Swing Door (Clearances) Building Codes & Rules

- Discover the importance of door clearances! Tools™ provides a 'Clearance o’meter' for precise dimensions, ensuring accessible spaces. Transforming the NCC!

Accessibility Overview

Swing Away

Hinge Side

Latch Side

Opening

Informative

Clearances^Informative

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

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)

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

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)

950^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)}

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)

110^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)}

NCC 2022 Vol 1, D4D2 (3)

NCC 2022 Vol 1, D4D2 (4)

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

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)

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

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)

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

Sliding Door Clearances

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)

140^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)}

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.1

≤ 1:40^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.1}

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)

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

Swing Forward

Fall

Face of Door

Door Handle

900mm to 1.1m^[1]above FFL

Door Handle

NCC 2022 V2

Class 2 to 9

SDA Design Standard 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 25.2, Fig.5, Fig.19

May 2023

NCC 2022 Vol 1, D4D2 (1)

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.5.3 (d)

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.5.2 (d)

Provision of access for people with disabilities in compliance to NCC^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, D4D2 (1)}
Door Handles
"D" Type Handle
≤ 45mm^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.5.3 (d)} length Snib Lock Lever Handle where provided
Sliding Doors
≤ 60mm^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.5.2 (d)} clearance between Handle & Door Jamb or Stop

AS 1428.1:2009, 13.5.3 (a)

900mm to 1.1m^{AS 1428.1:2009, 13.5.3 (a)}above FFL

Hinge Side

Fall

Swing Away

Swing Forward

Latch Side

AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)

1.175m^{AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)}

AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)

660^{AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)}

Face of Door

Opening

AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)

140^{AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)}

Informative

Clearances^Informative

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

AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)

900^{AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)}

AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.1

≤ 1:40^{AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.1}

AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)

110^{AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)}

AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)

1.67m^{AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)}

AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)

AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)

950m^{AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (f)AS 1428.1:2021, 10.3.2 (Figure 31) (b)}

NCC 2022 Vol 1, D4D2 (3)

NCC 2022 Vol 1, D4D2 (4)

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

Sliding Door Clearances

Door Handle

900mm to 1.1m^[1] above FFL

Door Handle

NCC 2025 V1

Class 2 to 9

SDA Design Standard 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 25.2, Fig.5, Fig.19

May 2023

AS 1428.1:2021, 10.4.2 (d)

AS 1428.1:2021, 10.4.3 (d)

NCC 2022 Vol 1, D4D2 (1)

Provision of access for people with disabilities in compliance to the NCC^{AS 1428.1:2021, 10.4.2 (d)}
Door Handles
"D" Type Handle
≤ 45mm^{AS 1428.1:2021, 10.4.3 (d)} length Snib Lock Lever Handle where provided
Sliding Doors
≤ 60mm^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, D4D2 (1)} clearance between Handle & Door Jamb or Stop

AS 1428.1:2021, 10.4.3 (a)

900mm to 1.1m^{AS 1428.1:2021, 10.4.3 (a)} above FFL