1) This Section applies to doors, to glazed areas in
doors and to sidelights for doors. (See also Sections 3.8., 9.9. and 9.10.)
1) A door shall be provided at each entrance to a dwelling unit. (See Article 9.10.13.15.)
1) Except as provided in Articles 9.6.3.3., 9.9.6.2. and 9.9.6.3., doorway openings within dwelling units shall be designed to accommodate at least the door sizes in Table 9.6.3.1. for swing-type doors or folding doors.
| Table 9.6.3.1. Size of Doors Forming Part of Sentence 9.6.3.1.(1) |
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| At Entrance to: | Minimum Width, mm | Minimum Height, mm |
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| Dwelling unit (required entrance) | 810 | 1 980 |
| Vestibule or entrance hall | ||
| Stairs to a floor level that contains a finished space | 810 | 1 980 |
| All doors in at least one line of passage from the exterior to the basement | ||
| Utility rooms | ||
| Walk-in closet | 610 | 1 980 |
| Bathroom, water-closet room, shower room(1) | 610 | 1 980 |
| Rooms located off hallways that are permitted to be 710 mm wide | 610 | 1 980 |
| Rooms not mentioned above, exterior balconies | 760 | 1 980 |
| Notes to Table 9.6.3.1. | |
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| (1) | See Article 9.6.3.3. |
1) Doors to public water-closet rooms shall be not less
than 810 mm wide and 2 030 mm high.
1) Where one or more bathrooms is served by a hallway of
not less than 860 mm, at least one of those bathrooms shall
accommodate a door not less than 760 mm wide.
1) Doors in buildings of residential occupancy, where the finished floor on one side of the door is more than 600 mm above the
floor or other constructed surface or ground level on the
other side of the door, shall be protected by
a)a guard, in accordance with Subsection 9.8.8., or
b) a mechanism capable of controlling the free swinging or sliding of the door so as to limit any clear unobstructed opening to not more than 100 mm.
1) Exterior wood doors shall conform to CAN/CSA-O132.2 Series, “Wood
Flush Doors.”
2) Each door described in Sentence (1) shall indicate legibly
a)the name of the manufacturer,
b)the standard to which it is produced, and
c)that it is of an exterior type.
1) Sliding doors shall conform to CAN/CGSB-82.1-M, “Sliding
Doors.”
1) Insulated steel doors shall conform to CAN/CGSB-82.5-M, “Insulated
Steel Doors.”
1) The maximum area of individual panes of glass for
doors shall conform to Table 9.6.6.1.
| Table 9.6.6.1. Glass Area for Doors Forming Part of Sentence 9.6.6.1.(1) |
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| Glass Thickness, mm | Maximum Glass Area, m2(1) | ||||||
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| Type of Glass | |||||||
| Annealed | Annealed, Multiple-Glazed,
Factory- Sealed Units |
Laminated | Wired | Heat-Strengthened | Fully Tempered | Fully Tempered, Multiple-Glazed, Factory- Sealed |
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| 3 | 0.50 | 0.70 | (2) | (2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| 4 | 1.00 | 1.50 | (2) | (2) | 1.50 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| 5 | 1.50 | 1.50 | (2) | (2) | 1.50 | No limit | No limit |
| 6 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 1.50 | No limit | No limit |
| Notes to Table 9.6.6.1. | |
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| (1) | See Appendix A. |
| (2) | Not generally available. |
1) Glass in doors and in sidelights for doors shall
conform to Sentence 9.7.3.1.(1).
2) Glass sidelights greater than 500 mm wide that could
be mistaken for doors, glass in storm doors and glass in sliding
doors within or at every entrance to a dwelling unit and in public areas shall be
a)safety glass of the tempered or laminated type conforming to CAN/CGSB-12.1-M, “Tempered or Laminated Safety Glass,” or
b)wired glass conforming to CAN/CGSB-12.11-M, “Wired Safety Glass.”
3) Except as provided in Article 9.7.5.2., glass in entrance doors to dwelling units and in public areas, other than the entrance doors described in Sentence (2), shall be safety glass or wired glass of the type described in
Sentence (2) where the glass area exceeds 0.5 m2 and
extends to less than 900 mm from the bottom of the door.
1) Mirrored glass doors may be used only at the entrance
to clothes closets and shall conform to the requirements of
CAN/CGSB-82.6-M,
“Doors, Mirrored Glass, Sliding or Folding,
Wardrobe.” (See Appendix A.)
1) Except as provided in Article 9.7.5.2., every glass or transparent door accessible to
the public shall be equipped with hardware, bars or other
permanent fixtures designed so that the existence and position
of such door will be readily apparent.
1) Glass other than safety glass shall not be used for a
shower or bathtub enclosure.
1) Except where a separate storm door is provided, glass
in doors and adjacent sidelights separating heated space from
unheated space or from the exterior shall be equipped with
double glazing. (See Appendix A.) (See also A-9.7.1.4.(1) in Appendix A.)
1) This Subsection applies to doors and sidelights
separating heated space from unheated space or the exterior.
1) Except as provided in Sentence (2), metal frames for doors, for glazing in doors, and for sidelights
for doors shall incorporate a thermal break.
2) Thermal breaks need not be installed in accordance
with Sentence (1) where the doors are
a)garage doors,
b)storm doors, or
c)doors that are required to have a fire-resistance rating.
1) Except as permitted in Sentence (2), this Subsection applies to
a)swinging entrance doors to dwelling units,
b)swinging doors between dwelling units and attached garages or other ancillary spaces, and
c)swinging doors which provide access directly or indirectly from a storage garage to a dwelling unit.
2) Sentence (1)does not apply to exterior doors to garages and to
other ancillary spaces.
1) Except as permitted in Article 9.6.8.10., wood doors as described in Sentence 9.6.8.1.(1) shall
a)be solid core or stile and rail type,
b)be not less than 45 mm thick, and
c)if of the stile and rail panel type, have a panel thickness of not less than 19 mm, with a total panel area not more than half of the door area.
1) Except as permitted in Article 9.6.8.10., doors described in Sentence 9.6.8.1.(1) shall be provided with a deadbolt lock with
a cylinder having no fewer than 5 pins and a bolt throw not less
than 25 mm, protected with a solid or hardened free-turning ring
or bevelled cylinder housing. (See Article 9.9.6.7.)
1) Except as permitted in Article 9.6.8.10., an inactive leaf in double doors used in
locations specified in Sentence 9.6.8.1.(1) shall be provided with heavy duty bolts top
and bottom having an engagement of not less than 15 mm.
1) Except as permitted in Article 9.6.8.10., hinges for doors described in Sentence 9.6.8.1.(1) shall be fastened to wood doors with wood
screws not less than 25 mm long and to wood frames with wood
screws so that at least 2 screws per hinge penetrate not less
than 30 mm into solid wood. (See Appendix A.)
2) Except as permitted in Article 9.6.8.10., hinges for doors described in Sentence 9.6.8.1.(1) shall be fastened to metal doors and metal
frames with machine screws not smaller than No. 10 and not less
than 10 mm long.
1) Except as permitted in Article 9.6.8.10., strikeplates for deadbolts described in
Article 9.6.8.3. shall be fastened to wood frames with wood
screws that penetrate not less than 30 mm into solid wood.
(See A-9.6.8.5.(1) in Appendix A.)
2) Except as permitted in Article 9.6.8.10., strikeplates for deadbolts described in
Article 9.6.8.3. shall be fastened to metal frames with machine
screws not smaller than No. 8 and not less than 10 mm long.
1) Except for storm or screen doors, doors described in
Sentence 9.6.8.1.(1) which swing outward shall be provided
with hinges or pins so that the doors cannot be removed when
they are in the closed position. (See Appendix A.)
1) Main entrance doors to dwelling units shall be provided with
a)a door viewer or transparent glazing in the door, or
b)a sidelight.
1) Solid blocking shall be provided on both sides at the
lock height between the jambs for doors described in Sentence 9.6.8.1.(1) and the structural framing so that the
jambs will resist spreading by force.
1) Doors, frames and hardware that conform to a security
level of at least Grade 10 as described in the Annex to ASTM F 476, “Security
of
Swinging Door Assemblies,” are not required to
conform to Articles 9.6.8.2. to 9.6.8.6. (See Appendix A.)