Decksbyvets
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Does anyone know if cable railings are still good to install on decks. Heard that code was going to change not allowing them.
I will assume this is for a residential deck, a quick glance at the ICC website has the 2015 IRC adopted, this might be outdated, but there is no wording that I see that would prevent you, other than a local authority adopting additional restrictions.Does anyone know if cable railings are still good to install on decks. Heard that code was going to change not allowing them.
Please explain "Must be Maintained"If allowed, they must be maintained, as in stressed to limit deflection of cables.
That is an assumption about the stretching, though accurate for poorly fabricated cable railings and cheep cables being used.Space between cables cannot exceed 4", cable is subject to stretching over time if tension not maintained.
ADA requires all "accessible" features to be maintained. In CA that would be a minimum requirement to be complied with.