The floor or landing shall be no more than 1 inch lower than the threshold of the doorway.
Sliding door landing code.
R311 7 6 landings for stairways.
Building codes for exterior doors.
These landings shall be as wide as the door and a minimum of 36 inches in the direction of travel.
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.
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.
All exterior doors shall have a landing immediately on the exterior side.
Landing requirements for all other exterior doors for all non egress exterior doors the 2003 code update allows a 7 3 4 in.
Regardless of the occupant load there shall be a floor or landing on each side of a door.
Where a door opens over a landing the landing shall be at least as wide as the door and at least 5 feet long.
These landings must be no more than 8 inches below the interior floor level.
This allowance provides some design flexibility.
The landing or floor on the exterior side shall be not more than 7 3 4 inches 196 mm below the top of the threshold provided the door does not swing over the landing or floor.
There shall be a floor or landing at the top and bottom of.
The exterior landing or floor shall not be more than 7 inches below the top of the threshold provided the door does not swing over the landing or floor.