That is the lowest standard size for a swinging door. Patio doors are a couple inches shorter. You can have a door made to fit a shorter opening. It is usually better to raise the header to fit the standard door.
There shall be a floor or landing on each side of each exterior door. Exception: Where a stairway of two or fewer risers is located on the exterior side of a door, other than the required exit door, a landing is not required for the exterior side of the door. The floor or landing at a door shall not be more than 1 1/2 inches (38 mm) lower than that top of the threshold. Exception: Provided that the exterior doorway is not for the exit door required by Section R311, the step between the landing at an exterior doorway and the top of the threshold shall have a rise not greater than permitted in Section R314.2. The door, other than an exterior storm or screen door, shall not swing over the landing.
From the IRC 2003 Code: 311.4.3 Landings at doors. There shall be a floor or landing on each side of each exterior door. Exception: Where a stairway of two or fewer risers is located on the exterior side of a door, other than the required exit door, a landing is not required for the exterior side of the door he floor or landing at the exit door required by Section R311.4.1 shall not be more than 1.5 inches (38 mm) lower than the top of the threshold. The floor or landing at exterior doors other than the exit door required by Section R311.4.1 shall not be required to comply with this requirement but shall have a rise no greater than that permitted in Section R311.5.3. Exception: The landing at an exterior doorway shall not be more than 7 3/4 inches (196 mm) below the top of the threshold, provided the door, other than an exterior storm or screen door does not swing over the landing. The width of each landing shall not be less than the door served. Every landing shall have a minimum dimension of 36 inches (914 mm) measured in the direction of travel.
1 foot equals 12 inches which is shorter than 15 inches
No. A yard is 36 inches.
A metre is not shorter than a yard ! A metre is approximately 39.37 inches - which is 3 inches more than a yard !
Yeah....my boyfriend is 7 in. Shorter than me
8 inches is shorter than 3 quarter of a foot.
Because a centimeter is shorter than an inch.
3 feet = 36 inches. Over to you...
11 feet 7 inches. Or 139 inches.
yes
Width = 2Length = 3Height = 4