Regulations for riser/landing height?
Posted by bangkoctoc@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 5 comments
Apartment recently redid the landings, and they are almost a foot high now, thus creating a tripping hazard. Is there anything that can be done to have the apartment reduce height?
noncongruent@reddit
Residential stair riser height maximum is 7", and variation from the lowest to highest shall be no more than 3/8". The last step onto the walkway is definitely over 7", and the stair below it is definitely more than the 3/8" maximum variation allowed, so for sure this is in violation. As others say, contact the city building code department, and also call 311 to report it if your city has that enabled. This is actually dangerous, someone's going to fall and get hurt (if they haven't already). Write out a written note to the apartment manager notifying them of this as well, and be sure to date it and keep a written note of when you gave the notice to them. This will become important if there are lawsuits stemming from these stairs.
bangkoctoc@reddit (OP)
Thank y'all very much!
lowtech_highlife@reddit
IBC 1011.5.2
Raider03@reddit
It is a violation of the Texas Accessibility Standards. You can either reach out to the city building department or TX Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) who enforces accessibility requirements. If the project cost more than $50,000 for the whole thing, they are required by law to register with TDLR and have it inspected by a registered accessibility specialist.
It is also a building code violation to have that much variation in riser height.
liberal_texan@reddit
Code for stairs:
https://codes.iccsafe.org/s/IBC2018/chapter-10-means-of-egress/IBC2018-Ch10-Sec1011.5.2