righter101
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2009 IRC 311.3.2
R311.3.2 Floor elevations for other exterior doors. Doors
other than the required egress door shall be provided with
landings or floors not more than 7 3/4 inches below
the top of the threshold.
Exception:A landing is not required where a stairway of
two or fewer risers is located on the exterior side of the
door, provided the door does not swing over the stairway.
Just curious how others are interpreting this section??
The 2003 seemed to make it pretty clear that you can not have a 7.75" drop on the outside of a door if the door swings over it.
The 2006 reworded the language quite a bit, but the intent and end result still seems to be there, if you have a door swinging out, you need a landing within 1.5 inches. Basically, you can not have a door swing over a 7.75" drop.
When I read the 2009, it seems to confuse the issue. Has the intent changed, to allow doors (not the required egress) to swing over a 7.75" drop??
Is it reasonable for me to intepret this section using the exception, that a drop of 7.75" would constitute a "stairway of two or fewer risers", thus not allowing the door to swing over it??
I looked through the thread archives and didn't find this one.
I think the intent of the code is, if you have a 7.75" drop out side a door, the door should not swing over it.
Thoughts, opinions, comments, criticisms, even off topic jokes are welcome.
Thanks
R311.3.2 Floor elevations for other exterior doors. Doors
other than the required egress door shall be provided with
landings or floors not more than 7 3/4 inches below
the top of the threshold.
Exception:A landing is not required where a stairway of
two or fewer risers is located on the exterior side of the
door, provided the door does not swing over the stairway.
Just curious how others are interpreting this section??
The 2003 seemed to make it pretty clear that you can not have a 7.75" drop on the outside of a door if the door swings over it.
The 2006 reworded the language quite a bit, but the intent and end result still seems to be there, if you have a door swinging out, you need a landing within 1.5 inches. Basically, you can not have a door swing over a 7.75" drop.
When I read the 2009, it seems to confuse the issue. Has the intent changed, to allow doors (not the required egress) to swing over a 7.75" drop??
Is it reasonable for me to intepret this section using the exception, that a drop of 7.75" would constitute a "stairway of two or fewer risers", thus not allowing the door to swing over it??
I looked through the thread archives and didn't find this one.
I think the intent of the code is, if you have a 7.75" drop out side a door, the door should not swing over it.
Thoughts, opinions, comments, criticisms, even off topic jokes are welcome.
Thanks