Lena wrote:
TH wrote:
I am rebuilding the railings on an existing deck and am wondering if there
is a "recommended" spacing for the balusters?

Four inches maximum. Close enough to prevent a baby's head from
protruding through.

This is one of the stupidest things in the code books - and there are
some doozies. Following similar logic, all staircases should be
eliminated and gentle padded ramps installed so no one would fall down
the stairs, all cabinets should come equipped with childproof latches,
all medicines should be put in bottles that...oops, they're already
done that one.

I'm fond of saying that you can't legislate or regulate stupidity out
of existence. If someone is leaving a baby with a head that small
(what would it be? a few months old?) on a deck unattended...well, the
planet doesn't need more stupidity.

R