Marc Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Can anyone point me towards the requirement for an outswing exterior door in residential? I don't see it in R311 (Means of Egress). Thanks. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 There is no requirement for out swinging doors in residential construction. There is no prohibition of them either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leighton Jantz Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Only thing I can think of is if it's a the top of a stairway it should have a 36"X36" landing (smart construction would be 6" below threshold but I'm not sure if that's correct) just going off top of my head, I didn't look up code. Edit: I also make sure that the hinge has the set screw on the inside so that the pins can't be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Thanks Tom. It's common here and I'm guessing that a myth born of some agent got started and eventually spread to me that an outswing door was an egress requirement so folks escaping fire in the house could proceed forward through the door instead of backing up to open it. Another myth dies. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leighton Jantz Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Another train of thought lost in translation, I was thinking out swinging door not allowed. Very rarely seen here, I'm guessing because of drifting snow and security? We can get 3-4' drifts against houses in the winter, would be pretty hard to push out swinging door open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 https://inspectorsjournal.com/forum/top ... C_ID=19441 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 https://inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=19441 Yep. Gotta remember to wait for my second coffee before I post...if I can even remember that. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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