Ada Door Pull Height Requirements

Accessibility standards called the 2010 ada standards for accessible design 2010 standards or standards.

Ada door pull height requirements.

Locks used only for security purposes and not used for normal operation are permitted at any height. Door closers and door stops shall be permitted to be 78 inches minimum above the finish floor or ground. Ada door handle height requirement the height of the door handle must be between a minimum of 34 and a maximum of 48. These requirements consider a series of parameters such as width and height the surface of the door handles locks pulls latches thresholds and the closing speed of the door.

Door handles pulls latches locks and other operating devices shall be installed 34 inches 864 mm minimum and 48 inches 1219 mm maximum above the finished floor. Among width and height requirements ada considers that the clear width of a door must have a minimum size of 32 inches and a maximum of 48 inches. Door and gate hardware 404 2 7 the most important aspect of this section is the mounting height for operable parts pulls handles etc they need to be a minimum of 34 and a maximum of 48 above the finished floor. Door and gate surfaces 404 2 10 the bottom surface of doors and gates on the push side must be smooth to a height of at least 10.

A minimum of 10 inches is required from the bottom of pull handle to the finished floor on the corridor side. Handles pulls panic bars door hardware ada compliant locks exit devices handles pulls latches and other operable parts on doors shall comply operable parts of such hardware shall be 34 inches minimum and 48 inches maximum above the finish floor or ground. This facilitates access since mobility aids including wheelchair footrests are sometimes used to push or prop open doors. Locks used only for security purposes and not used for normal opera tion are permitted at any height.

The 2010 standards set minimum requirements both scoping and technical for newly designed and constructed. There is one notable difference between the 2003 code and 2010 code. 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.