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Porches,balconiesorraisedfloorsurfaceslocatedmorethan30inches <br />abovegradeoraboveanotherfloorshallhavehandrails/guardsor <br />balustrades.Handrailsshouldbeatleast36inchesinheight. <br />Stairwayswithmorethanthree(3)steps(risers)shouldhaveahandrailat <br />leastononesideofthestairway. <br />Thehandgripportionofthehandrailshallberoundedsmoothandsafe. <br />2.EXTERIORDOORSANDWINDOWS <br />a.Exterior/EgressDoors <br />Exteriordoorsincludealldoorsleadingtotheoutsidefromtheinsideand <br />leadingintothehouseorgaragefromtheoutside.Connectingdoorsleading <br />fromtheinsideofthedwellingintothegarageshallbeconsideredan <br />exterior/egressdoor.Avehicledoorinagarageshallnotbeconsideredan <br />outdooregressdoor(exteriordoor). <br />Allexterior/egressdoorsshallbereadilyopenedfromthesidefromwhich <br />egressistobemadewithouttheuseofakeyorspecialknowledgeoreffort. <br />Thisappliestoconnectingdoorsleadingfromtheinsideintothegarage. <br />Exterior/egressdoorsshallbesolidcoreormetal/fiberglassclad. <br />Existingexterior/egresshollowcoredoorsshallbereplacedwithsolidcore <br />orwood/metal/fiberglasscladdoors. <br />Allsixsidesofthedoorshallbeuniformlypainted. <br />Exteriordoorsshallbeequippedwithasinglekeydeadboltlockand <br />entrancelocksetorentryhandlesetwithadeadboltandthedooranddoor <br />hardwareshalloperatesmoothly. <br />Doors,doorhardwareandpaintcoverageonexteriordoorsshallnotbe <br />deteriorated. <br />Exteriordoorsshallbeweatherstrippedandreasonablysealed. <br />Glazedentrancedoorsincludingstormdoors,slidingglasspatiodoors,and <br />glazingimmediatelyadjacenttothesedoorsmustbesafeandsecurely <br />fastened. <br />b.Windows <br />Windowsmustbeoperationalfromtheinsideoftheroomwithouttheuse <br />ofkeysortoolsorforcegreaterthannormal.Windowandwindow <br />hardwareshalloperatesmoothly. <br />Windowsdesignedtoopenshallhavealockingdeviceasreferencedinthis <br />sectionandamechanismtoallowthewindowtoremainpartiallyopen. <br />Defective,screwtypeormissingwindowlocksshallbereplacedwith <br />matchingorlockssimilartotheoriginalwindowlocks.Windowlocksshall <br />besecurelyfastenedtothewindow. <br />Screwtypedevicesarenotacceptable. <br />Existingwindowsandwindowcomponentsshallbefreeofdefectsand <br />significantdeterioration. <br />3516BEXTERIOR DOORS AND WINDOWS | Harris County Minimum Property <br />Standards, June 2011 <br /> <br />