I'm new here. Thanks for having me. I'm very grateful for the collective wisdom and experience here.
I'm designing my single level home to be set into a hillside... with a low-slope roof. I've searched my (albeit dated) Ontario building code book and can't find anything, and I've asked my municipal building inspector's office for an answer and they seem clueless.
How high does the roof need to be above grade at the back of the house not to be considered 'accessible' and hence with a fall hazard?
I see photos of earth-bermed houses with fully accessible roofs, and no railings. Is this a loop hole?
Rodger
I'm designing my single level home to be set into a hillside... with a low-slope roof. I've searched my (albeit dated) Ontario building code book and can't find anything, and I've asked my municipal building inspector's office for an answer and they seem clueless.
How high does the roof need to be above grade at the back of the house not to be considered 'accessible' and hence with a fall hazard?
I see photos of earth-bermed houses with fully accessible roofs, and no railings. Is this a loop hole?
Rodger