Mike Lamb Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 My Googling has not come up with the actual verse to this standard? Does someone have it? Thanks Namely that walking surfaces should not deviate more than 1/4". ASTM International Standard Practice for Safe Walking Surfaces (ASTM F 1637-02) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 As far as I know, one has to purchase the Standard from the ASTM website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lamb Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Seems so. I got this from an insurance company's web site: http://www.riskreviewonline.com/RiskRev ... TheExpert/ Princeton Insurance recommends following nationally recognized standards and practices, since these documents provide the criteria used in litigation. In fact, when a risk service consultant visits your property, they will apply the practices outlined in the ?Standard Practice for Safe Walking Surfaces? (ASTM F 1637-95) published by the American Society for Testing and Materials to the conditions observed at your location. The standard states that if the variation is between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch, then the surfaces are to be beveled (ground down) to create a smooth transition having a slope no greater than 1:2 (rise:run). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Tile manufacturers often have a spec for maximum "lippage", the maximum amount of variance allowed to prevent tripping. http://www.tcnatile.com/faqs/175-lippage.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Don't gimme none of yo lippage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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exploreparadise2 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 The IBC addresses the height differences in the floor surface at door thresholds in Section 1008.1.7. It states that a threshold in a sliding door can't exceed 3/4" and a threshold in other types of doors can't exceed 1/2". It furthers states that raised thresholds and floor level changes greater than 1/4" shall be beveled with a slope not greater than 1:2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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