# Means of Egress

**URL:** <https://forum.nachi.org/t/means-of-egress/72925>\
**Category:** Inspection Question of the Week\
**Created:** [October 25, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/means-of-egress/72925 "2012-10-25T21:15:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![bkelly2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bkelly2/32/58257_2.png) [@bkelly2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bkelly2)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/means-of-egress/72925/1 "2012-10-25T21:15:56Z")

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Doors

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**Author:** ![bkelly2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bkelly2/32/58257_2.png) [@bkelly2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bkelly2)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/means-of-egress/72925/2 "2012-10-25T23:24:20Z")

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Well someone got it right

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**Author:** ![mcyr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mcyr/32/173319_2.png) [@mcyr](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mcyr)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/means-of-egress/72925/3 "2012-10-25T23:55:47Z")

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Try buying one less than 6’-8".

The minimum will no longer prevail. :)😉

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**Author:** ![kwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/kwood/32/473_2.png) [@kwood](https://forum.nachi.org/u/kwood)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/means-of-egress/72925/4 "2012-10-26T01:02:57Z")

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If my hard hat scrapes the framing it is too low! that is 6 foot 4".

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**Author:** ![ccurrins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/ccurrins/32/225758_2.png) [@ccurrins](https://forum.nachi.org/u/ccurrins)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/means-of-egress/72925/5 "2012-10-26T01:24:02Z")

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I know…I know

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**Author:** ![bkelly2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bkelly2/32/58257_2.png) [@bkelly2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bkelly2)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/means-of-egress/72925/6 "2012-10-26T01:32:14Z")

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> [@mcyr](#):
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> Try buying one less than 6’-8".
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> The minimum will no longer prevail. :)😉

Hahhahah good one.

But how many doors need to meet the Min Requirements?

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**Author:** ![mchiquete](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mchiquete/32/181540_2.png) [@mchiquete](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mchiquete)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/means-of-egress/72925/7 "2012-10-26T20:38:37Z")

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> [@bkelly2](#):
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> Hahhahah good one.
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> But how many doors need to meet the Min Requirements?

Mine don’t Brian, they are 1/2" short, guess I will have to tear the place down:p

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**Author:** ![bkelly2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bkelly2/32/58257_2.png) [@bkelly2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bkelly2)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/means-of-egress/72925/8 "2012-10-26T21:53:38Z")

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> [@mchiquete](#):
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> Mine don’t Brian, they are 1/2" short, guess I will have to tear the place down:p

Funny, as most noted 6’ 8" is the correct answer.

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**Author:** ![mcyr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mcyr/32/173319_2.png) [@mcyr](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mcyr)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/means-of-egress/72925/9 "2012-10-26T22:00:27Z")

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For years and years, the doors were all 6’6" except the front door at 6’8".

Now it is all 6’8" inside and out.

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**Author:** ![bkelly2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bkelly2/32/58257_2.png) [@bkelly2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bkelly2)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/means-of-egress/72925/10 "2012-10-26T22:03:59Z")

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> [@mcyr](#):
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> For years and years, the doors were all 6’6" except the front door at 6’8".
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> Now it is all 6’8" inside and out.

Only one door needs to meet the requirement.