Installation at 40 inches is common on affordable homes mobile homes and production homes.
Handle door height.
General requirements for access recommends that the height of the handle should fall within 900mm and 1100mm above the floor.
Locks used only for security purposes and not used for normal opera tion are permitted at any height.
The height of the door handle is not so much the problem as the door handle itself.
This may vary slightly depending on the size and design of the door as well as the room where they will be installed.
In most cases handles and knobs should be installed at a height of 34 to 48 inches from the finished floor.
The other is 1965mm high with the handle at 1015mm from door and floor.
The height of the door handle must be between a minimum of 34 and a maximum of 48.
Personally i think it looks weird.
One door is 1980mm high with the centre of the handle at 1040mm from the bottom of the door and 1060mm from the floor when the door is shut.
A few exceptions are included in the bill.
The bottom surface of doors and gates on the push side must be smooth to a height of at least 10.
Subsection 3 4 manual door hardware states that door handles should be at a minimum height of between 0 9 and 1 0 meters from the floor surface to provide a comfortable way for wheelchair users to open a door.
All handles pulls latches locks and other operable parts of the door should measure between 34 inches and 48 inches above the floor.
This facilitates access since mobility aids including wheelchair footrests are sometimes used to push or prop open doors.
Door handles pulls latches locks and other operating devices shall be installed 34 inches 864 mm minimum and 48 inches 1219 mm maximum above the finished floor.
This is around waist height for the average adult.
Standard interior slab doors are 80 inches tall.
If you re installing several doors it s acceptable to drill the doorknob hole at 40 inches or centered vertically.
Standard door handle height regardless of the size of the door the australian standard as 1428 1 design for access and mobility part 1.