9.5.5.1.Doorway Opening Sizes

(1) Except as provided in Sentence (2) and Articles 9.5.5.3., 9.9.6.2. and 9.9.6.3., doorway openings within dwelling units and within houses with a secondary suite including their common spaces shall be designed to accommodate at least the door sizes given in Table 9.5.5.1. for swing-type and folding doors. (2) Doorway openings within secondary suites shall be designed to accommodate swing-type and folding doors not less than 1 890 mm high where the ceiling height complies with Sentence 9.5.3.1.(2). Table 9.5.5.1. Minimum Door Sizes Forming Part of Sentence 9.5.5.1.(1) At Entrance to: Minimum Width, mm Minimum Height, mm Dwelling unit or house with a secondary suite including common spaces (required entrance) 810 1 980 Vestibule or entrance hall Stairs to a floor level that contains a finished space All doors in at least one line of passage from the exterior to the basement 810 1 980 Utility rooms Walk-in closet 610 1 980 Bathroom, water-closet room, shower room(1) 610 1 980 Rooms located off hallways that are permitted to be 710 mm wide 610 1 980 Rooms not mentioned above, exterior balconies 760 1 980 Notes to Table 9.5.5.1.: (1) See Article 9.5.5.3.