#Howard county stair rail code code

HandrailsВ shall return to a wall, guardВ or the walking surface or shall be continuous to the handrail of an adjacent flightВ of stairsВ or rampВ run. HandrailsВ shall not rotate within their fittings. HandrailsВ serving stepped aislesВ or ramped aislesВ are permitted to be discontinuous in accordance withВ Section 1029.15.1.

4.Where handrailsВ are provided along walking surfaces with slopes not steeper than 1:20, the bottoms of the handrail gripping surfaces shall be permitted to be obstructed along their entire length where they are integral to crash rails or bumper guards.

For each 1/ 2В inch (12.7 mm) of additional handrail perimeter dimension above 4 inches (102 mm), the vertical clearance dimension of 1 1/ 2В inches (38 mm) shall be permitted to be reduced by 1/ 8В inch (3.2 mm).

3.Handrail brackets or balusters attached to the bottom surface of the handrailВ that do not project horizontally beyond the sides of the handrailВ within 1 1/ 2В inches (38 mm) of the bottom of the handrailВ shall not be considered obstructions.

2.Within a dwelling unit, the use of a volute, turnout, starting easing or starting newel is allowed over the lowest tread.

HandrailsВ within dwelling unitsВ are permitted to be interrupted by a newel post at a turn or landing. Handrail gripping surfaces shall be continuous, without interruption by newel posts or other obstructions. Edges shall have a minimum radius of 0.01 inch (0.25 mm). The width of the handrailВ above the recess shall be not less than 1 1/ 4В inches (32 mm) to not greater than 2 3/ 4В inches (70 mm). This required depth shall continue for not less than 3/ 8В inch (10 mm) to a level that is not less than 1 3/ 4В inches (45 mm) below the tallest portion of the profile. The finger recess shall begin within a distance of 3/ 4В inch (19 mm) measured vertically from the tallest portion of the profile and achieve a depth of not less than 5/ 16В inch (8 mm) within 7/ 8В inch (22 mm) below the widest portion of the profile. HandrailsВ with a perimeter greater than 6 1/ 4В inches (160 mm) shall provide a graspable finger recess area on both sides of the profile. Where the handrailВ is not circular, it shall have a perimeter dimension of not less than 4 inches (102 mm) and not greater than 6 1/ 4В inches (160 mm) with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 2 1/ 4inches (57 mm) and minimum cross-sectional dimension of 1 inch (25 mm). HandrailsВ with a circular cross section shall have an outside diameter of not less than 1 1/ 4В inches (32 mm) and not greater than 2 inches (51 mm).

2.Accessible handrails shall meet the requirements of the Florida Building Code, Accessibility.

1.In Group R-3 occupancies within dwelling unitsВ inВ Group R-2 occupancies and in Group U occupancies that are accessory to a Group R-3 occupancy or accessory to individual dwelling unitsВ in Group R-2 occupancies handrailsВ shall be Type I in accordance withВ Section 1014.3.1, Type II in accordance withВ Section 1014.3.2В or shall provide equivalent graspability.

Required handrailsВ shall comply withВ Section 1014.3.1В or shall provide equivalent graspability. HandrailsВ on top of a guard where permitted along stepped aisles and ramped aisles in accordance withВ Section 1029.15.

2.In Group R-3 occupancies within dwelling unitsВ in Group R-2 occupancies and in Group U occupancies that are associated with a Group R-3 occupancy or associated with individual dwelling unitsВ in Group R-2 occupancies where handrail fittings or bendings are used to provide continuous transition between flights, transition at windertreads, transition from handrailВ to guard, or where used at the start of a flight, the handrailВ height at the fittings or bendings shall be permitted to exceed the maximum height.

1.Where handrail fittings or bendings are used to provide continuous transition between flights, the fittings or bendings shall be permitted to exceed the maximum height.

HandrailВ height of alternating tread devicesВ and ships ladders, measured above tread nosings, shall be uniform, not less than 30 inches (762 mm) and not more than 34 inches (864 mm). HandrailВ height, measured above stairВ tread nosings, or finish surface of rampВ slope, shall be uniform, not less than 34 inches (864 mm) and not more than 38 inches (965 mm). HandrailsВ for stepped aislesВ and ramped aislesВ required byВ Section 1029.15В shall comply withВ Sections 1014.2В throughВ 1014.8.

HandrailsВ required for rampsВ byВ Section 1012.8В shall comply withВ Sections 1014.2В throughВ 1014.8. HandrailsВ required for stairwaysВ byВ Section 1011.11В shall comply withВ Sections 1014.2В throughВ 1014.9. HandrailsВ serving stairways, ramps, stepped aislesВ and ramped aislesВ shall be adequate in strength and attachment in accordance withВ Section 1607.8.

#Howard county stair rail code code

(Located in Florida Building Code Chapter 10 вЂ“ Means of Egress) 1014.1В Where required.