Ceiling height for habitable rooms Minimum 9 feet (2700mm) from the
finished floor level.
Generally, 10 feet -12feet (3000 mm to
3600 mm)
Ceiling height for bath and W.C Minimum 6.5 feet (2000mm)
Height of Door Minimum 6.5 ‘ (2000mm)
Generally, 7’ ( 2100mm)
Width of Door Main entrance 3.2 feet (1000mm)
Other 3 feet (900mm)
Bath & WC 2-2.5 feet ( 600mm-750mm)
Parapet walls and handrails Minimum (3.2 feet) 1m
provided on the edges of roof Maximum (4 feet) 1.2 m
terrace, balcony, etc
Sunshade projection length in cm: sunshade projection through
450 mm or 500 mm beyond the facing of an external wall.
Generally R
Rise (R) : 150mm to 180mm
• Tread (T) : 220 mm to 250 mm- for residential buildings.
Rise (R) : 120 to 150 mm Tread
(T) : 250 mm to 300 mm – for public buildings
The width of the stair
• 0.8 m to 1 m for residential building and
• 1.8 m to 2 m for public building.
The width of the landing is equal to the width of stairs.
• The number of steps in each flight should not be greater than 12
• The pitch of the stair should not be more than 38 degrees.
• The head room measured vertically above any step or below the mid
landing shall not be less than 2.1 m.
The maximum slope angle for a wheelchair ramp in India is 1:12.
Size of a brick
.
•Modular/metric bricks: 190 x 90 x 90 mm. These bricks are made by
machines. The dimensions of bricks change to 200 mm x 100 mm x 100
mm with the mortar
•English size bricks: 230 x 115 x 75 mm, or 9 in. x 4.5 in. x 3 in. This is
widely employed in India.
The bricks shouldn’t weigh more than 3 kg.
850 mm-
700mm- 900mm
750mm
600 mm-
650mm
450mm-
580mm
