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Outswing doors are also harder for robbers to kick in.

William T. LeMaster CBO/CEAP/MCP
Okaloosa County
From: codetalk-bounces at myfloridacode.com [mailto:codetalk-bounces at myfloridacode.com] On Behalf Of Randy Shackelford
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:29 AM
To: Swisher, David; codetalk at myfloridacode.com
Subject: Re: [Florida Code Talk] Residental Entry Doors

Section R311.4 of the Residential Code deals with egress doors.
It doesn't look like it requires the swing to be of any particular direction.  I also did not see any changes to this section in either of the Supplements.

On the other hand, building safety groups have lately been encouraging the use of doors that swing out because they are less likely to be blown open in a windstorm.  That may be the source of the subject.

Randy Shackelford
Simpson Strong-Tie
800-999-5099

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From: codetalk-bounces at myfloridacode.com [mailto:codetalk-bounces at myfloridacode.com] On Behalf Of Swisher, David
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 10:24 AM
To: codetalk at myfloridacode.com
Subject: [Florida Code Talk] Residental Entry Doors

Has there been a recent change in the code requiring residential entry doors to all be outswing?

Regards,
David "Swish"Swisher
National Accounts Installed Sales
ProBuild East
1615 N. Michigan Ave
Kissimmee, Fl 34744
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david.swisher at probuild.com<garryr at dunnlumber.com>


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