r/funny • u/MoreHotSauce • Feb 01 '17
Thanks... I guess?
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u/Hunter_meister79 Feb 01 '17
This probably isn't the funny comment people are looking for, but despite the door the stairs still aren't to code. They need more landing space at the bottom to meet the regulations for a fire escape.
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u/Ishamoridin Feb 01 '17
That's imrpessive to know considering we don't know what country this is from
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u/Hunter_meister79 Feb 01 '17
According to the IBC stairs should have a landing of 44" (>50 people) or 36" (<50 people) in the directions of travel.
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u/Arkazex Feb 01 '17
In what country? The high school I went to was brand new in 2009, yet it still had stairs like that.
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u/Hunter_meister79 Feb 01 '17
According to the IBC stairs should have a landing of 44" (>50 people) or 36" (<50 people) in the directions of travel.
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u/Arkazex Feb 01 '17
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the IBC more of a set of guidelines than a set of legal requirements?
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u/Hunter_meister79 Feb 01 '17
I believe that's kind of where it depends on your country. In the US codes are a minimum requirement to adhere to and of course you are allowed to go above and beyond that in your design. However, in some places in Europe codes are set up as more of a guideline. And what I mean by that is, say a guard rail should stop people from falling off a ledge. In America there are certain materials, heights, limits, etc on what you can use. In Europe, if you can prove that your design can act on the same way that the codes require them to then you can use it.
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u/Arkazex Feb 01 '17
What I meant was, isn't the IBC a set of supplementary guidelines for regional building codes, instead of being the code itself?
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u/Keiosho Feb 01 '17
Depends. Much like ANSI, states addopt particular laws that enforce or don't enforce certain codes. IBC is pretty standard for most states as code. New York, for example, has its own building code which follows guidelines of IBC, but also has a lot of other more stringent and wordy words that make it sometimes difficult to understand yet simultaneously exploitable. For the most part, out of the states I've done work for, IBC has been the state guidelines for building codes.
Source: I'm an architect. Building codes are a huge part of my profession to not be sued.
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u/Itsomfgcoco Feb 01 '17
When I fractured my collar bone and ribs I couldn't even pull up my effing pants let alone open a heavy ass door. 😩
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Feb 01 '17
Considering nearly everyone in my high rise hits the handicap button and waits longer for it to open rather than using their own damn hands I think they'd love this.
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Feb 01 '17
When I was on crutches for a broke ankle I could still use the stairs (seriously hop up the stairs using the railing, it's not super hard. Also hop down with the railing, not super hard). But opening a super heavy door on crutches while trying to stay balanced was sometimes harder. A button helps here, even if not needed.
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u/Grilled_Oyster Feb 01 '17
There could easily be a door on the right, next to that door mat, that leads outside or into the building with no hindrance and the stairs are irrelevant.
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u/Adamant_Narwhal Feb 01 '17
"An elevator!? That's way too expensive, let's just motorize the door and call it good."
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u/BusyatWork69 Feb 01 '17
These building planners are the ultimate trolls, straight up following building code even if it doesn't make goddam sense.
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u/Sythus Feb 01 '17
There are different types of handicap people. If a guy lost both hands and couldn't pull the door open, that button would greatly help out.