Lifetime Homes
Criterion 4
Entrances
What is required?
Entrances should be lit, have level access with no steps, and the main entrance should be covered to provide some weather protection.
Why is this important?
Lighting at entrances helps people find locks and operate ironmongery, it also helps identify callers. This particularly helps people with some sight loss. A level threshold gives easy access to everybody - wheelchair users, parents with child buggies, kids with bikes, older people with walking frames, and is generally safer when entering or leaving the dwelling. Having weather protection overhead at the main entrance helps keep people drier whist waiting for an answer at the door, or those with less dexterity or carrying children, who may take longer to unlock the door.