beachfront71
Member
Hello and thank you from California.
I wanted to get some input with regards to accessing my roof deck.
We have a 2 story house - the 2nd floor has a 6' deep x 16' long reinforced balcony that originally had a spiral to the roof. The roof deck is 50x12 but could be made smaller with new railing if needed.
When we remodeled I removed the spiral and am ready to explore spiral alternatives to getting up to the roof and pass code. I despise spirals for what its worth..
My goal is to use the smallest stair width possible.
I have seen this:
and this:
Talked to the city and got the standard "minimum is 36" wide but I am under the impression there may be alternatives.
Yes it is a big deck but typically it would host between 4-6 people.
I was trying to understand Occupancy load but it seems most have to do with business and not residential.
Any input would be appreciated with regards to some outside the box thinking that obviously would pass code / or justify a private meeting with the Building department.
I am in Southern California/Orange County on the beach if it matters.
it looks like I could get a double windeer / u shaped staircase in the area which seems to be ideal..
I wanted to get some input with regards to accessing my roof deck.
We have a 2 story house - the 2nd floor has a 6' deep x 16' long reinforced balcony that originally had a spiral to the roof. The roof deck is 50x12 but could be made smaller with new railing if needed.
When we remodeled I removed the spiral and am ready to explore spiral alternatives to getting up to the roof and pass code. I despise spirals for what its worth..
My goal is to use the smallest stair width possible.
I have seen this:
R311.7.1 Width. Stairways shall not be less than 36 inches (914 mm) in clear width at all points above the permitted handrail height and below the required headroom height. Handrails shall not project more than 4.5 inches (114 mm) on either side of the stairway and the minimum clear width of the stairway at and below the handrail height, including treads and landings, shall not be less than 311/2 inches (787 mm) where a handrail is installed on one side and 27 inches (698 mm) where handrails are provided on both sides. |
and this:
Private stairways serving an occupant load of less than 10 may be 30 inches wide |
Talked to the city and got the standard "minimum is 36" wide but I am under the impression there may be alternatives.
Yes it is a big deck but typically it would host between 4-6 people.
I was trying to understand Occupancy load but it seems most have to do with business and not residential.
Any input would be appreciated with regards to some outside the box thinking that obviously would pass code / or justify a private meeting with the Building department.
I am in Southern California/Orange County on the beach if it matters.
it looks like I could get a double windeer / u shaped staircase in the area which seems to be ideal..