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From the 2003 International Residential Code:
311.5.6 Handrails.
Handrails shall be provided on at least one side of each continuous run of treads or flight with four or more risers.
- Maximum riser height allowed by code is 7 3/4" and you would need to have 3 or less risers to omit a handrail. The answer would be 23 1/4" max.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoYou should have a safety rail on anything above a normal step... 7" or more.
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∙ 11y agoCFR 1910.23 States 40 inches.
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∙ 14y agoApprox. 24".
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∙ 14y ago23 1/4" according to the IRC 2003 code.
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∙ 6y agoI believe it is 2.5 ft.
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