Go from there to the height of your rail—usually 37 inches for residential applications—which allows one inch for carpet and pad, and puts your rail height at 36 inches. A 10-inch miter saw was used to carefully extend the horizontal shoulder cuts down to the vertical tenon cuts.

How tall should a loft rail be?

(3) Each stairway serving a loft shall be provided with a handrail not less than 34 inches in height as measured horizontally from the nose of the step tread. The stairway handrail must be designed to withstand a 20-pound load per lineal foot applied horizontally at right angles to the top rail.

At what height do you need railings?

The International Building Code says that your railings must be 36 inches or higher, but that isn’t the only consideration. There are specific regulations on everything from the distance between your balustrades to the screws used to anchor the railing. That’s why I recommend buying railing panels.

How high does a balcony rail need to be?

Where a deck or balcony is one metre or higher above the ground, balustrades need to be at least one metre high. For decks more than one metre above the ground, openings in balustrades, including decorative balustrades, cannot be greater than 125 millimetres.

How do I build an attic railing?

How to Erect an Attic Railing

1. Measure the size of the attic using a tape measure.
2. Cut the 4-by-4-inch posts 48 inches long using a table saw.
3. Position your post with the notch side against the ceiling joist.
4. Measure between two posts.
5. Position a second board even with the top of the post.

How high should posts be above railings?

Standard rail height is 36 to 42 inches; posts will need to be 10 inches longer.

What is the standard deck railing height?

The IRC requires guardrails to be at least 36″ in height measured from the deck surface to the top of the rail. Commercial decks attached to multifamily buildings regulated under the International Building Code (IBC) require 42″ high guardrails.

What is code for guardrail height?

(a) A standard guardrail shall consist of top rail, midrail or equivalent protection, and posts, and shall have a vertical height within the range of 42 inches to 45 inches from the upper surface of the top rail to the floor, platform, runway, or ramp level.