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    A way to make a 42" spiral work rather than 60"?

    Hello - we are adding a second story above our single-car garage. The lot is very tiny and we have a very tight building envelope due to setbacks and other requirements. The garage and the new space above it will become one living unit for a total of 302sf. We had it designed with a 42" diam...
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    Spiral stair on back yard deck - help please!

    Hi all, thanks for reading. I'm in NYC, currently renovating my home, have a metal grate deck on a second floor on the backyard and I'm building a spiral stair to the first floor so I can get down to the garden without having to go through the bottom floor (it will be rented to a tenant). The...
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    Exterior Spiral Staircase MOE for Dwelling Unit

    I'm interested to create a second means of egress (MOE) for a second floor dwelling unit by adding an exterior spiral staircase off the deck to grade. The code allows use of spirals within the dwelling unit, and allows the dwelling unit to include accessory spaces intended for the exclusive use...
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