This also applies to sliding doors and windows.
Exterior door code requirements.
Every required exit doorway shall be of a size that permits the installation of a door not less than 3 feet in width and not less than 6 feet 8 inches high.
The only exception is if the replacement door or window complies with the current florida building code regulations.
According to ada standards all exterior doors must measure at least 32 inches wide when opened to 90 degrees.
Ada is not a model code but a legal requirement for all structures.
When installed in exit doorways exit doors shall be capable of opening at least 90 degrees and shall be mounted so that the clear width of the exitway is no less than 32 inches.
Step from the threshold down to the landing on both sides of the door.
According to the 2018 irc all windows that are more than 6 feet above the grade outside.
Landing requirements for egress exterior doors the general requirement for the specified egress door is a maximum 11 2 in.
These requirements do not apply to.
Minimum window sill heights.
Glass doors by definition in the iecc are considered to be those which are more than 50 percent glass in area.
The u factor requirements discussed above for vertical fenestration also apply to exterior glass doors.
If the door is equal to or less than 50 percent glass it is considered to be an opaque door.
Wind speed and impact protection all replacement windows and doors must comply with the minimum 130 miles per hour wind speed resistance specification.