Darren Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Got vapor lock today; I know (believe) a shower door cannot swing inward to a stall. Does this include a 'double' swing door (one that swings out and in)? Anyone have a source for this: I've spent about an hour with no luck. Thanks Darren www.aboutthehouseinspections.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 That's a new one on me. AFAIK the reason doors swing out is for fire safety (safe egress). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Hi, I don't think there is a prohibition against it swinging inward as long as it swings outward a minimum of 22 inches. OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 There is a section in the IRC 2000 that prohibits doors to swing out onto a landing where the step-down is more than 1 1/2 inches but I think it is a stretch to include shower doors in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Hi Steve, Yeah, I can't remember ever seeing a set of stairs with a landing at the top leading up into a shower stall. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Many, many moons ago, in my muni inspector days, there was a prohibition against shower doors swinging inward only; the ostensible reason was that if anyone went down in the shower, they would block the door and no rescuer would be able to get in. That disappeared w/doors that swing and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Originally posted by Darren Got vapor lock today; I know (believe) a shower door cannot swing inward to a stall. Does this include a 'double' swing door (one that swings out and in)? Anyone have a source for this: I've spent about an hour with no luck. Thanks Darren www.aboutthehouseinspections.com Darren, the rule isn't that a shower door can't open inward, it's that it must open outward. Subtle difference in phrasing, but it should address your question. As far as I can tell, the rule appeared out of nowhere in the 1992 CABO (P2309.1) and pretty much stayed there till it just vanished into thin air in the 2003 IRC. (It was in the 2000 IRC at 2708.1) The reasoning behind the rule, as I understand it, was exactly what Kurt said. If you've ever had someone collapse inside a shower, it's pretty tough to get to him if the door swings inward. If anyone has any idea why the rule was dropped from the 2003 IRC, I'd love to know why. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted March 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 A kind thanks to all; I have to send a follow-up letter to calify my report. Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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