The code requires that the height of a doorknob above the floor is approximately between 34 and 48 inches.
Door handle height from floor.
It requires that door handles should be able to be used with just one hand without tight grasping pinching or twisting of the wrist.
According to international building code 2012 door handles or knobs should be installed 34 inches 864 mm minimum and 48 inches 1219 mm maximum above the finished floor.
Installers typically drill the hole centered 36 inches above the floor if not specifically instructed to do so differently.
All handles pulls latches locks and other operable parts of the door should measure between 34 inches and 48 inches above the floor.
This height is measured from a finished floor.
If the door is used for an entrance to a swimming pool the doorknobs are however suggested to place 48 to 54 inches above the floor.
Standards and kids the international building code has established doorknob height between 34 and 48 inches above a finished floor.
However there are door handle height regulations when it comes to accessibility for disabled persons and these regulations are covered by the international building code ibc as well as federal state and local code standards.
It cannot require more than five pounds of force to use these operable parts.