[CAUT] Door width for new building plans

[Norman Cantrell]

Dennis

My guess is that the doors will have to be ADA compliant which will probably 
result in a 36" minimum width door so it may be out of your hands regardless.

Norman Cantrell, Registered Piano Technician




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From: Dennis Johnson <johnsond at stolaf.edu>
To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Thu, November 11, 2010 1:43:50 PM
Subject: [CAUT] Door width for new building plans

Hello-

Does anyone have experience or advice to offer concerning what would be the 
minimum doorway width for easy moving of pianos up to 7 feet long with a 5' wide 
hallway?   That is the question I was asked this morning by our Fine Arts Dean.  
We are finalizing plans for the new complex and my suggestion was a 32" door is 
recommended and that should handle the moves.  Can anyone confirm or correct 
that?  The largest percussion ensemble room will get a doorway extender, or 
whatever they are called, and the main hallway looks to be about 11' feet wide, 
but the practice room hallway is only 5'.  Widening that means smaller rooms.  I 
don't know what the radius would be for moving a piano in or out.   If they come 
back with only 30" doors should I be concerned?  


thanks!

Dennis Johnson
St. Olaf College
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