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  1. W

    BUILDING CODE/EGRESS LAWS QUESTION

    I've been looking all over the internet for an answer to this and cannot find answers. Is it legal to have something like this but permanently setup as a main entrance to a raised/stilted house? (In Georgia, USA)
  2. T

    Commercial Kitchen Door Fire Rating

    I'm working with an architect on confirming the rating for a door leading into a commercial kitchen from a dining room. He specified a standard grade 0 hour rated door with standard glass. I didn't approve the specifications and sent notes back after plan review that said the door should have...
  3. rjjh

    California - Hotel - glass shower door size, egress, swing requirements

    For a non ADA unit, will a glass shower compartment door need to meet the CBC Ch.10 egress requirements with a 32" minimum width? The CA plumbing code appears to permit 22" min. width, but in a commercial setting I'd assume the 32" min. width will prevail. Also are there any code sections...
  4. N

    Arched doors and clear opening requirements

    I have a 36x80 arched doorway with the top of arch at 80". The door is the only point of egress out of a small office with Occ. load of 2. It proposed to be a pocket door. Is the "arch" of an arched opening allowed to encroach on the clear opening requirement? Does the line of the arch need to...
  5. S

    Door vs. doorway in an exit

    The following is excerpt from a blog titled Egress vs Exit? at https://kilolimacode.com/egress-vs-exit/ "Exits include doors or doorways leading directly into an exit stair or directly to the outside. In the case of an exit leading to a separate building, exits also include vestibules...
    • sunyaer
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  6. JimmyTreeX

    Fire rated entry door: 1-2 Family Residential (existing)

    I am a code inspector in upstate New York and I’ve been trying to get a definitive answer on entry doors in a 1 and/or 2 family needing to be fire rated (20 min)? When I started 14 years ago I was trained by my supervisor to enforce that. At this point in my career I like to make sure...
  7. C

    R302.5.1 Fire Door/Garage

    We are moving out of our home, and as part of the relocation process, we had to undergo an inspection. It was determined that the door to our garage doesn’t meet code (R302.5.1). We were told that if we can determine when this code was implemented, it may not be applicable to our house (older...
  8. C

    Exterior Door Fire Rating

    Working on a Type IA construction residential project with a sprinkler system. If the entrance door is at the property line does it need to have a fire rating?
  9. LGreene

    Webinar Offering ICC CEUs

    Hi All - I'll be doing some free webinars this year that offer CEUs from the ICC, AIA, and DHI. The first one is next week, and the info is here: https://idighardware.com/2020/02/webinar-1-code-changes-affecting-classroom-doors/
  10. A

    Capped Kick Plate at Smooth Door Bottom

    We are working on a renovation and the existing doors do not have a 10" bottom rail. Rather than replacing the doors, we are installing kick plates to meet the 10" smooth surface requirement. Per the code though, cavities created by kick plates shall be capped. Has anyone found a solution for...
  11. A

    Ramp Landing at Door

    We're doing a commercial remodel which is requiring us to drop a warehouse slab 7". If we use a 1:15 slope, is this still considered a ramp, and are we still required to have a landing at the door?
  12. LGreene

    What type of switch would you accept?

    Hi All - Last week I posted a question on iDigHardware and didn't receive a lot of feedback, which usually means that iDH readers don't know the answer. I'd like to ask your opinion and get your insight either here on the forum or on the iDH blog post. It has to do with what type of switch...
  13. S

    Mini / self storage doors, storage Doors

    12’x 60’ storage (3 occupants) with only (1) rollup 8’x8’ door exit from space. Exception #1 applicable and Exception #6 not applicable? No requirement to apply #6 or take additional exception? 2015 IBC 1010.1.2 Door swing. Egress doors shall be of the pivoted or side-hinged swinging type...
  14. LGreene

    Reduction in Egress Width

    I'm trying to find "proof" in the IBC of something that I thought I already knew, but I'm having trouble. Imagine a vestibule, with a pair of doors on the interior (leading from the lobby to the vestibule) and a single door on the exterior. I didn't think that was allowed because it reduced...
  15. Ryan Schultz

    Manual flush bolts on exit door.

    I have double exit door in an A-2 occupancy where one leaf is 3ft and the other is 2ft. The 3ft leaf is large enough to accommodate the occupant load. Per the code we cannot use manual flush bolts on the 2ft leaf. If so, are you allowed to put panic hardware, with vertical rods, on this...
  16. A

    CORRIDOR vs BLDG Lobby

    Thanks for viewing: I am designing a remodel for a lobby of a 27 story building built in 1953 (non-sprinklered). The main entrance/exit I am moving over 1 structural bay. Existing entrance is all non-rated glass doors and windows. There is also a secondary exit in the back via a fire-separated...
  17. LGreene

    What's an access-controlled egress door?

    I know the answer to this question. The problem is trying to convince people of the answer. There is a section in NFPA 101 with this title, and there was a section in the IBC until the 2015 edition when it was changed to "Sensor Release of Electromagnetically Locked Egress Doors." I have been...
  18. LGreene

    Posting Occupant Load to Avoid Panic Hardware

    Many times I have seen an occupant load posted at 49 people. I guess that could be the calculated occupant load, but in some cases I have seen that occupant load posted in order to avoid a second exit, outswinging doors, and/or panic hardware. I looked in the IBC Commentary for something...
  19. LGreene

    "Wrong-Way" Pairs

    I asked about this a looooong time ago (2014) and since I'm still getting questions on it I figured I check in with y'all again. Most double-egress pairs of doors are installed so that they follow the natural traffic flow, but sometimes they are installed so the doors are swinging against the...
  20. LGreene

    Proposed Change to NFPA 101

    Several changes have been proposed for the 2018 edition of NFPA 101, which would allow the locking devices on classroom doors to be released with 2 operations instead of 1. I haven't found any research or data to show that this would not have a negative impact on life safety. The NFPA...
  21. LGreene

    Panic Hardware Refresher

    If you have questions about panic hardware, here's a summary that might help: http://idighardware.com/2017/04/decoded-panic-hardware-refresher-may-2017/ Let me know if you disagree with anything! :)
  22. LGreene

    UL 294 - Standard for Access Control

    I've seen quite a few requests from AHJs lately, asking to see the UL 294 listings for all of the electrified hardware installed on the project. The listing is not required by the model codes for every piece of electrified hardware, so I wrote a follow-up article to help clarify...
  23. LGreene

    Actuating Portion of Panic Hardware

    I always thought this was pretty clear...the actuating portion of panic hardware (the touchpad or crossbar) has to measure at least half the width of the door. For a 3-foot door, that's 18 inches. For a 4-foot door, 24 inches. For a door that's in between 3 feet and 4 feet wide, we use panic...
  24. LGreene

    Wordless Wednesday - Blinds

    So...you're a code official who's just having lunch in another jurisdiction, and you see a marked exit door which has been converted to a window - complete with blinds and a table with a view. What do you do? a) Look the other way and enjoy your lunch b) Ask to speak to the manager c) Call the...
  25. LGreene

    Hardware Mounting Height

    This question has been coming up quite a bit lately, so I wrote about it on my blog today: http://idighardware.com/2017/03/qq-accessible-mounting-height/ It's actually 2 questions...for a long pull handle that is not installed completely within the allowable mounting range for hardware, how...
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