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Categories: Decks

The building regulations for decks seem to be quite restrictive. They list:
* minimum height of railings, 42 inches
* maximum protusion from rear: 8 feet
* five inches max between columns
* 3 feet between edge and property line

so for a typical 17 foot wide brownstone this appears to leave a parlour floor deck a max of 8×11 = 88 square feet and chock full for supports (it isn’t clear if supports refer to railing supports or what).

Yet when I see decks at open houses they rarely appear to take much notice of some of these regs..

So what is the real deck story here? Can I build my dream steel and terracotta tile deck full width, going back 10 feet with tempered glass panels around it? or c’est impossible?

By | 06/29/2006 6:16 PM