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�MyBui ldi ngPermit.com <br /> a service of e0tyGov.net Construction Tip Sheet 03 <br /> Residential Guards (Guardrails) <br /> This tip sheet reflects code requirements of the 2018 International Residential Code(IRC)with <br /> Washington State Amendments. <br /> Open stair handrail Open guard Solid guard <br /> See handrail Tip Sheet#2 for <br /> applicable handrall information. <br /> C I m <br /> c <br /> 0 <br /> The top of gueMs for c <br /> stairways,exclusive of E <br /> their landings,must rs 4 <br /> have a minimum height m5 <br /> of 34'measured <br /> vertically from the o ti' <br /> nosing of the tread. <br /> am <br /> B---------- <br /> A y� <br /> _ t <br /> OPEN RAILING TYPES �0f <br /> L� <br /> A: A sphere&'in diameter cannot m <br /> pass through o0 <br /> B: A sphere 4'in diameter cannot v R LO <br /> pass through m t a <br /> Grade or floor level C: A sphere 4-318'in diameter <br /> cannot pass through L. <br /> Figure 1:Guard Elevation(IRC R312) <br /> Requirements <br /> ❑ Guards shall comply with IRC R312.1;refer to Figure 1 for major requirements. <br /> ❑ Guards shall be structurally designed to comply with IRC Table R301.5(i.e.,designed for a <br /> 200-pound load in any direction along the top and a 50-pound point load elsewhere). <br /> ❑ For glass guards or guards with glazing,see IRC R308.4.4. <br /> January 22,2021 MyBuildingPermitcom I Residential Handrails 1 <br /> KGtvGovnet <br /> xxs-.cercoa. <br />