few flakes during one of the strongest blizzards I have seen in my 55 years of living in the area....a blizzard that also came from a direction that rarely happens.
Without trying to explain what is a rather unusual set of circumstances at this entry door, I'll just say that it would make my life considerably easier if I were to build the entry deck (wood) to the same height that the top of the threshold is.....which, is 1.5" above the finished floor of the house. Coincidentally, the house I'm currently living in has a wooden deck that is also 1.5" above the finished floor. So, as you walk into the house from the deck, you actually step down 1.5". It is very comfortable, coming and going....and, even though this entry doesn't offer as much protection from the elements as the above mentioned entry porch, I have not seen or experienced any issues after 35 years.
Although I could have missed it.......I have not seen anything in the code that explicitly prohibits what I want to do. Anyone know?
Without trying to explain what is a rather unusual set of circumstances at this entry door, I'll just say that it would make my life considerably easier if I were to build the entry deck (wood) to the same height that the top of the threshold is.....which, is 1.5" above the finished floor of the house. Coincidentally, the house I'm currently living in has a wooden deck that is also 1.5" above the finished floor. So, as you walk into the house from the deck, you actually step down 1.5". It is very comfortable, coming and going....and, even though this entry doesn't offer as much protection from the elements as the above mentioned entry porch, I have not seen or experienced any issues after 35 years.
Although I could have missed it.......I have not seen anything in the code that explicitly prohibits what I want to do. Anyone know?