Who knows. What do the approved drawings show? What does your contract state for number of doors that are to be purchased?

The drawings show the slide doors in the living room and a total of four swinging exit/entry doors.

"This has been brought to the builder's attention."

What was the builder's response?

Only two doors as a means of egress is required. If this is a spec home, and you do not have control of the design, then that is all that MUST be done. Everything else is optional, and an upgrade. With a spec home, pretty much *anything* you want is an optional upgrade to a base model with nothing. Check your written contract about change orders and allowances. And if the design documents are referenced as being contractural, or as “conceptual”. Most builders avoid including documents written in stone as obligatory deliverables.

The design documents-doors noted above- are specified in the contract. Thanks for the info! @ProSource Memphis

My realtor has contacted the builder, but no response, as of yet...The builder was contacted by way of email on Monday. Thanks! @Mark Bischak, Architect

You talking to the realtor who's talking to the builder who will get back to the realtor then let you know their answer, is part of the problem.

Wait for the builder's answer before concerning yourself further.

If your building code is based on the IRC, a required egress cannot pass through a garage or a siding door.

The IRC doesn't require a second egress door but if your state does, it's likely the kitchen door must be provided. In the IRC its in section R311.1 Means of Egress but it may have been modified by an amendment.

Can't say more without a plan or a location.

@res2architect

The home is located in NC. Here’s a photo of the floor plan.

Which are the doors he installed and where are not installed? What does your contract state for the number of doors to be installed?

The NC Building code has the standard IRC wording so it won't help you with the missing doors. You'll have to rely on your contract and whether the drawings and the contract descriptions and specifications agree.

I'd suggest you request a meeting with your Realtor and their managing broker. Those folks are being paid, ostensibly to represent you. That's what they need to do.

Without knowing more, it seems to me that this may be a contractural issue, not a building code issue.

My advice is to check the wording in your contract to see if: 1) You are entitled to the doors; 2) The builder can make "modifications" at will.

Leynov:

"This is a spec home."

That means the builder is speculating that he can sell the home when he's finished with it. He makes the tradeoffs as he sees fit. You'll buy it or someone else will. The marketplace will vindicate his choices or not.

I would want the garage entry but let the entry in the dining room go. If you keep the dining room entry make it an outswing door.

I would ask for a window in place of the dining room door.

"I would ask for a window in place of the dining room door."

They are not giving him the door shown on the plans, they sure as hell won't give him a window.

Can't hurt to ask.

So, the doors are being added!🤗

Thanks, everyone!!