Basement Stairs Railing Code
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Basement stairs railing code. Life Safety Code provides requirements that limit the effects of fire and related hazards. Massachusetts code rise. Minimum width below handrail is 31-12-inches.
Ad Find deals on Products on Amazon. That are different from other codes and standards have been incorporated into NFPA 101. Code below requires minimum 36-inch width above handrail and below headroom height.
California does not use NFPA. Handrails must be provided on at least one side of each flight of stairs with 4 or more risers those are the vertical parts of the steps. These will be directly below the main staircase.
Handrails are required on stairs exceeding three risers. Ad Improve Your Business ROI - Get a Better Deal on Bulk stair railing. Handrails shall not project more than 4-12 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 31-12 where a handrail is installed on.
But lets talk about what the International Resident Code 2018 says about handrails. The treads are the horizontal parts that you step on. Landings are required at the top and bottom of each stairway some exceptions and a stair cannot exceed 12 feet in vertical rise.
The building code requirement for stair railings typically requires handrailings on stairs that have a total rise of three feet or more. Their height should be 34 to 38 inches measured perpendicular from the nosing to the top of the handrail. For more information see Section 1011 of the 2015 International Building Code for a more in-depth look at commercial stair requirements.