10 minutes of required viewing...

[Nick Gromicko]

http://www.nachi.tv/episode16

[John McKenna]

Oh... I see now... you are going to force us to watch Paige teach us...
OK... I wll force myself.

[John Lerch]

Very nice.. and helpful too

[Ben J. Gromicko]

What's wrong with this handrail?

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by bgromicko

What's wrong with this handrail?

Attachment 17043

Attachment 17044

Too close to the wall.

[relliott]

Also not graspable.
Sideways 2x4's are not allowed, though we see them all the time.

[Nick Gromicko]

They are if they have a finger indent (channel or groove) on both sides, I think.

[relliott]

Yeah, but then it is no longer a two by four.

[Michael Larson]

Does not return to the wall.

[Linas I. Dapkus]

Paige is not in the picture.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Profile of the flat rail above should look like this.

Attachment 17052

Not a highly recommended rail type.

Marcel

[Barry Adair]

If distracted by the spokes-model, as I was, here is the info from 2000-2006
http://www.arcways.com/codes.asp

Great job Paige

[Larry D. Kage]

Originally Posted by mcyr

Profile of the flat rail above should look like this.

Attachment 17052

Marcel

And...

Originally Posted by mlarson

Does not return to the wall.

[Ben J. Gromicko]

Good answers.

A person's safety may depend upon our ability to inspect a stairway.

The purpose of the video is to go over a stairway in detail so that when we're on an inspection we can recognize and document a defect quickly.

I recommend printing out the stairway checklist and reading it while the video plays. There are details in the checklist that Paige does not go over.

Stairway narratives are available too.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Trying to show profile only Larry, this type of rail does not return to the wall due to the long angle cut, therefore a modified larger piece would have to be used and would not look right, that is why it is not likely recommended, but some Architects still use it.

Marcel