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Hello good people. I am building a room in my attic soon. My situation is a little unique. I am building the room in my attic. It will be attached to an existing room via a hallway. The hallway has a step up to a 14" high platform. This is because my ceilings in my living room, kitchen and hallway downstairs are 10' and my bedrooms are 8'.
The room will be built on the subfloor which is 14" lower than the hallway. My question is building code going to prevent me from putting the door on the 14" platform and having a step down into the room? Or do I need to frame the wall about a 16" X 36" cavity past the existing step (creating a landing outside of the room). Attached are some pictures of the area:
Going in from existing room into the hall:
Looking down into room:
Looking from inside room into hallway:
Thanks so much for the help!
The room will be built on the subfloor which is 14" lower than the hallway. My question is building code going to prevent me from putting the door on the 14" platform and having a step down into the room? Or do I need to frame the wall about a 16" X 36" cavity past the existing step (creating a landing outside of the room). Attached are some pictures of the area:
Going in from existing room into the hall:
Looking down into room:
Looking from inside room into hallway:
Thanks so much for the help!