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   dovetail97128 | Mar 26, 2008 07:28am | #1

   To me it is unusual to have a hand rail that uses balustrades and not have it be a guard rail.

   Just where is this located on the stair system?

   Just curious .

   They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
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   steves | Mar 26, 2008 04:26pm | #3

   It is the main handrail on the stairs ,going in a straight run from one floor to another.

   I have seen pics of stairs with no middle post and same length of run on the handrail.

   Is this normal?  thanks

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   dovetail97128 | Mar 26, 2008 04:37pm | #4

   OK. Yes it can be done in one long run . The rule though is still that it must be able to resist the lateral force the code calls for. I would call what you have described as a Guard Rail however because it must resist that lateral force. To me a hand rail is on the inside walls of a stairway .
   They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.

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   silver | Mar 26, 2008 06:15pm | #5

   I stand corrected-Ontario code is 14'-1" for this depending on the size of the rail.You can get by without a center post as long as it passes your local code.Missed that last night...silver

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   silver | Mar 26, 2008 07:31am | #2

   Hey,
   Ontario code is 10'10". YMMV-check your local code. If no code, it could work but it would work better with a middle post under the center-like a very large baluster.

   silver

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   robert | Mar 27, 2008 03:49pm | #6

   you can generally run one floor, post to post with nothing in the middle.

   but, as said before, must be able to resist the appropriate lateral load.