STAIRS

SPACING ON BALUSTERS - REVISED UNIFORM BUILDING CODE SPECIFIES BALUSTERS BE CLOSE ENOUGH SO A 4" SPHERE WON’T PASS BETWEEN THEM.

SPACING ON BOTTOM RAIL - REVISED UNIFORM BUILDING CODE SPECIFIES THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM RAIL AND THE INTERSECTION OF THE STAIR RISER AND TREAD WILL NOT ALLOW A 6" SPHERE TO PASS.

NOTE: THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM RAIL OF A GUARDRAIL AND THE FLOOR CAN NOT ALLOW A 4" SPHERE TO PASS.

NOTE: BE SURE!!! FIND A DIAGRAM OF THE CODE-APPROVED CLEARANCES.

HANDRAIL - CODE SPECIFIES A CONTINUOUS HANDRAIL NOT EXCEED 2" IN DIAMETER. DECK STAIRS ARE FREQUENTLY CONSTRUCTED WITH A WIDER TOP RAIL WHICH IS INTENDED TO BE USED AS A HANDRAIL. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL BUILDING CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE THEIR INTERPRETATION OF CODES.