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Randall Clark
05-06-2010, 12:17 PM
Was it not 1996 that picket spacing went to 4"?
Jerry Peck
05-06-2010, 03:33 PM
Was it not 1996 that picket spacing went to 4"?


The 1994 Standard Building Code was 6" and the 1997 Standard Building Code was 4".
Billy Stephens
05-06-2010, 04:34 PM
Was it not 1996 that picket spacing went to 4"?
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The 1994 Standard Building Code was 6" and the 1997 Standard Building Code was 4".
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And in 2010 it needs to be written up as a Saftey Issue. ;)
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Jerry Peck
05-06-2010, 04:51 PM
And in 2010 it needs to be written up as a Saftey Issue. ;)


Yes Sir, it sure does.

Just like writing up the 12" spacing from a 1900 house ... may not have been recognized as a safety hazard then, but it sure is now. :eek:
Randall Clark
05-06-2010, 05:37 PM
The 1994 Standard Building Code was 6" and the 1997 Standard Building Code was 4".


Thanks Jerry. Could not find my documentation on that one.
larryp7639
06-03-2010, 12:57 AM
The 1994 Standard Building Code was 6" and the 1997 Standard Building Code was 4".
I also think so.
Eric Barker
06-03-2010, 07:35 PM
Does it make a difference what year the requirements went into effect? Was a 4+ inch baluster spacing any safer any number of years ago?