Internal Door Handle Heights

[RShooshoo]

Does anyone know if there is a regulation on how high/low my internal door handles need to be? Just did an extension and was looking to put them at around 110cm, is that compliant with building regs? Thanks

 

[^woody^]

Put them where you like. There are no rules

 

[RShooshoo]

Super, thanks for your help, builder installed holes at 90cm and screwed up, told me building regs needed them at that hight but I told him that unless I was 4ft tall he made a mistake

 

[JohnD]

why is that wrong? you can comfortably put your hand on it when standing, and you could easily reach it if you were in a wheelchair.

 

[RShooshoo]

I just find it quite low as i don't use a wheel chair. My handles are all about 120cm high, the lowest in my house beeing 104cm high. Anyone know what a standard range possible would be in a travis perkins bought panelled door?

 

[^woody^]

What is the point fitting low handles for wheelchair users when a standard internal door is not wide enough to get a wheel chair through, and nothing else in the house is designed for wheelchair users?

Handles are fitted to avoid the mid-rail joints. In pressed doors, the lock block is normally between 800 and 1200 up the door

But, this is the important bit ... they are normally fitted to match the other doors in the house

 

[JohnD]

a standard internal door is not wide enough to get a wheel chair through,

you are wrong

 

[^woody^]

I am right

The minimum recommended opening size is 750mm. (and that is a squeeze)

A standard 762 door gives an actual clear opening of 700mm when allowing for the stops and the door hanging edge encroaching into the opening

 

[noseall]

The standard height is 1m up from the floor or 1m down from the door top.
In other words in the centre.

 

[JohnD]

I know someone who goes through internal doors every day in a wheelchair. The paint is only occasionally scraped.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Average wheel chair is about 660mm + knuckles width.