allseason Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Is a garage entry door into a finished room required to open into the finished area or is it permitted to open into the garage? The problem is a step in the finished area beneath the door. If they reverse the door it will not open over the step. Click to Enlarge 34.81 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMustola Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 I see no reason the door can't open into the garage, just build a landing to remove the fall hazard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Not enough room for a landing. I guess they'll have to dent the side of the Lexus with the new door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 It can open into the garage. That's how I built mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emalernee Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Can they not build a platform in the finished area to allow for the proper entry and exit with the door hung that way it is now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Can they not build a platform in the finished area to allow for the proper entry and exit with the door hung that way it is now? There is a stairway right there, making a landing for the garage door seem impossible, but .... If the landing was extending to the base of the stairs, it could serve both the door and the stairs and become a design feature. Another way is to put the door at the home floor level, maybe bring the doorway into the room three feet but farther from the stairs, then two steps up to the garage. But a big landing would be relatively easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah, that was my thought, extend the bottom step right across in front of that door and you've killed two birds with one stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah, that was my thought, extend the bottom step right across in front of that door and you've killed two birds with one stone. DING! Then it would have the landing it should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 As long as the garage floor is not higher than the interior floor why not cut out the sill and lower the bottom of the door. Eliminate the extra step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 As long as the garage floor is not higher than the interior floor why not cut out the sill and lower the bottom of the door. Eliminate the extra step. More work and expense than it's worth. Besides, that bottom step is pretty much the whole problem. It's a short sighted design and a tripping hazard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 The garage floor is at the same level as the bottom of the door. The existing step is on a landing allready. Basement steps, landing, step down into hallway from where I took the picture. By the time you redesign everything and replace the tile you could pay for a new door and install three times over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I suggest a roll of flourescent grip tape. One could easily mark all of the step edges in that room and have tape to spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (Or you could tell people there's a f**king step beneath the garage door and they need to be mindful of it. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Apparently you were wrong about the smileys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 The garage floor is at the same level as the bottom of the door. The existing step is on a landing allready. Basement steps, landing, step down into hallway from where I took the picture. By the time you redesign everything and replace the tile you could pay for a new door and install three times over. Yeah, but ... That step is too narrow and too slippery. So they could swing the door into the garage but the step needs work too, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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