Internal minimum distance between walkway and 2 rooms

clubb699 · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:10 pm

Hi all,

Using a free 3d room designer just a quicky whats the spec for a walkway between 2 rooms, 1 room will be a downstairs bedroom then a walkway between a downstairs shower room- toilet cheers

Thanks all

clubb699

big-all · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:42 pm

haven't go a clue
if there's a stair involved the same width
if its disables access then wheelchair plus a few inches
or the width off a doorway plus a couple off inches so 800mm perhaps

also remember the minimum required may stop all but flatpack furniture

clubb699 · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:53 pm

big-all wrote:

havent go a clue if theres a stair involved the same width
if its disables access then wheelchair plus a few inches
or the width off a doorway plus a couple off inches so 800mm perhaps

also remember the minimum required may stop all but flatpack furniture

ooooo nooo good point with the wheel chair access think my plans have been stopped untill the architect comes. The plan i was doing was to have the back door to the garden linking to a 700mm walkway to the side of the house for wheely bin and push bike access dont think that will be permitted thinking about it now

Thanks though

tony1851 · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:57 pm

There is no legal minimum width for walkways; it's what your'e prepared to put up with. If you do want a walkway instead of building up to the boundary, you want to be able to get down it without breathing in and walking sideways

clubb699 · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:56 pm

tony1851 wrote:

There is no legal minimum width for walkways; it's what your'e prepared to put up with. If you do want a walkway instead of building up to the boundary, you want to be able to get down it without breathing in and walking sideways

Ok thanks

big-all · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:40 pm

tony1851 wrote:

There is no legal minimum width for walkways; it's what your'e prepared to put up with. If you do want a walkway instead of building up to the boundary, you want to be able to get down it without breathing in and walking sideways

think we need to remember that alterations must not reduce the ability to escape in case off a fire [subjective i know lol]

wheelchair width is only in commercial situations [this does include domestic accommodation that will be used in case off fire escape connected with the business

clubb699 · Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:40 am

big-all wrote:

tony1851 wrote:

There is no legal minimum width for walkways; it's what your'e prepared to put up with. If you do want a walkway instead of building up to the boundary, you want to be able to get down it without breathing in and walking sideways

think we need to remember that alterations must not reduce the ability to escape in case off a fire [subjective i know lol]

wheelchair width is only in commercial situations [this does include domestic accommodation that will be used in case off fire escape connected with the business

Excellent thought bigall i have gone back to my original plan now, i have decided to have plenty of excess out the back door by having it out to the back garden rather than down the narrow walkway