Originally Posted by
Rod Aparicio
1. No 18" clearance on the pull side of the entrance
My guess is that they'll need to install an automatic opener which operates from a remote push button, located out where the person in the wheelchair can push the button and not be in the way of the door during its swing.
Being as there does not appear to be a properly sized *level* landing in front of the door to allow the door to be opened (even is there was side space) and provide adequate space to maneuver the wheelchair on the *level* landing to open the door and enter around the door, that door will require an automatic opener anyway.
That threshold also looks to high.
Does that door handle meet the requirements for being opened without being "grasped"?
The door bell button does not look "accessible" to me either, not with regard to a person in a wheelchair.
At the top and bottom of each ramp there is required to be a 5' wheel chair turning radius - which is not there either.
That's for starters on that entry.
2. Ramp seems a little too steep for the absence of Handrails[/quote]
Did you measure the slope? You should have to make sure the slope does not exceed 1:12.
The "steepness" of the ramp is not what triggers handrail or not, the overall rise of the ramp does. That ramp 'looks like' it has an overall rise greater than 6", and, if it does, that is what triggers the handrail requirement.
How wide is the sidewalk at the bottom? Does it meet the required 5' wheelchair turning radius?
3. Pilasters and Canopy seemed to be added later after initial construction, problem is instead of securing the canopy with bolts at the ladger board, they got smart and just nailed them in. You can see the separation occuring as well as the pilasters.
Yeppers ... that eyebrow roof is pulling loose from the wall! That's what nails doe when continuously pulled in in the direction they were driven in, they pull out. Wonder why?
