Deck on Garage (New Construction).. OUCH

[Patrick Bolliger]

Hey lets have a party on my new deck...Careful not to touch the Weather head.... Geez... why not use metal hand railings too

I am guessing here they will use some sort of wood panel fencing... maybe.. I will check later...

Any comments from our board Sparkies??

[Greg Fretwell]

230.9 Clearance from Building Openings.
(A) Clearance from Windows. Service conductors installed as open conductors or multiconductor cable without an overall outer jacket shall have a clearance of not less than 900 mm (3 ft) from windows that are designed to be opened, doors, porches, balconies, ladders, stairs, fire escapes, or similar locations.

A deck is in there somewhere. As long as you are 3' away, leaning over the rail, you are barely legal. If it is not a solid barrier you would measure from the closest opening. As long as the fence in the area of the service is solid they should be fine.