Standard interior slab doors are 80 inches tall.
Handle door height.
The door handle height is typically specified by the architect in the joinery plan.
Door hardware ada compliant locks exit devices handles pulls latches and other operable parts on doors shall comply operable parts of such hardware shall be 34 inches minimum and 48 inches maximum above the finish floor or ground.
Personally i think it looks weird.
This facilitates access since mobility aids including wheelchair footrests are sometimes used to push or prop open doors.
One door is 1980mm high with the centre of the handle at 1040mm from the bottom of the door and 1060mm from the floor when the door is shut.
The other is 1965mm high with the handle at 1015mm from door and floor.
This is around waist height for the average adult.
All handles pulls latches locks and other operable parts of the door should measure between 34 inches and 48 inches above the floor.
Both handles are 80mm above the top of the cross rail and they both feel too high when i use them.
This may vary slightly depending on the size and design of the door as well as the room where they will be installed.
Installation at 40 inches is common on affordable homes mobile homes and production homes.
If you re installing several doors it s acceptable to drill the doorknob hole at 40 inches or centered vertically.
A few exceptions are included in the bill.
Subsection 3 4 manual door hardware states that door handles should be at a minimum height of between 0 9 and 1 0 meters from the floor surface to provide a comfortable way for wheelchair users to open a door.
The height of the door handle must be between a minimum of 34 and a maximum of 48.
Locks used only for security purposes and not used for normal opera tion are permitted at any height.
The height of the door handle is not so much the problem as the door handle itself.
Standard door handle height regardless of the size of the door the australian standard as 1428 1 design for access and mobility part 1.
General requirements for access recommends that the height of the handle should fall within 900mm and 1100mm above the floor.
