Most often horizontal railing systems are subject to the sphere rules handrail guardrail height requirements and load requirements.
Cable railing tension requirements.
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Cable shall be tensioned to a minimu m 225lb.
In order to meet this requirement typically the number of parallel cables for 36 inch high railing is 10 and 12 for 42 inch high railing for floor mounted posts.
4 maximum support spacing c.
Cable type guardrails stair rails importance of proper cable railing spacing tension cable railing rigidity.
If you wish to maintain 3 spacing for cable sections that span over 4 feet max.
Estimates of the typical tension of a cable railing range from 100 to 200 pounds of force but there are even higher estimates out there.
Cable railing requires support mid posts every 4 feet to maintain cable spans with minimum deflection.
Maximum sphere passage rule vs.
Our standard cable spacing is 3 on center running the length of each post.
If an alternate railing design is proposed the applicant must provide the testing criteria from the.
Five hundred pounds of force is stated fairly often and 1 000 pounds has been mentioned as a goal.
Cable tension testing equipment shall be provided by the owner contractor.
3 maximum cable spacing b.
For child safety the balusters or other decorative infill must be spaced less than 4 inches apart a 4 inch diameter ball should not pass between the balusters.