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IRC 2003
Required guards on open sides of stairways, raised floor areas, balconies and porches shall have intermediate rails or ornamental closures which do not allow passage of a sphere 4 inches in diameter. Exceptions: The triangular openings formed by the riser, tread and bottom rail of a guard at the open side of a stairway are permitted to be of such a size that a sphere 6 inches cannot pass through. Openings for required guards on the sides of stair treads shall not allow a sphere 4.375 inches to pass through. R312.2

Real Estate Finance

TREC SOP Update

Bruce Carr sent this out today. I have indented the email as recieved. I did remove the header and footer:
Here is an update from Brian Murphy regarding the status of the TREC SOP:
The Inspector Committee (IC) met June 16, 2008 to review the changes submitted during the SoP posting period to [...]

The Case of the Clueless Client

It was one of those mornings when everything seems right in the world. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and my stack of messages from the evening before was small. However, bad things can come in small packages too. The first message had the word URGENT! Across the top and the phone number [...]

Musings part II

I went to the new lot over the previous weekend. My wife and I wanted to get some photos to start a visual log book of the home building process and while walking the lot I found out the neighbors behind me had a pit bull. I found this out because while walking along the [...]

Considerations Before You Start That Construction Project

The last few days I have gotten several phone calls regarding clients who have had problems with their contractors and have had to remove them from the project. These calls have ranged in scope from a kitchen remodel to construction of a commercial building. Although they differed in scope and cost, they all [...]