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stair construction

  1. K

    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.
  2. C

    Technical Question-Scissor Stair

    We are working on a multiple dwelling structure in reinforced concrete. I would like to ask how does the separation wall (4" cmu) between scissor stairs gets supported. This is an 8 story, including the bulkhead, cellar, and subcellar. The separation needs to happen from the first floor and...
  3. Robo

    Platform 410.4 and access

    In the process of renovating an existing building, type IIB structure, under the 2015 IBC. The existing space has a slab-on-grade floor change of 20". For design & programming purposes, the renovation plan is extending the higher elevation (via the use of a platform as described within 410.4)...
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