• teft@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    At least it will just hit the ground when it inevitably falls off the side of the apartment building. Imagine if this was a few stories up with other balconies underneath.

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      8 months ago

      As far as I’m aware, all entry/exit doors in an apartment building are required to open inwards so they can’t be blocked from the outside.

      Same with bedroom doors.

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        8 months ago

        That’s not true. It only applies to when there’s a single exit to an area, such as the apartment itself. Exits and stairwells are still required to open outwards as they should.

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            8 months ago

            You can also see the hinges, though, so it’s an outswing.

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              8 months ago

              Just noticed that. Also, now that I’m home; my patio swings out as well… Could have sworn it was the other way. (I don’t use it ever really)

              With some more thought; I’m pretty sure it’s not considered an exit, and instead swings out to prevent the door being blocked from inside trapping someone out there. Similar to an interior room.

              Escaping from the patio is more of a priority than exiting the unit onto the patio with no direct escape. This probably changes for patios that are also fire escapes with ladders/stairs.

              The ground floor units in my building do open inwards, while all the upper floors open outwards.