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Tony Hwang

wrote:
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:36:53 AM UTC-3:30, The Daring Dufas wrote:
I don't know if there is a home-building code
regarding this or not but anyone building a house should consider the
safety of a door which opens into a stairwell. O_o

In my neck of the woods there are rules regarding this. The preferred approach is to have doors open away from stairs. If a door opens towards the stairs, no part of the door can "hang" over the first step when opened.

Having said that, I've seen lots of local examples of older construction (25+ years) where doors open toward (and over) stairs.

Hi,
My house is 20 years old with fully finished basement. No door to
staircase going down to basement. Staircase is U shaped with two
landings and hand rails along the way down.