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 building code says if used as a means of egress spiral stairs need to comply with the regulations stated on the code, however, I don't think this is a means of egress. The apartment has other doors for you to get out to the street, this is just to get to the garden in the back. Someone mentioned to me this is a 'convenience stair' or an 'accessory stair' and doesn't need to comply strictly with the parameters on the code. I also don't know if this exterior tiny deck (8'x8') needs two means of egress. Would it?
Does anyone have experience with a similar situation? Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks.
Jlop
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 building code says if used as a means of egress spiral stairs need to comply with the regulations stated on the code, however, I don't think this is a means of egress. The apartment has other doors for you to get out to the street, this is just to get to the garden in the back. Someone mentioned to me this is a 'convenience stair' or an 'accessory stair' and doesn't need to comply strictly with the parameters on the code. I also don't know if this exterior tiny deck (8'x8') needs two means of egress. Would it?
Does anyone have experience with a similar situation? Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks.
Jlop