Mr. Inspector
SAWHORSE
I have someone building a deck by a inground pool. The fence was taken down where the deck is being built. The deck floor is only 28" from grade at it's highest part which is near the pool and down to 0" above grade on the far end. . The deck doesn't need a 36" railing because it is only 28" high. The code for a pool barrier requires the barrier to be 48" above grade.
So if they build a 20" high railing above the deck floor as part of the pool barrier on the deck the top of the barrier would be the 48" above grade. Would this be complying with code?
They also want a stairway from the deck to the pool. If they build the gate on the deck on top of the stairs it would it only need to be 20" high from the deck floor too?
But they need to measure from the bottom of the gate 54" to the latch. So would this comply it the latch was 34" high above the 20" high gate?
Do they make a pool latch that long?
So if they build a 20" high railing above the deck floor as part of the pool barrier on the deck the top of the barrier would be the 48" above grade. Would this be complying with code?
They also want a stairway from the deck to the pool. If they build the gate on the deck on top of the stairs it would it only need to be 20" high from the deck floor too?
But they need to measure from the bottom of the gate 54" to the latch. So would this comply it the latch was 34" high above the 20" high gate?
Do they make a pool latch that long?