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Door above floor. For example in massachusetts where i live 521 cmr requires entrance doors in multiple dwellings to have a viewer or sidelight or vision light mounted 60 inches above the floor for some types of units with an additional viewer light at 42 inches above the floor for others. The u factor requirements discussed above for vertical fenestration also apply to exterior glass doors. However there are times when cutting off doors cannot be avoided especially on home improvement projects where there has been a change in flooring. I can email that powerpoint to you if you are interested.

On the inside of the entry door finished flooring is laid on the concrete or wood sub. Figure 2 floor relative to entry door. At oregon carpenters we hang hundreds of doors a year so learning how to set them up for proper floor clearance is important. 1 16 of over 30 000 results for over the door decor stratton home decor s07736 brushed pearl over the door wall decor 51 00 w x 1 00 d x 15 00 h white 4 5 out of 5 stars 42.

Cutting off doors to clear for your new flooring. Most entry door frames have a piece of lumber below the door and combined with the metal threshold will raise the base of the door off the concrete or wood sub floor by approximately 1 1 4 inches as shown in figure 2. 2018 irc section r311 3 1 restricts threshold height a required exit door in residences to 1 inches from the top of the the threshold to the floor or landing on each side of the door. If the door is equal to or less than 50 percent glass it is considered to be an opaque door.

Means of egress doors in the irc. Glass doors by definition in the iecc are considered to be those which are more than 50 percent glass in area. We are the premier pacific northwest garage door repair and installation company. A 1 door undercut on smooth flooring does move 140 cfm 3pa as the testing showed but only 60 cfm over carpet and compared to 70 cfm for a 3 8 door undercut over smooth flooring.