Door Clearance at Wide-Throat Jambs

[DTBarch]

Cutting new man-door openings into an existing 6" conc. tilt panel wall serving new restrooms. Due to considerable loading conditions above, the structural engineer has asked for 6" tube steel 12" off edge of rough opening, ultimately tying in to a header of similar size. The 6" conc wall, plus the 6" tube steel make for a door frame that will have a wide-throat, probably with a 9-1/8" wide frame transitioning into drywall to make up the rest of the 12+ inches of rough door frame throat depth.

Does the extra-wide throat depth interfere with the accessible 12" and 18" clearances on the respective sides of the strike? Can't find anything that specifically addresses that.

 

[mark handler]

I Dig Hardware / I Hate Hardware » Recessed Doors

 

[DTBarch]

Perfect. Thanks Mark.

 

[LGreene]

I Dig Hardware / I Hate Hardware » Recessed Doors

You beat me to it - thank you!

 

[mark handler]

You beat me to it - thank you!

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[ADAguy]

Code allows door frame to set back no more than 8" from face of adjacent wall, does that help?

 

[LGreene]

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