Where a door opens over a landing the landing shall be at least as wide as the door and at least 5 feet long.
Front door landing code.
Such floor or landing shall be at the same elevation on each side of the door.
Here is how the florida building code describes landings at doors.
Where the door opens into the stairway of a smokeproof enclosure the landing need not have a length of 5 feet.
In our opinion a landing on both sides of a door is recommended for practical reasons and such a landing is indeed required by some codes.
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.
Step down on the interior and up to two steps down to the landing on the exterior regardless of which way the door swings it can only swing over one step.
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.
Title 24 part 2 section 2 3303 i 1 and i 2 exception.
Learn what is required for most cases and when you actually need a landing.
Stairway landings for front door access must comply with local building codes which dictate the space required.
Exterior doors in homes and businesses not only provide security but they also serve as a vital means of egress during a fire or other emergency.
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The width of each landing shall not be less than the.
R311 3 floors and landings at exterior doors there shall be a landing or floor on each side of.
Its dependent on the movement of the door.
For all non egress exterior doors the 2003 code update allows a 7 3 4 in.