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  1. K

    Purely Decorative Residential Railing

    is there a mimimum height for a residential railing that is purely decorative? It is on a sunroom roof. There are windows that one could go through to get out onto the porch, but that is not intended. The slope is 1/4" per 1'-0" on this roof, so it is flat. There is not equipment to be accessed...
  2. J

    Railing on Ramp 30" Up

    I'm hoping for some sort of exemption or solution to the over 30" off the ground deck railing code for a ramp section. We have a ramp that starts at around 34" off the ground - runs down through 2 turning platforms and lands on grade. We've installed two rows of continuous handrail on the...
  3. SSchultz

    Greetings From Newbie with a Porch / Hand Railing Question

    Greetings! Nice to see there's a forum for building code inspection questions. Can someone please point me to the correct forum to ask a question about porch & hand railings? I had a contractor build a new house approximately 6 months ago, and have a few questions about adherence to code...
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