Warning: A client in Denver called my floor plan 'a fire drill' and they were right

I sent over a set of residential plans last week, and the builder called me. He said, 'Finley, the bedroom egress path is a fire drill, you've got a hard corner right at the closet.' I looked back at my drawing and he was totally correct. I had the door swing wrong, making the clear path too tight to meet code. I changed the door to swing out into the hall instead, which fixed it in about ten minutes. Anyone else had a simple detail like a door swing cause a major code headache?

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sethhernandez7h ago

That door swing fix is a classic. I once had a window sill height off by two inches and it failed the bedroom egress check. The small stuff always trips you up on the big rules.

cole3567h ago

Disagree, those rules exist for a reason, @sethhernandez.