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Is a landing required outside the door on a screened porch?
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| I am building a screen porch. It is approx 10-11' above grade and will
have stairs down to grade. Is a landing required by the IRC outside
the screen door? It will swing into the porch.
Thanks,
Walt
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| I would prefer at least a 3" landing but no code that I know of
requires a landing ahead of your basement stairs so code wise,
I'll have to pass.
"Walt" <off_belay@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1153006889.350221.270320@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com
>I am building a screen porch. It is approx 10-11' above
> grade and will have stairs down to grade. Is a landing
> required by the IRC outside the screen door? It will
> swing into the porch.
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> Thanks,
> Walt
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| John Reddy 2006-07-16, 9:25 am |
| In article <S6fug.151$252.102@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
"Glenn" <pilcheg@kc.rr.com> wrote:
> I would prefer at least a 3" landing but no code that I know of
> requires a landing ahead of your basement stairs so code wise,
> I'll have to pass.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that you mean a 3 foot
landing and not a 3 inch landing.
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| Willshak 2006-07-16, 9:25 am |
| Walt wrote:
> I am building a screen porch. It is approx 10-11' above grade and will
> have stairs down to grade. Is a landing required by the IRC outside
> the screen door? It will swing into the porch.
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> Thanks,
> Walt
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I don't know about the code, but for safety reasons, I would put one
there. How would someone, especially a child, open the door while
standing on the steps without moving out of the way of the swinging door?
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To Email, remove the double zeroes after 'at'
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| That's a good strong limb. 
"John Reddy" <johnreddy@contbuilding.com> wrote in message
news:johnreddy-ECEC08.06380816072006@news.verizon.net
> In article <S6fug.151$252.102@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
> "Glenn" <pilcheg@kc.rr.com> wrote:
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> I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that you
> mean a 3 foot landing and not a 3 inch landing.
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| HerHusband 2006-07-16, 1:25 pm |
| > I am building a screen porch. It is approx 10-11' above grade and will
> have stairs down to grade. Is a landing required by the IRC outside
> the screen door? It will swing into the porch.
I think we use UBC code here, but we were supposed to have a 3 foot landing
outside our back door, even though it swung "in" to the house. I guess the
idea is you have a place to stand while you open the door?
However, our stairway had to fit between our house and detached garage. It
couldn't go sideways because of vents, drains, faucets, etc., and it needed
to line up with the garage door directly ahead. Because of the limited
space, the inspector let us get by with a 20" landing at the top, but said
it wouldn't normally meet code. In actual daily use, we haven't noticed any
problems, or awkwardness using those stairs. They're very comfortable to
use and navigate, even with an armload of groceries.
I'd say it depends on your situation and local inspectors. If you have
doubts, call the building department and ask what they require.
Anthony
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| djenkins6 2006-07-17, 3:25 am |
| When I was 11 I stepped out of a door in the dark and went flying down
steps breaking my front tooth. A landing could save a life.
David
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