John Dirks Jr
05-11-2009, 08:02 PM
Look at the picture. You'll see two sets of steps in the concrete walk. They are divided by a landing so they are individual. Each one has three risers.
If one chooses to follow IRC, handrails are not actually required unless there are four or more risers.
Look at the handrails. They are clearly not graspable and do not meet the criteria set forth by IRC. In this case handrails are not required by IRC.
What do you say here? Do you say graspable handrails are needed even though handrails in general are not even required? Or, do you ignore the non graspable aspect since the situation doesn't require them anyway?
My position has always been, if there is a handrail there, it should be correct. If there were not a handrail there, I would have no gripe. Since they are there, I write them up if they are not graspable.
What's your opinion?
If one chooses to follow IRC, handrails are not actually required unless there are four or more risers.
Look at the handrails. They are clearly not graspable and do not meet the criteria set forth by IRC. In this case handrails are not required by IRC.
What do you say here? Do you say graspable handrails are needed even though handrails in general are not even required? Or, do you ignore the non graspable aspect since the situation doesn't require them anyway?
My position has always been, if there is a handrail there, it should be correct. If there were not a handrail there, I would have no gripe. Since they are there, I write them up if they are not graspable.
What's your opinion?