Door At Bottom Of Stairs Uk. Generally speaking a landing equal to the width of the stairs is required at the top of the stairs if the door opens outwards away from the stairs. I have had a look in part k but it dosnt seem to mention it. Stair landings are required at top and bottom with exceptions at top of interior stairs or in garage if door swings in away from the stairs.
The space between any door opening and the staircase should be at least 400mm. I have had a look in part k but it dosnt seem to mention it.
The building regulations stipulate that a 100mm sphere should not be able to fit through the staircase at any point.
But note that the landing requirement is the same for the top and bottom so the door has to be 1 step width away from the bottom step and open outwards or inwards no closer than 400mm. An interior door at the top of a flight of stairs need not have a landing at the top of the stairs provided the door swings away from the stairs. I was thinking about getting some new door handles with built in. At the bottom of our stairs are two doors which are nearly always open and you have to go through one of them to get upstairs.
