What's Wrong With This Photo? 2/15/2020
Protruding Objects in Hotel Hallway
Look at the photo on the right. What you are seeing is a hall in a hotel that was recently renovated after a hurricane did significant damage. What’s wrong?
HINT: Think about protruding objects and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The door frames are normally about 6 feet 6 inches above the floor.
ANSWER: The scounces (wall lights) are hung way too low on the wall.
Scounces Protruding into the Circulation Path
In the photo on the left you can see a closeup of the scounces that project out into the hall approximately 6 inches, which is too far. What is correct in the photo is the recessed fire extinguisher that does not extend more than 4 inches into the hallway.
Protruding objects, including wall mounted lights, cannot project out into the circulation path more than 4 inches if they are installed less than 80 inches above the finished floor, unless they are in the cane detection zone below 27 inches above the finished floor. See the diagram below for a representation of ADA guidelines for protruding objects.
ADA Protruding Objects Guidelines Diagram