Glass doors by definition in the iecc are considered to be those which are more than 50 percent glass in area.
Exterior door code requirements.
Minimum window sill heights.
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.
Sliding doors doors and gates that do not extend to within 10 of the finish floor or ground existing doors or gates with kick plates so long as cavities created by kick plates are capped tempered glass doors without stiles if the top edge of the bottom rail or.
This also applies to sliding doors and windows.
The u factor requirements discussed above for vertical fenestration also apply to exterior glass doors.
According to ada standards all exterior doors must measure at least 32 inches wide when opened to 90 degrees.
According to the 2018 irc all windows that are more than 6 feet above the grade outside.
These requirements do not apply to.
The only exception is if the replacement door or window complies with the current florida building code regulations.
Step from the threshold down to the landing on both sides of the door.
Wind speed and impact protection all replacement windows and doors must comply with the minimum 130 miles per hour wind speed resistance specification.
Landing requirements for egress exterior doors the general requirement for the specified egress door is a maximum 11 2 in.
If the door is equal to or less than 50 percent glass it is considered to be an opaque door.
Ada is not a model code but a legal requirement for all structures.