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    greater and lesser where there may be more than two stairs or ramps

    The following is from Ontario Building Code, Division B, part 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.8.6.3. Dimensions of Landings ... (4) Where flights or...
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    Exterior stair - landing and handrail concerns

    Working on a project to replace an existing exterior loading dock with stairs (Business occupancy). The red lines in the photo below indicate where the contractor intends to provide handrails. I'm concerned about the lower landing width, especially how the 6" curb and the handrail decrease the...
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    Landing Dimensions

    If an exterior door opens onto a landing for exterior stairs (only 4 risers) , how large does that landing need to be? It is a non-ADA entrance.
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    12 FT stair landing required in Assembly spaces?

    TIA. Trying to find out if the 12 FT elevation change limit before a required landing in a stair applies to an Assembly, Unconcentrated classification. Please share IBC 2015 reference if you know it.
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    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?
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    Standpipe Projections into Stairwell

    A DOJ inspector has just flagged several locations on my project where the standpipe valves project more than 4 inches into the path of travel on the stair landings. Has anyone else ever encountered this? How did you solve it? The best I can think of is to run small sections of cane rail around...
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    Clearance @ fire stair tread and door

    Can anyone comment on the minimum distance between the nosing of the top tread and the door opening edge? The only thing I could find was the minimum size stair landings to be the same depth as the width of the stair.
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    Tiny ramp trouble?

    I'm working on a parking deck project and due to a precast mishap the door to the stairwell/elevator lobby sits in a concrete wall opening that is 1 inch higher than the landing surface. My thought was to use one of those aluminum threshold-style ramps at the base of the door to allow a smooth...
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