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    width of interior door at top of stairs

    Hello. We live in Georgia, and are having a door put in at the top of our stairs that lead to the basement. There is no landing, so the door will not swing over the steps, it will swing into the hallway. What is the minimum width door code allows? There is no access out of the basement other...
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    Door to accessible space under stair

    Instead of of having nothing under the platform of a U shaped stair, I decided to enclose it, creating a space with 4'-11" ceiling height. It's really just a storage space. I want to add a access door so that the client can store stuff under the stair. I get that per R302.7 the walls and ceiling...
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