Swing Door (Clearances) Building Codes & Rules

Swing Away

Latch Side

Hinge Side

Swing Forward

Fall

Clearances^Informative

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

≤ 1:40^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.1}

410^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (a)}

340^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (a)}

1.14m^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (a)}

Face of Door

Opening

1m^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (a)AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (e)}

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

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

510^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (e)}

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

Door Handle

• 900mm to 1.1m^[1] above FFL

Door Handle

NCC 2022 V1

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)