Ramp dimensions

Every New Zealand regulation's sizes for a ramp, side by side. Millimetres unless marked.

  • D1/AS1Second Edition Amendment 61 Jan 2017
  • NZS 4121:2001
  • C/AS1Second Edition Amendment 128 Jul 2025
  • C/AS2Second Edition28 Jul 2025
  • F4/AS1Third Edition Amendment 21 Jan 2017
  • Kāinga Ora v2.1
ACDEFHIAlongBGJAcross
Building Code and standardsClient
D1/AS1NZS 4121C/AS1C/AS2F4/AS1Kāinga Ora
Slope
ASlope≤1:12≤1:12
accessible≤1:12
common, gets wet≤1:10
common, dry≤1:8
service≤1:3
Cross fall≤1:50≤1:50
Width
BClear width≥1200≥1200≥700≥850
exitway≥1000
hospital exitway≥1200
Landings
CRise between landings≤760
accessible, past 1:33≤750
other, past 1:33≤1500
DRun between landings≤9000
ELanding length≥1200≥1200
accessible≥1200
other, or width if less≥900
FClear area at the foot≥1200
Edges and handrails
GUpstand, open side≥75≥75
or an edge rail, under≤75
HHandrail height900–1000840–900900
from the wall50–60
clear above it≥100
its size32–45
into the width≤100≤100≤100
IHandrail past each end≥300≥300
Kerb, step and threshold ramps
Kerb ramp, slope≤1:8≤1:8
length≤1500
width≥1000
clear at its top≥800
cross fall leading to it≤1:20
Step ramp, slope≤1:8
length≤1520
Threshold ramp, slope≤1:8
going≤450
Barrier
JBarrier, over a 1 m fall≥900
gap, homes or under-6s<100
no under-6s, between rails≤460

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