Swing Door (Clearances) Building Codes & Rules

Swing Forward

Clearances^Informative

• From finished surfaces
• Allow for
• Skirtings or Kerbs
• Handrails or Grabrails
• Other projecting fixtures
• Construction tolerances

Clearances only required to buildings & parts of buildings required to be accessible^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, D4D2 (3)NCC 2022 Vol 1, D4D2 (4)}

Latch Side

Swing Away

Face of Door

Fall

Hinge Side

Opening

≤ 1:40^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.1}

950^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (c)AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (g)}

1.67m^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (g)}

560^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (g)}

900^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (g)}

460^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (c)}

660^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (c)}

1.175m^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (c)}

Door Handle

• 900mm to 1.1m^[1] above FFL

Door Handle

NCC 2022 V4

NCC 2022 Vol 1, D4D2 (1)

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.5.3 (d)

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.5.2 (d)

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.5.3 (a)