New porch/landing with balusters & rails.

gma2rjc

I'm sure they're good to have, but with the rails right there it seems like it would be better to use those.

I would think that with the handrail sticking out into the stairway at that height, it could be in the way. If someone was carrying something big up the stairs and their vision was blocked by that object, they could bump into the handrail and bounce off of it, falling backwards down the stairs.

I'm not talking about your handrail specifically DM, just any handrail in general.

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kwikfishron

Not everyone can get a firm grip on a 2x6. You need to have something you can get your hand around.

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gma2rjc

That makes sense.

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BigJim

That's the reason, like Ron said. I built two custom all cherry stairs for a person but they wanted the rails to be very heavy. I told them I didn't think they would make it by the inspector but they wanted them anyway. I built them and believe it or not they passed.

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JoJo-Arch

Hi, my 2 bob's worth (that's 20c US). Wouldn't the stringer be far stronger if instead of cutting back in a zig-zag fashion to form the treads and risers, you let the treads and risers fit into slots about 1/2" deep x witdh of wood thickness. into the stringers? From the photos, I see about 2" (if that) throat thickness left at the bottom of the stringer at each tread. One 200 lb he-man would easily break that if he bounced as well, as he would virtually be climbing a piece of 2"x1". The wood looks like pine, another strong reason these stringers might fail. Cheers! Joe from OZ.

kwikfishron

Good catch on the stringers. I can’t believe nobody here (or the inspector) caught that.

DM…rip it apart and start over.

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I already did.... I tore the whole thing down and did it again.....

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