When built to code cable railing is a very safe option for railing.
Horizontal cable railing code ontario.
However building code can be hard to navigate.
Handrails 1 a stairway shall have a handrail on at least one side and if 1 100 mm or more in width shall have handrails on both sides.
2 if the required width of a ramp or flight of stairs is more than 2 200 mm one or more intermediate handrails continuous between landings shall be provided and located so that there will be not more than 1.
The 2015 national building code does note however that climbability restrictions are required for levels above 4 2 meters 13 9 above the adjacent level.
However building code can be hard to navigate.
Cable railing systems showcase the view with cable railing as more jurisdictions adopt the code changes set out by the national building code 2015 cable railing systems are rapidly becoming the installation of choice for stairs balconies decks.
The ontario deck railing code is controlled by the ministry of municipal affairs and housing building and development branch and we at art metal workshop strictly follow it.
Following are some of the building code rules that can have a visual impact on your railing design.
The basics of the codes are similar with minor changes from area to area.
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This means that not only horizontal cable systems are ok you can now install all the fancy scrolls laser cut steel pan.
Our standard prefabricated assemblies are made from 1 8 in.
Unlike the i codes the national building code does have climbability restrictions for guards.
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This is a change from the 2010 nbc which required climbability restrictions on all guards.
If you take a look at cable railing specifications provided by a company that sells components for cable railing construction such as atlantis rail keuka studios or wagner companies three suppliers of cable railing systems you ll see that the railing is really a guardrail comprised of stainless steel horizontal cables of diameters of 1.
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Feeney cablerail standard cable assemblies are an attractive feeney cablerail standard cable assemblies are an attractive affordable low maintenance and easy to install railing infill option for homes and offices with a view.
Here you ll find helpful information about horizontal railing codes and how viewrail cable railing products are designed to exceed those code requirements without sacrificing on.
Within the next 2 years the clause in the ontario building code that makes horizontal railing systems like the cable railing illegal will be erased from the code book.
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