The building regulations stipulate that there must be 400mm from the door or swing of the door to the bottom of the stairs.
Door at bottom of stairs uk.
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The space between any door opening and the staircase should be at least 400mm.
The diagrams below illustrate this.
At the bottom of our stairs are two doors which are nearly always open and you have to go through one of them to get upstairs.
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If it s that bad put the door at the bottom of the stairs instead.
It is for a loft conversion and i want some way to close off the upstairs when it is not in use.
I have had a look in part k but it dosnt seem to mention it.
Uk building regulations stairs are no joke.
An interior door at the top of a flight of stairs need not have a landing at the top of the stairs provided the door swings away from the stairs.
The building regulations stipulate that a 100mm sphere should not be able to fit through the staircase at any point.
9 open riser stairs.
Landing at the top and bottom of every staircase should be level and flat although those at ground level can have a gradient as long as it doesn t exceed 1 20.
I was thinking about getting some new door handles with built in.
I am trying to find out if it is alright to have a door next to the bottom step on a flight of stairs.
Landings must be clear of any permanent obstructions.
Stair landings are required at top and bottom with exceptions at top of interior stairs or in garage if door swings in away from the stairs.
Resi s building regulations package.
Door to bottom of stairs.
Stair platform or landing specifications defects.
At the bottom of the stairs a door is allowed to open over the landing providing there is a further clear distance of 400mm as shown in diagram 1 24 in approved document k.
Generally speaking a landing equal to the width of the stairs is required at the top of the stairs if the door opens outwards away from the stairs.
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