A sliding door which can be swung open shall swing in the direction of escape travel when a certain horizontal force is applied to the door.
Sliding door landing requirements.
This handout is intended to provide only general information.
The following is a list of the general requirements for residential landings and thresholds based on the 2016 california residential code.
The general requirement for the specified egress door is a maximum 11 2 in.
The width of each landing shall not be less than the door served.
4 a landing may be omitted at the bottom of an exterior stair or ramp provided there is no obstruction such as a gate or door within the lesser of the width of the stair or ramp or a 900 mm for stairs or ramps serving a single dwelling unit and.
A top landing is not required where a stairway of not more than two risers is located on the exterior side of the door provided that the door does not swing over the stairway.
Where a door opens over a landing the landing shall be at least as wide as the door and at least 5 feet long.
Doors other than the required egress door shall be provided with landings or floors not more than 7 3 4 inches 196 mm below the top of the threshold.
A flight of stairs shall not have a vertical rise larger than 12 feet 3658.
When the sliding door is converted to a swing door it shall comply with all the requirements of an exit access door.
D sliding door with swing out feature.
F change in floor level at doors.
There shall be a floor or landing on each side of each exterior door.
The landing at an exterior doorway shall not be more than 7 3 4 inches 196 mm below the top of the threshold.
You can eliminate part of the hazard of a door that opens out over a step by using a sliding or pocket door provided the whole assembly is fire rated as most pocket doors are not.
A floor or landing is not required at the top of an interior flight of stairs including stairs in an enclosed garage provided a door does not swing over the stairs.
After all these wise choices are made double check them against the minimum code requirements.
Then this section may help you out r311 7 5 landings for stairways.
When we open a door that swings out over a step down our hand on the doorknob guides where we step out and how far.
Landing requirements for egress exterior doors.
Regardless of the occupant load there shall be a floor or landing on each side of a door.
The floor or landing shall be no more than 1 inch lower than the threshold of the doorway.
The floor or landing at exterior doors other than the exit door required by section r311 4 1 shall not be required to comply with this requirement but shall have a rise no greater than that permitted in section r311 5 3.