Front Matter Title Page, TOC, Preface and Forward Sample Pages. This best selling title has been thoroughly revised to reflect the 2015 International Building Code. PDF or denotes a file in Adobes Portable Document Format. To view the file, you will need the Adobe Reader available free from Adobe. Excel or the letters. CHAP. 16, DIV. I 1601 1605. UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 21 Volume 2 Chapters 1 through 15 are printed in Volume 1 of the Uniform Building Code. Kanye West Vh1 Storytellers Full. Stair Building Codes Model Codes Adopted Codes for Stairway, Railings Landing Construction. BUILDING CODES for STAIRS CONTENTS citations of model actual building codes for stairs, railings, guardrails, landings, risers, treads, and steps. POST a QUESTION or READ FAQs about the design requirements and code specifications for building stairs, landings, railings, and guard railings. REFERENCESInspect. APedia tolerates no conflicts of interest. We have no relationship with advertisers, products, or services discussed at this website. Stair, railing, guardrail, handrail, landing platform building codes design specifications Provides citations of stair and railing code design specifications quoted from model building codes. For each stair specification code citation we include links to in depth articles providing more details. This article series lists all major building code specifications for stairs, railings, landings, and guardrails information useful for constructing or inspecting indoor or outdoor stairs, railings, landings, treads, and for evaluating stairways and railings for safety and proper. We compare stair and railing code requirements for various model, national, state and local building codes and we include explicit text specifications from those building codes. Green links show where you are. Copyright 2. 01. 7 Inspect. Apedia. com, All Rights Reserved. Model Building Code Citations for Stairs Railings Full Code Texts, Dangers, SafetyClick to enlarge any imageSketch at above left provided courtresy of Carson Dunlop Associates. BOCA National Property Maintenance Code 1. PM 3. 05. 5 Stairs and Railings in Good Conditionall interior stairs and railings shall be maintained in sound condition and good repair. Commentary Handrails, treads and risers must be structurally sound, firmly attached to the structure, and properly maintained to perform their intended function safely. During an inspection the code official should inspect all stringers, risers, treads, and handrails. PM 3. 05. 6 Handrails and guards. Soldiers-of-the-Queen-1997-09-90.jpg' alt='1997 Uniform Building Code Volume 1 Pdf' title='1997 Uniform Building Code Volume 1 Pdf' />Every handrail and guard shall be firmly fastened and capable of supporting normally imposed loads and shall be maintained in good condition. Commentary This section provides for the safety and maintenance of handrails and guards. Vpn For Computer. See Section PM 7. PM 7. 02. 9 Stairways, handrails and guards. Every exterior and interior flight of stairs having more than four risers, and every open portion of a stair, landing or balcony which is more than 3. I/41sQERJqiGL.jpg' alt='1997 Uniform Building Code Volume 1 Pdf' title='1997 Uniform Building Code Volume 1 Pdf' />Guards shall be not less than 3. Commentary Handrails are required on all stairs more than four risers in height. Handrails cannot be less than 3. Figure PM 7. 02. Guards are required on the open side of stairs and on landings and balconies which are more than 3. The guard must be at least 3. Guards are to contain intermediate rails, balusters or other construction to reduce the chance of an adult or child from falling through the guard. If the guard is missing some intermediate rails or balustrades, it is recommended that the guard be repaired to its original condition if it will provide protection equivalent to the protection it provided when originally constructed. International Building Code 2. BOCA, ICBO, SBCCI Stair Railing Codes. Stairway Landing Codes. There shall be a floor or landing at the top and bottom of each stairway. The width of landings shall not be less than the width of stairways they serve. Every landing shall have a minimum dimension measured in the direction of travel equal to the width of the stairway. Such dimension need not exceed 4. Handrail Grasp Ability Graspability Requirements. Our photo left illustrates the author DF holding on to a secure, graspable handrail in a building in Bar Harbor, Maine. Also seeThe Elimination of Unsafe Guardrails, a Progress Report, Elliott O. Stephenson, Building Standards, March April 1. Are Functional Handrails Within Our Grasp Jake Pauls, Building Standards, January February 1. Handrails with a circular cross section shall have an outside diameter of at least 1. If the handrail is not circular, it shall have a perimeter dimension of at least 4 inches 1. Edges shall have a minimum radius of 0. Handrail or Guardrail Continuity. Handrail gripping surfaces shall be continuous, without interruption by newel posts or other obstructions. Loads on Handrails, guards, grab bars and vehicle barriers. Concentrated Load on Railings. Handrail assemblies and guards shall be able to resist a single concentrated load of 2. N, applied in any direction at any point along the top, and have attachment devices and supporting structure to transfer this loading to appropriate structural elements of the building. Component of Railings and Guardrails. Intermediate rails all those except the handrail, balusters and panel fillers shall be designed to withstand a horizontally applied normal load of 5. N on an area not to exceed one square foot 3. Full Text of IEBC International Existing Building Code Definitions of Dangerous Building Conditions. By its definition of existing buildings this model building code incorporates standards and advice for structures built before current building codes. EXISTING BUILDING. A building erected prior to the date of adoption of the appropriate code, or one for which a legal building permit has been issued. Full Text of IRC Building Codes 2. The ICC has free, limited, live, online access to some of the latest codes, but I couldnt find the free link for IRC immediately. Florida State Building Codes Stairs Railings. New York State Residential Building Code Stair Design Specifications. This building code update for stairway design specifications was provided courtesy Arlene Puentes. R3. 11. 5. 3. 1 Stair Riser Height Codes. The maximum riser height shall be 8 1 4 inches 2. The riser shall be measured vertically between leading edges of the adjacent treads. The greatest riser height within any flight of stairs shall not exceed the smallest by more than 3 8 inch 9. R3. 11. 5. 3. 2 Stair Tread Depth Code Requirements. The minimum tread depth shall be 9 inches 2. The tread depth shall be measured horizontally between the vertical planes of the foremost projection of adjacent treads and at a right angle to the treads leading edge. The greatest tread depth within any flight of stairs shall not exceed the smallest by more than 3 8 inch 9. Winder treads shall have a minimum tread depth of 1. Winder treads shall have a minimum tread depth of 6 inches 1. Within any flight of stairs, the greatest winder tread depth at the 1. R3. 11. 5. 3. 3 Stair Tread Nose Profile Code Requirements. The radius of curvature at the leading edge of the tread shall be no greater than 9 1. A nosing not less than 3 4 inch 1. The greatest nosing projection shall not exceed the smallest nosing projection by more than 3 8 inch 9. Beveling of nosing shall not exceed 1 2 inch 1. Risers shall be vertical or sloped from the underside of the leading edge of the tread above at an angle not more than 3. Open risers are permitted, provided that the opening between treads does not permit the passage of a 4 inch diameter 1. Exceptions to Stair Tread Nose Requirements 1. A nosing is not required where the tread depth is a minimum of 1. The opening between adjacent treads is not limited on stairs with a total rise of 3.