Loft conversion, stairs, landing and new door regs!

[Cole Pearson]

Hi,

I’ve read through article K in some detail and also trawled through LABC articles and comments and I can’t find a straight and direct answer. So I’m hoping there may be someone here in a particular role, able to help.

I have an 800 wide stair case rising to a loft conversion. At the top of the stairs in an open landing space plenty big enough. At the top of the stairs, perpendicular to the right, is a bedroom wall and door framing. The door opens into the bedroom, away from the landing.

Ive seen the regs around dimensions for doors opening over the landing but nothing to clearly state a distance between the top of stairs and a door frame for doors opening away.

I’ve attached a diagram.

Anyone got any first hand experience of this?

 

[tony1851]

Nothing wrong with that.

 

[Cole Pearson]

Great, thank you!

 

[n.howard_08@btintern]

Hi
My loft conversion will end up like that but there will be a 200mm step (same hight as stairs) up to the bedroom off the landing is this ok as per building regs or will the door have to be moved back from the top of the step.
Many thanks

 

[Jammydodger77]

Hey everyone, I'm in the same situation (struggling to interpret Doc K and the much conflicting info out there). Would someone be able to advise me on whether the following layout would be ok please (please excuse my rubbish drawing!)?

My interpretation of Doc K is that I need a stair width, not 400mm, but I have seen conversions with 400mm odd where the door opens into the loft.

I am having proper plans drawn up, but I want to be informed in advance of this because I am doing the floor structure now (all structural calcs have been done by an SE already), and also so that I can be armed with the correct knowledge if I come across some opposition from the tech or council.

As always, thanks for your help guys, invaluable!

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

The landing width and length need to be at least as great as the smallest width of the flight

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60d5bdcde90e07716f516cfd/Approved_Document_K.pdf 1.19-1.24

 

[Jammydodger77]

The landing width and length need to be at least as great as the smallest width of the flight

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60d5bdcde90e07716f516cfd/Approved_Document_K.pdf 1.19-1.24

Thank you, I thought that too, it's just I've seen talk of otherwise and thinking about it I've also been in customers houses with the door straight at the top of the stairs, no landing. I guess many non -compliant and pre-reg lofts out there!

 

[A1Dan]

The landing width and length need to be at least as great as the smallest width of the flight

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60d5bdcde90e07716f516cfd/Approved_Document_K.pdf 1.19-1.24

I still can't see exactly which part applies... there's this part, but it only talks about doors swinging across landings: