If I had a dollar for every time I was asked to make a door invisible, I’d have enough money to buy that desert island I’ve been dreaming of. But then y’all would have to find a new place to send your Wordless Wednesday photos. 🙁
In my opinion, these doors do not meet this IBC requirement: “Means of egress doors shall be readily distinguishable from the adjacent construction and finishes such that the doors are easily recognizable as doors. Mirrors or similar reflecting materials shall not be used on means of egress doors. Means of egress doors shall not be concealed by curtains, drapes, decorations or similar materials.”
What do you think?
This one appears to have panic hardware retrofitted to the window:
Thank you to Kyle Hirchert of Boeing South Carolina (and Mrs. Hirchert!) for these photos!
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I agree – none of these doors meet the IBC requirement. The wood-paneled door is especially interesting because door hardware is not visible. I too see many doors like this – ‘hiding’ the exit is common.
Agree on first two
Would have to see the last one in person. Looks like an older building
Looking closely at the third photo, it looks like there are 2 significant steps UP to get out of the dining room. There is an old push-bar exit device on it, but there’s no way it would be ADA compliant with those steps. (by the way, the steps are visible when looking under the table.)
All look like places of assembly – why hide the way out. Do we need more Station Houses?
They are not code-compliant and should be taken care of.