In an apartment building, what are the specifications of the back exit from the building, typically at the bottom of a stairway and usually leading out to a car park?
Should this door be an 'emergency fire door', ie. open from inside by use of a bar and have a self closing mechanism?
Should it be wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair?
The door in my apartment building is a single PVC door which can be locked manually from the inside but once you exit it does not self close and must be locked with a key from outside or else it remains unlocked, which obviously has security implications. ..
Any advice?
Should this door be an 'emergency fire door', ie. open from inside by use of a bar and have a self closing mechanism?
Should it be wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair?
The door in my apartment building is a single PVC door which can be locked manually from the inside but once you exit it does not self close and must be locked with a key from outside or else it remains unlocked, which obviously has security implications. ..
Any advice?