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Regs for internal door from house to garage

  • 09-07-2015 8:08pm
    #1
    GS2K
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭


    I am buying a house in limerick that is a 3 bed semi d with garage attached.
    I am hoping to put a door into the garage inside the front door at the end of the stairs.
    There is a gap of 900mm between the end of the stairs and the wall on which the front door is. Are there any regulations as to a minimum space you need in order to break through the wall and put a door there into the garage?

    Appreciate any feedback guys


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    GS2K wrote: »
    I am buying a house in limerick that is a 3 bed semi d with garage attached.
    I am hoping to put a door into the garage inside the front door at the end of the stairs.
    There is a gap of 900mm between the end of the stairs and the wall on which the front door is. Are there any regulations as to a minimum space you need in order to break through the wall and put a door there into the garage?

    Appreciate any feedback guys

    TGD Part K : 400mm for the stairs step.
    TGD Part B : The door must be a 30 minute Fire Door Set.

    On a personal note I'd ensure there is smoke detection in the garage also.


  • #3
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    kceire wrote: »
    TGD Part K : 400mm for the stairs step.
    TGD Part B : The door must be a 30 minute Fire Door Set.

    On a personal note I'd ensure there is smoke detection in the garage also.

    If the door is opening away from the stairs?


  • #4
    GS2K
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭GS2K


    The plan is for the door to open away from the stairs into the garage.
    I am hoping to put washer and drier in the garage and have an internal door so i wouldn't need to go outside to access the garage. Possibly remove garage door and replace with a window too as most of the houses in the area have converted their garage to an extra room.
    (I would have the window from a planned conversion of the dining room window to patio door.)

    Does the gap have to be 400mm if the door is opening into the garage and away from the stairs?


  • #5
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    BryanF wrote: »
    If the door is opening away from the stairs?

    Less strict.
    The 400mm is worse case of the door opens onto a landing or pathway of the stairs. If it opens into the garage, then you could probably reduce the dimension.


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