September/October 2009
Landings for deck stairs
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QUESTION & ANSWER Landings for Deck Stairs Q Am I required to pour a concrete landing at the bottom of deck stairs, or can I use gravel, flagstone, or pavers? A Glenn Mathewson, a building inspector in Westminster, Colo., responds: As far back as my code library goes - to the 1952 Uniform Building Code - stairway regulations always mention landings. In the most recent version of today's most widely adopted residential building code, the 2009 International Residential Code, "landings" are included in the description of a stairway. Plus, Section R311.7.5 of the 2009 IRC requires a landing at the
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