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Deck Photo GalleryDeck Gallery Page 3Fine Homebuilding 2009 Deck Gallery


Mahogany deck with cable railing

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


Design or Plan used: Not specified
posted in: Project Gallery

Comments (1)

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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