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Posted: **Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:53 pm**

Hope someone can help with this.
I've recently been forwarded someone's details from Safetrade (I've got a post in the Craic which goes into some detail about Safetrade and what they are about).
They want a ramp building for wheelchair access into their house as whilst this would be simple enough with either (as I'm thinking) concrete or 2 x 3 paving slabs, I'm wondering if there's any particular requirements that I don't know about.
In particular, the guy wants the ramp to come right up to the lower sil of the UPVC door so that the wheelchair can run straight into the house without having to bump over the bottom section of the door frame. Would this not cause possible damp problems?

Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:12 pm**

Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:19 pm**

A wheelchair ramp will comply with Part M (Building regs) if it;
Has a non-slip surface.
Is 1.2m wide with a minimum unobstructed width of 1m.
Has a maximum individual flight of 10m and maximum
gradients of 1:15 if longer than 5m or 1:12 if shorter than 5m.
Has top and bottom landings no less than1.2m and intermediate
Landings of 1.5m every 10m.
Has 100mm high raised kerbs to any open side of ramp or landings
Has a continuous suitable handrail on each open side when
the ramp excedes 2m

Have a look here for info about breaching the DPC.

Bob

Posted: **Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:57 am**

There's a "typical" drawing somewhere on one of my computers. I recall drawing this out for a narticle I wrote about Doc M compliance. I'll see if I can find it.

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Wheelchair access - Ramp for wheelchair access