Height of Guards

[conarb]

Wrong again:

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[mark handler]

What does the California building code have to do with the National Building Code of Canada?

 

[conarb]

Interesting that Mark edited his post that said that the 2007 IBC was based upon the UBC.

 

[mark handler]

Interesting that Mark edited his post that said that the 2007 IBC was based upon the UBC.

Not what I edited, It had to do with the CBC not the IBC

 

[Rider Rick]

Mark,

I would think you of all people would want a 36" guard and handrail in the IRC like everyone else that works in the code.

 

[mark handler]

It is not what is wanted

The issue of the Op is what's required by the Canadian Building codes, not the IBC or the IRC or the California Building codes

It really does not matter to the OP when the California Building Codes were based on which code

The issue of the OP is the Canadian Building Code

Dick keeps throwing irrelevant stuff out there.

 

[tmurray]

In Canada generally a 42" guard is required everywhere the adjacent surface is 2' lower. The exception is for dwellings. As my original post says there are allowances for a reduction to 36" on certain circumstances.

I thank all those who responded, but this has been resolved as our local builders have decided to provide 42" guards on the stairs in question regardless of the code.