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New two story dorm: elevator needed?

steveray said:
Maybe, .....but....., if it is a 12' story, then it is at least 144' of ramp, plus 5' landings every 30' makes it about 200' of ramp....Price that out...
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Example, using wildly exaggerated numbers for my market:

~13 yds of concrete at ~$120/yd = $1560
4 guys at 4 days = $4000 (and wouldn't they love it if they could really bill $250/day !)
Excavation/form rental/misc. = $2000
Total = $7560 - or $7.56/sf (average here for flat work is ~$4.00/sf)

You could double that number, and you're still not going to build an accessible elevator for that.
 
I didn't want to start an argument, I was just doing what you asked..... 200' long + 5' wide + 4" deep = 12.34568 cu. yds. 13 will pour it.

And why would you put guards/rails on an at-grade accessible route?

I only posted to point out the absurdity in the ADA commentary - the guy who wrote that bit of it needs to spend more time on planet earth.
 
What is absurd is to knowingly design an unaccessable 2 story dorm and deny inter-floor visitations by disabled residents.
 
ADAguy said:
What is absurd is to knowingly design an unaccessable 2 story dorm and deny inter-floor visitations by disabled residents.
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actually this design would provide equality for all resident and visitors by denying inter-floor visitations for able and disabled residents and visitors.
I agree it is a poor design for a dorm but it would be compliant with the code and ADA
If each level is less than 3,000 sq ft each then you could probably make the argument an elevator is not even required.
 
200' would be at 1:12 and it would be a ramp and everything that goes along with it, if you want to make it 400' long than I am sure it could get to 1:20 for a sloped walking surface...

JCraver said:
I didn't want to start an argument, I was just doing what you asked..... 200' long + 5' wide + 4" deep = 12.34568 cu. yds. 13 will pour it.

And why would you put guards/rails on an at-grade accessible route?

I only posted to point out the absurdity in the ADA commentary - the guy who wrote that bit of it needs to spend more time on planet earth.
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