The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has requirements for schools in Dallas and other cities in the state to follow when getting building access ramps ready. All schools must ensure their access ramps are ADA-compliant and allow people who require wheelchairs full access to a building. REDD Team can help you build new ADA-compliant ramps that will make your school more accessible to everyone.
What Standards Must Your Ramp Meet?
There are many standards to follow when getting an ADA-compliant building ready for your Dallas-area school:
- The ramp must be at least 36 inches wide, although it can be 32 inches wide at a point where the rails on the sides start.
- For cases where two wheelchairs can work on a ramp at a time, the ramp should be at least 60 inches wide.
- The minimum space for a wheelchair to complete a 180-degree turn should be about 60 inches in diameter.
- The slope has to be 1:12 at the most. The measurement means that the slope is 12 feet long for every foot of rise.
- The ramp can also feature a rise of up to 30 inches. If the ramp has a higher rise, there should be at least one platform in the middle.
- For cases where a 180-degree turn is necessary, the platform for that turn must be 60 inches on each side.
These rules are necessary for allowing a ramp to meet ADA standards. Our workers at REDD Team can help you get your ramp designed and build based on these standards.
What About the Entry and Exit Sections?
An ADA-compliant access ramp must come with safe spaces for entering and exiting its body. There should be a wide enough landing on the top and bottom to allow a wheelchair user to reach the ramp without having to make a sizeable turn. Look for about 60 inches of space in front of each end of the ramp for the best results.
Be sure the ramp is also designed where there’s not much of a rise to get on it. The ramp should have a design where the rise is less than half an inch. The rise can be beveled at a 1:2 slope, if necessary. The design should be enough to allow a wheelchair user to get on and off the ramp without requiring more effort.
What About Smaller Spaces?
You can get a slightly steeper ramp if the rise is small enough. You can get a ramp with a slope of up to 1:8 for a spot that is less than three inches or 1:10 if it is less than six inches. These standards are useful if your school building in Dallas has a more compact design and you don’t have the room to get a standard ramp at 1:12 ready. Let our workers at REDD Team know what your needs are, and we’ll help you get a new ramp that works for your unique space needs.
Ask us at REDD Team about how we can help you with your ADA-compliant building access ramp at your Dallas-area school. You can contact us on our website or at (800) 648-3696 for an appointment. We can talk about your needs for a quality ramp to fit your property.
