| Contrasting color of doors to wall |
Easier to see where a door is located in a hallway by having at least a 20 point light reflectance value between the two. |
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| Door hinges |
All doors have ball bearing hinges, which are better for solid core doors due to the heavy door weight, don’t require periodic lubrication to prevent squeaking, and don’t release graphite dust which can deposit on walls or floors. |
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| Door levers |
All doors have wide profile door levers that have limited rotation of 28 degrees (except main entrance door which only has a pull handle, and key locked doors where the rotation is 45+ degrees) to make it easy for everyone to open the door. This limited rotation also helps keep someone’s hand on the lever. All levers have a feature to help keep a hand from sliding off the lever. |
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| Door swing |
All doors swing away from a room, unless there is another way into the room. This is to be able to rescue someone who may have fallen against a door |
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| Solid core doors |
All doors are solid core, which limit sound transmission, are less prone to damage, and have a more solid feel |
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| Wide hinged doors |
All doors into rooms and walk-in closets are at least 36 inches (~90 cm) to allow a wheelchair easy access to rooms |
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| Wide main entrance French doors |
Door is 6 feet (~1.8 meters) wide and 8 feet (~2.4 meters) tall, making it easy to move items in and out of the home |
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| Wide main entrance French doors |
Internal glass door panels open to allow screens to allow fresh air to come into the home. Screens are made out of stainless steel mesh that is resistant to dog claws. |
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| Front French door threshold |
Door threshold is less than 0.5 inches (~1.2 cm) high and has a very shallow slope from exterior porch to the top of the threshold. This very low profile threshold makes it very easy to roll into the home, whether on a wheelchair and utility cart. |
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| Wide main entrance French doors |
Oversized vertical door handle makes it easy to open and close the main entrance door |
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| No steps into garage |
First floor of the home is at the same level as the garage, and the side garage door area is also at the same level as the sidewalk outside the home. |
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| Bottom of exterior hinged doors |
The door to the garage and the door from the garage to the side of the house have drop down door seals so there is no threshold. The front door’s bottom threshold is ADA compliant |
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| Ball bearing door hinges |
To prevent the hinges from squeaking as well as properly support the heavier solid core doors |
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