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Coastal Contractor

September/October 2007
Guardrails vs. handrails; rotting treated wood

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QUESTION & ANSWER A Glenn Mathewson, a building inspector in Westminster, Colo., and a former deck builder, responds: The 2006 International Residential Code defines a guard as "a building component or a system of building components located near the open sides of elevated walking surfaces that minimizes the possibility of a fall from the walking surface to the lower level"; and a handrail as "a horizontal or sloping rail intended for grasping by the hand for guidance or support." Note there is no requirement for a "guardrail," but simply for a guard — which can be any building component that

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