got some revisions to an existing deck which i didn't design.
this deck was designs years ago before the latest code including the stairs and handrails
none-the-less the outside plan checker, who's located 700 miles south of the city where the project is
has one of many revisions that says we have to add an outside stair "handrail" to the existing stair handrail that shows it
to the most recent code.
code states:
handrails (section R311.7.7)
a) the handgrip portion of all handrails shall be not less than 1-1/4 inches nor more than 2 inches
in cross-sectional dimension.
see section R311.7.8.3
see section / detail of existing deck & railing (note: same railing at outside deck stairs)
what i'd like to see from softplan users is how they'd handle or have handled in similar situations on existing railings
"WITHOUT" taking anything off the existing handrail if possible but of course you can ADD a new handrail to
this existing one.
or
how they'd handle it to make it code by removing and than adding a new handrail.
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