Originally Posted by
Jim Luttrall
Ted, here is a diagram that I stole here.
I just talked to McKinney Building Official about this and he said they look at it on a case by case basis and the protection could be an alcove, curb, etc. It is left to the judgment of the individual inspector.
That part of the code is not very high on their priority list, IMO, judging by what I see in all the new construction around here.
This is another one of those things around here where you never see it. This is the second call I have received about this from a couple different realtors that refer me but had a listing sell and the same inspector wrote it up. I only know one inspector around here that writes it up. There is not a city around here where the building inspector calls for it.
I had to agree with the other inspector about some protection needed. It (they) were 18 inches off of the floor and a small curb. I guess I will have to be honest here (I hate myself sometime) I do not write them up if in *MY* opinion they have enough protection. If there is no curb in the garage I do write them up. If the step up is real short I write them up.
In these cases *MY* opinion says they were not necessary to write up. Step up (curb) and relatively deep.
Thanks Jim