Usually it will be placed above or below and this will depend on the height of the existing door lock and also the height of the landing step that is outside the door.
Disabled door handle height australia.
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Lever handles and horizontal push pull handles should be located between 900mm and 1100mm above the finished floor level with 1000mm being the preferred height.
Height 900 to 1100mm measured to top of handle from finished floor level clearance 35 to 45mm measured from inside of handle to door face handle grip 20mm min curve at end of handle to ensure grip snib locks 45mm minimum length of spindle push buttons 25mm minimum diameter height of 900 to 1200mm.
General requirements for access recommends that the height of the handle should fall within 900mm and 1100mm above the floor.
It however suggests that if the door leads to a swimming pool the doorknob be placed 48 to 54 inches from the finished floor.
5 where a doorway on an accessway has multiple leaves except an automatic opening door one of those leaves must have a clear opening width of not less than 850 mm in accordance with as 1428 1.
The international building code provides a standard for a doorknob height.
We have been supplying the australian construction industry since 1975.
B a doorway is considered to be the clear unobstructed opening created by the opening of one or more door leaves see figure d3 2.
Standard door handle height regardless of the size of the door the australian standard as 1428 1 design for access and mobility part 1.
The code prescribes that the height of a doorknob be approximately between 34 and 48 inches from a finished floor.
Vertical push pull handles should also be placed on the doors to cover this recommended height range see figure 1 below.
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The australian standards is a piece of federal legislation that has been developed to ensure equipment meets recognised safety and reliability criteria.
This is around waist height for the average adult.
In some cases a step can be down 300mm to 400mm and in this instance it possibly could make more sense to have the lock below the existing door lock.
Door handles should be between 900 mm and 1100 mm above the floor level.