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05-20-2009, 04:19 PM
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Height...
where can i find code for handrail height on a deck?
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05-20-2009, 04:20 PM
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Trailer park boy
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Re: Height...
In a code book?
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05-20-2009, 04:21 PM
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solar guy
Trade: solar contracting
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Re: Height...
In the IRC under guards
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05-20-2009, 05:28 PM
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Trade: Carpenter
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Location: Saint John, N.B
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Re: Height...
Did ya check underneath the handrail, they usually tell you there.
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05-20-2009, 05:30 PM
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Trade: framing contractor , remodeler , GC occasionally
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Re: Height...
Measure the neighbors deck ?
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05-20-2009, 05:50 PM
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Trade: Building and Remodeling
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Re: Height...
Irc r312.1
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05-20-2009, 08:53 PM
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John Hyatt
Trade: out door areas, decks,spa room additions,fire pits
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Re: Height...
Over here its 36'' high on any deck over 30'' and 42'' high on second story. J
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05-20-2009, 09:04 PM
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Trade: carpentry/remodeling/"Yes M'am we do"
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Re: Height...Quote:
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05-20-2009, 11:33 PM
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Re: Height...
you could go 60" then you have nothing to worry about.
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05-20-2009, 11:59 PM
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Re: Height...Quote:
Look at NEO found the most restrictive code for decks on the planet |
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05-21-2009, 07:04 AM
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Custom Stuff
Trade: General Contractor - Custom Renovations
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Location: Manassas, VA
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Re: Height...
Hey, they're not restrictive, that's just the way we build them here. You guys are just too lenient. We set the pace for the rest of the world.
 Wait till you want to do something outside of these guidelines. 
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05-21-2009, 07:24 AM
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Curmudgeon
Trade: carpentry/remodeling/"Yes M'am we do"
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Re: Height...Quote:
Not likely he would go wrong with that. It's based on 2006 IRC, and AWC recommendations.
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