I'm putting in railing for steps leading up to the second story of our garage. It's partially finished, so not too worried about looks, just getting it done so it's safe to go up and done while we work on fixing it up. I saw on TV/online some examples of using horizontal wood, which I think would make sense since it would go up quickly. Most of what I've found when Googling is nicer stuff, with either thin wood or metal/cable. Something like this is more what I was thinking: https://pin.it/c5RD3z7
Would this use 2x material? I know my deck balusters are 2x2. Three 2x6s would cover most of the space, with a handrail on top. For some reason those seem to thick but would probably work.
I also have some left over deck boards, which should be about 1.25" thick and 16' long, but wasn't sure if those are strong enough. From the top floor to the landing is probably about 8-10 steps, so I was thinking a post at the top, bottom, and one in the middle. Is there any way to figure out how long a horizontal baluster could be in between posts? Didn't know if there was any code for this.
Thanks so much!
Would this use 2x material? I know my deck balusters are 2x2. Three 2x6s would cover most of the space, with a handrail on top. For some reason those seem to thick but would probably work.
I also have some left over deck boards, which should be about 1.25" thick and 16' long, but wasn't sure if those are strong enough. From the top floor to the landing is probably about 8-10 steps, so I was thinking a post at the top, bottom, and one in the middle. Is there any way to figure out how long a horizontal baluster could be in between posts? Didn't know if there was any code for this.
Thanks so much!