ICC R3 question of the day · 14 November 2026

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Architectural and Life Safety

A fictional plan for a small house shows one side-hinged exterior door, and it is in the attached garage. The house reaches it through a door from the kitchen. The only other exterior opening is a sliding patio door off the living room. What should the examiner require?

No change, since the route through the garage is a direct path to the outsideA sliding patio door widened enough to count as a required egress doorA side-hinged egress door that leads from the living space straight outdoorsA self-closing door from kitchen to garage, so the garage route can count

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A fictional plan for a small house shows one side-hinged exterior door, and it is in the attached garage. The house reaches it through a door from the kitchen. The only other exterior opening is a sliding patio door off the living room. What should the examiner require?

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