DIN 68000-2 Entrance platform with canopy - eaves strip and grid grate

Hello everyone,

we have built a prefabricated house with a timber frame construction. Now it’s time to build the entrance platform. Due to the parking lot in front of it, we have to build a 3-step staircase along the house wall instead of directly facing the front door. The house manufacturer specifies DIN 68000-2 for protection against splash water. It requires a grate between the entrance platform and the front door. The adjacent steps, if I understood correctly, must be set as a drip strip with a distance of 30 cm from the basement wall.

So the entire staircase would have a 30 cm distance from the wall, which looks quite unattractive. At the top there would then be the grate in front of the door, which would look like a bridge.

Do the professionals interpret DIN 68000-2 the same way I do? And if so, how should one proceed if the entire stairway is covered with a canopy? Can the grate and the drip strip then be omitted?

The photo shows the approximate staircase design.

Thank you very much for your tips and opinions.

Best regards

Manuel

Hello Manuel,

we are now also working on the execution of the entrance stairs. The roof is not coming yet, probably then a year later.

According to the manufacturer, concrete steps may be installed flush under the door. On the left and right of the door, however, there is again an ETICS facade, which means that splash protection should also be an issue.

On the one hand, it looks like the only 100% correct solution is to use a grate in this area. On the other hand, all prefabricated houses I have seen so far simply make a stone staircase flush with the ETICS facade without giving it much thought.

Unfortunately, I haven't found any good photo examples on the internet.

Could you please let me know how you did it? I mean the contact surface is relatively small, so it may not be very important at all. Or did you install the grate?

I am also looking forward to the photos!

Best regards,
Eugen