Im trying to find out what the building regulations for the height from the floor to the actual door is as theres a little dispute between myself and the builders about this.
Id door height from finished floor.
Knowing the exact height of the finished floor before installation and adjusting the door height is usually not practical and can change.
Denso13 20 jul 2007 4.
Interior door height off floor.
Door hardware mounting heights 2010 ada changes.
This means that we must know ahead of time of course the type of floor covering including the thickness of carpet.
Doors gates and side lights adjacent to doors or gates containing one or more glazing panels that permit viewing through the panels shall have the bottom of at least one glazed panel located 43 inches 1090 mm maximum above the finish floor.
Either way it gives you about 3 4 clearance over the finished floor.
This is an industry standard rule of thumb for trim carpenters across the states.
I have never seen a door set with that big of a gap unless it was to get past floors that were not level.
That meant 3mm gap at the top with a 1981mm door left 16mm gap at the bottom and this always seemed ok for any finish on the floors.
To fix the issue the doors need to be removed bottom of the jambs cut and reset the door.
We generally go 3 8 max from the top of the finished flooring to the bottom of the door.
The landing or floor on the exterior side shall be not more than 7 3 4 inches 196 mm below the top of the threshold provided the door does not swing over the landing or floor.
Ceramic porcelain marble granite and other natural stone floors can be 3 8 to 1 2 inch thick and are often laid on top of a secondary sub flooring material which in itself can be 1 4 to 5 8 inch thick.
Landings or finished floors at the required egress door shall be not more than 1 1 2 inches 38 mm lower than the top of the threshold.
Door handles pulls latches locks and other operating devices shall be installed 34 inches 864 mm minimum and 48 inches 1219 mm maximum above the finished floor.