Egress: 2 Separate Rooms into 1

[eyan50495]

Hi, we currently have 2 small workout recreation rooms that require 1 means of egress. Both rooms which are adjacent to one another have doors into a rated corridor.

The client wants to add a door between these adjacent rooms for access between them. However, if we count both floor areas together, the 2 rooms would require 2 means of egress. The existing doors are right next to one another and would not meet the remoteness requirement.

Would adding the door b/t both rooms trigger them to be counted as a single large room?

 

[cda]

Yes and no

What is sq ft of each room

Ol of each room

 

[eyan50495]

This is in NYC, R-2 multifamily. These two rooms are 934 SF and 2740 SF respectively.

 

[cda]

Well. Seems like the 2740 should have two exits to begin with

I take it sprinkled building ??

The two existing doors are not 1/3 diagonal distance apart?!

 

[steveray]

Adding a door....No....Removing the wall....Yes

And....

How do you get a 3000ft room with one MOE?

 

[eyan50495]

Apologies! Typo - 274 SF

 

[eyan50495]

934 SF Room w/ 1 door
274 SF Room w/ 1 door

Fully sprinklered

 

[fatboy]

I wouldn't have a problem with adding the door, still would consider it two separate rooms.

JMHO

 

[cda]

Now that we have cleared up the patients diagnoses, I concur with the other Doctors, no problem.

 

[steveray]

Add the door and play through.....