Roof Balustrade Height

Internally the height of the balustrade from the point that someone is stood on to the top of the balustrade should be a minimum of 0 9m.

Roof balustrade height.

Decks four metres 4m from the ground or higher need to meet additional design requirements. Shall be measured from the bhmp to the highest point of the roof excluding parapets and balustrades not exceeding 4 ft. Many customers find that although a 900mm balustrading guarding an internal landing or void meets regulations it doesn t feel or seem safe. Exterior balconies roofs or terraces balustrades height for exterior balconies roofs or terraced areas the required height is 1 1 meters 1100mm from where you can stand on to the top of the handrail.

Please feel free to ask any questions. For these decks the handrails must not have any climbable elements located between 150mm and 760mm of the floor. We find in most instances our customers prefer the balustrade to be 1000mm to 1100mm high on internal landings and around internal voids. This means horizontal balustrades are not allowed to be used at this height and vertical balustrades should have no footholds.

The balustrade from should be 1 1m from datum to the top. As long as your balustrade meets this it will pass the building inspection. Exterior balconies such as a juliet balcony roof edges etc. The height of a building permitted to be 90 ft.

Where a building is removed from all lot lines by a distance equal to its proposed height above grade the height of building shall be measured from the bhmp to the highest point of the roof or parapet. These floor to finish heights are the minimum height required. Externally this height changes.