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"Stairs" and Handrail Question
In Baltimore County for reference, though code just refers to "stairs". We have a hill in our front yard. Effectively the total rise is 5 feet over a 20 foot total run. We're putting in "steps" - basically 6x6s layered on top of each other with the middle part of each one filled with a cement base and pea gravel on top. I've done a rough calculation and each step's run is going to be 2 feet in length (4 foot width). My question is - does this constitute "stairs" that I would need a handrail for? For reference - they will look like this - https://diy.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/diy/fullset/2016/9/12/Original_Flynnside-Out-timber-steps-final-1.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.1280.1280.85.suffix/1473712246267.webp submitted by /u/Compuoddity [link] [comments]
In Baltimore County for reference, though code just refers to "stairs".
We have a hill in our front yard. Effectively the total rise is 5 feet over a 20 foot total run. We're putting in "steps" - basically 6x6s layered on top of each other with the middle part of each one filled with a cement base and pea gravel on top. I've done a rough calculation and each step's run is going to be 2 feet in length (4 foot width).
My question is - does this constitute "stairs" that I would need a handrail for?
For reference - they will look like this - https://diy.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/diy/fullset/2016/9/12/Original_Flynnside-Out-timber-steps-final-1.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.1280.1280.85.suffix/1473712246267.webp
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