Ada Door Clearance Pull Side

Pull side of interior doors any connecting bathroom or other interior passageway door must have at least 18 inches of clearance space so that anyone in a wheelchair or other aid to mobility can approach the door and easily pull it open.

Ada door clearance pull side.

Clear space in front of the door may be reduced to a min. Of 42 of wall to the handle side of the door then the min. The ada home page provides access to americans with disabilities act ada regulations for businesses and state and local governments technical assistance materials ada standards for accessible design links to federal agencies with ada responsibilities and information updates on new ada requirements streaming video information about department of justice ada settlement agreements. The clear floor space width is the door width plus 18 inches minimum 24 preferred.

If there is a min. Since this is the pull side of each door the maneuvering clearance for each door shares the required 18 inches on the latch side. A minimum of 18 inches clear space 24 inches preferred is provided adjacent to the edge of the door latch side on the pull side. Of 60 clear in front of the door and 36 of wall to the latch side of the door.

The clear floor space extends 60 inches minimum from the door closed position. On the parallel side beyond the latch is 24 inches should the door need to swing open wide. 60 inches 1525 mm 36 inches 915 mm from hinge side. Neither the ada standards nor the ansi standards address overlapping of door maneuvering clearances.

Add 6 inches 150 mm if closer and latch are provided. Clearance and maneuvering width is vital to the structural layout of a building but the ada doesn t stop there. Add 12 inches 305 mm if closer and latch are provide 2. Front approach push side with 42 min clr depth latch approach sliding folding doors gates with latch approach use push side with 42 deep min 24 additional clearance on latch side 42 min 48 min 24 min min pull side 44 push side min per cbc 60 24 per cbc 24 48 min 54 min min pull side push side with closer only 24 min min 42.

54 inches 1370 mm. Front approaches to pull side of swinging doors shall have maneuvering space that extends from the hinge side of the door to 18 inches 455 mm minimum 24 inches 610 mm preferred beyond the latch side of the door and 60 inches 1525 mm minimum perpendicular to the doorway. Approach direction door or gate side perpendicular to doorway parallel to doorway beyond latch side unless noted 1. Ada door handle requirements.

Door or gate side. 48 inches 1220 mm 0 inches 0 mm 1. Parallel to doorway beyond latch side unless noted from front. However there are multiple instances where clearances are permitted to overlap.

For a hinge side approach on the pull side of a swinging door there must be a min.