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16: Tub/Shower Door

Recommended:
See Code Requirement

Code Requirement:

  • Hinged shower doors shall open outward. (IRC P 2708.1)


Access Standard

Recommended:
Minimize thresholds at the shower entry to no more than 1⁄2”.

Code Reference:

  • Shower compartment thresholds should be no more than 1⁄2” high. Changes in level of no more than 1⁄4” high are permitted, but changes in level between 1⁄4” high and 1⁄2” high should be beveled with a slope not steeper than 1:2. (ANSI 608.7.303)

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