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The Ontario Building Code | Doorway Opening Sizes

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(1) Except as provided in Articles 9.5.11.3., 9.9.6.2. and 9.9.6.3., doorway ="http://thehandyforce.com/doors/" title ="Toronto Door installer">doorway openings within dwelling units shall be designed to accommodate at least the door sizes in Table 9.5.11.1. for swing-type doors or folding doors.

Table 9.5.11.1.
Minimum door Sizes

Forming Part of Sentence 9.5.11.1.(1)

Item

Column 1

At Entrance to:

Column 2

Minimum Width, mm

Column 3

Minimum Height, mm

1.

Dwelling unit (required entrance)

810

1 980

Vestibule or entrance hall

2.

Stairs to a floor level that contains a finished space

810

1 980

All doors in at least one line of passage from the exterior to the basement

Utility rooms

3.

Walk-in closet

610

1 980

4.

Bathroom, water closet room, shower room(1)

610

1 980

5.

Rooms located off hallways that are permitted to be 710 mm wide

610

1 980

6.

Rooms not mentioned above, exterior balconies

760

1 980

Notes to Table 9.5.11.1.:

(1) See Article 9.5.11.3.

In Plain Language

Doorway opening sizes must meet the minimums set out in this article, ensuring doors are wide and tall enough for normal use and furniture movement.

This is a plain-language summary of the 2012/2017 Ontario Building Code text above, for general understanding only and not a substitute for the Code. Always confirm current requirements against the 2024 edition (O.Reg. 163/24) or a qualified professional before construction.