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Mahogany deck with cable railing

comments (1) April 26th, 2009 in Project Gallery        
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This  is a mahogany deck with cable railings that overlook a beautiful pond and field.


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SteelBeam SteelBeam writes: Nice deck, but I see lots of decks in this section with horizontal cables. In my area this wouldn't be allowed by code. All spindles have to be vertical with a maximum clear distance of 4". The clear distance is so a child can't slip through and the vertical requirement is so they can't scale the railing like a ladder. I think safety requirements can get carried away at times, but after hearing of people like Eric Clapton who lost a child from falling off a balcony I think this one makes sense.
Posted: 9:25 am on June 1st

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