Railing ibc code cheat sheet guardrail 1.
Floor to floor hieght ibc.
Use a national fire protection association nfpa 13 compliant sprinkler system to boost your allowable height by 20 ft and one story ibc section 504.
Guards shall be located along open sided walking surfaces that are located more than 30 measured vertically to the floor or grade below at any point.
Corridors contained within a dwelling unit or sleeping unit in a group r occupancy shall have a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet 2134 mm above the finished floor.
International building code 406 2 3.
Of means of egress and areas of refuge for wheelchairs.
The clear height of each floor level in vehicle and pedestrian traffic areas shall not be less than 7 feet 2134 mm.
Upgrade your fire protection to boost height and floor size.
In short the width is calculated by multiplying the occupant load served by such stairs by a factor of 0 3 inch per occupant.
International building code 406 2 2.
Required guards shall be not less than 42 high with the exception of occupancies not more than three stories above grade within individual dwelling single family units which.
By adding sprinklers you can also increase the allowable floor area for mid rise by three times the tabulated area ibc section 506.
The international building code ibc.
Width and capacity ibc 1011 2 the number of occupants on each floor will determine the required width of the stairs.
The occupied floor in this case was referring to the occupied.
Continuity shall extend from the top of the foundation or floor ceiling assembly below to the underside of the floor or roof sheathing slab or deck or to the fire resistance rated floor ceiling or roof ceiling assembly above 10 international code council 2015 ibc commentary.