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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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    IRC 2015 spiral stairs for egress

    IRC 2015 - Am I correct in understanding that spiral stairs now qualify as a primary means of egress from an upper level? They fall within Section R311.7 as mentioned below in R311.4. Some stairs within 311.7 are specifically excluded such as Alternating Tread Devices (R311.7.11). However there...
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